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 ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved house in ancient Pompeii, featuring frescoes depicting scenes from Greek and ...

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 ...

Wiltshire-based author Ismail Ahmed released his debut novel this October with the publication of his book, Fury’s Survival.

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

From Venus to Yahweh to Ganesha, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston surveys depictions of divinity through the ages.

Some 2,100 to 1,800 years ago in what is today's northwestern Pakistan, the Gandharan civilization produced sculptures of ...

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

Each scent carries its own distinct connotations. For instance, floral fragrances with notes of rose or lavender often exude ...

Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film “Parthenope,” has gotten mixed reviews and an early thumbs down from Italy's Catholic Church.

However, by other metrics, the streaming giant has demonstrated more interest in the amount of original content it produces ...