The styles of ancient Greek pottery and the strange effigies of the Olympic god Hermes which were used in ways few moderns ...

It seems like a typical Christmas party, but this gathering includes an homage to an ancient Norse god ... in Norse traditions with an emphasis on gods like Odin and Thor. Others are witches focused ...

In the aftermath of Praxiteles' Aphrodite at Knidos, innumerable images of the goddess in varying degrees of undress were created throughout the ancient Mediterranean. Scholars have identified a ...

Take your students into the world of Greek and Roman myths—ancient stories about heroes, monsters, gods, and goddesses. Seven activities introduce students to these stories and their characters ...

The answer, it turns out, traces back 3,000 to 4,000 years, to the ancient Babylonian festival ... feast was the creation of the world by the god Marduk. According to the myth called Enuma Elish ...

In the ancient Portuguese city of Braga ... The crown is similar to those worn by Tyche, the Greek goddess of fate who symbolizes fertility, happiness, prosperity and wealth, researchers said.

Does the Christian holiday of Easter have pagan roots? Join us as we explore the history of Eostre, a little-known Anglo-Saxon goddess, and separate historical fact from myth. US avoids shutdown ...

The British Museum’s recently opened exhibition on female ‘spiritual beings’ – goddesses ... of ancient religion. They even began to ‘correct’ May Day celebrations and mummers’ plays to restore them ...

The title, Mother of God, seems to have first been used in liturgical and devotional practice by Christians in Egypt. It appears in an ancient prayer, Sub Tuum Praesidium which dates back to the third ...