Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped in tales of excess and cruelty. One enduring myth claims that as a great ...

Lamia, one of the lesser-known demons in Greek mythology, is a bit of a shapeshifter, known as a man-eating monster.

Mythology has been the core of many peoples lives and continues to directly, and indirectly, guide entire civilizations ...

Pandora from the Onassis Foundation are available to listen to now! This iteration of Live from Mount Olympus concerns the ...

An ancient object that Jessica Lamont uses in her Yale classes may not appear menacing, but in Greek antiquity it was used for malevolent purposes.

Return to the classic mythology-inspired setting of Titan Quest and go toe-to-toe with legendary monsters as you journey across a fantastical reimagining of ancient Greece ... Set out on an adventure ...

Described as possessing "astonishing beauty", two heads of ancient statues of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and Dionysus, the god of wine, have been uncovered in an archaeological dig in the ancient ...

Turkey’s Olympos Beydagları National Park is home to the burning rocks of Yanartaş, where flames created by methane emissions ...

Hecate was a goddess for ancient Greek religion and mythology, and not a witch as some associate her with Halloween.

A recently excavated house contains at least four paintings including an artistic depiction of copulation between a satyr and a nymph.

Archaeologists in Pompeii uncovered an ancient tiny home filled with elaborate artwork that has remained largely intact for ...