A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

Greek mythology has been reflected in paintings and hundreds of vivid works that have come to be considered masterpieces.

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 ...

Does the Biblical Noah appear in Greek mythology, and what is the connection of Noah's son, Japheth, and the son of Greek god Uranus, Iapetus?

The mystery rites were intensely emotional and staged like elaborate theater. Those of the great gods on the Greek island of Samothrace took place at night, with flickering torch fire pointing the ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman sewer last week made a spectacular discovery—a nearly complete marble statue of a Greek god ... with the Petrich History Museum.

We’ve curated a selection of the best books about Greek mythology to help you better understand the classic tales of ancient ...