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 ...

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 ...

Atop the rugged mountains of Crete, Minoan peak sanctuaries are some of the earliest and most remarkable sacred sites in ...

Aleshea Harris wrote “Is God Is” as a story of rage and revenge, blending Greek tragedy with Spaghetti Westerns.

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

For the deceased of Roman-era Egypt, Greek literature may have offered a cheat code to a more comfortable afterlife.

Tara is an important bodhisattva, i.e. someone on the path towards Buddhahood, in Buddhism, especially in Vajrayana (Tibetan Buddhism). Tara is considered to be a female figure and there are various ...

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, ...

A proposed treaty that would grant the Red River Métis greater self-governance is moving through Parliament, but First Nations leaders are urging Ottawa to halt the legislation, warning it could ...

A significant archaeological discovery was announced in Turkey, where a marble statue of Athena, approximately two metres tall, was uncovered in the ancient Greek city of Laodicea, near Pamukkale.