Homer's Iliad has a vast cast of characters. Many of these names are less familiar to mainstream audiences than mighty ...

Caduceus — that's the name of Hermes' rod, a staff with two intertwined snakes and wings, which the god, known as Mercury in ...

The largest private Roman bathhouse ever found in the ruined ancient city of Pompeii has been discovered recently by archaeologists under a pile of volcanic ash, officials said Friday. The luxurious ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said ...

Based on the thought-provoking musical "Hadestown," which explores love, loss and the human condition, the teen version ...

Does the Biblical story of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt appear in Greek mythology? This article examines some possibilities.

The Dallas Opera reimagines “Orpheus and Eurydice,” telling the story of a devoted husband caring for his wife with dementia.

A gold medal awarded at the first Olympics hosted on U.S. soil was sold at auction for over half a million dollars, part of ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact ...

The statue, now known as the Halsted Athena, portrays the goddess wearing a warrior’s helmet, her hand extended outward as if ...

Our idea of love in modern times has been reduced to the romantic, head-over-heels variety, and it's often seen as the most ...