Have you ever wondered why some things in life feel completely out of control, no matter how powerful someone is? Why do ...

The ancient Greeks had a god for everything – and sometimes they had more than one god for things! This is the case for love and sex, which are most commonly attributed to Aphrodite. However, there ...

Stories are stories are stories, whether it’s Wagner’s Wotan and Fricka (in the Ring), Handel’s Jupiter and Juno (in Handel’s ...

When I hear the word ‘Greece’, my mind immediately thinks of pebbled beaches and clear, balmy turquoise waters. These ...

Mosaic depictions of a weapon-wielding female gladiator are the first physical evidence showing women in ancient Rome could ...

Director Konstantina Kotzamani and producer Maria Drandaki discuss ‘Titanic Ocean,’ the Japanese-language Un Certain Regard ...

According to ancient writers and Greek mythology, the muses are the sources of inspiration for the arts and knowledge.

The ancient Greek city-state of Syracuse on the eastern coast of Sicily started as a colony and became a Greek metropolis.

Artists and storytellers tend to refer to a person or idea as their muse. But who were the original Muses, the Greek ...

The Met Gala is one of the most talked about fashion spectacles of the year, with this year’s event spotlighting the relationship between fashion and art.

The indomitable Lady Columbia defends the United States with her snazzy patriotic shield, c. 1890. Library of Congress The first and longest-ruling mascot of the United States made her debut before ...

There are many powerful deities in the Greek pantheon. From Zeus, the king of the gods, to Athena, the goddess of wisdom, the people of ancient Greece worshipped these immortal beings for millennia, ...