Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived ...
The Greek god of war appears in the chronicles of Hercules, a demigod and son of Zeus. In the story, Ares's son Kyknos angers Apollo by causing havoc and killing pilgrims on their journey to the ...
Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman sewer last week made a spectacular discovery—a nearly complete marble statue of a Greek god. The statue stands about 6 feet 8 inches tall, and the ...