The head of a clay figurine depicting the Roman god Mercury has been uncovered in Kent, England. Archaeologists say the 2,000-year-old statue’s body was nowhere to be found. “To come across a ...

Roman Britain's pagan gods were turned into supernatural policemen and executioners to hunt down and punish criminals. New ...

But according to astrologers, this can be a disastrous time for communication and travel, facets thought to be ruled by the planet Mercury, named for the Roman god who ruled the same. This might ...

Roman religion was split in two ... Other major gods included Mars (god of war), Mercury (god of trade and messenger of the gods) and Bacchus (god of grapes and wine production).

It's a question few are asking the day after Ford announced that Mercury – named after the "messenger of the gods" in Roman mythology – would wind down production after 70 years of business.

Every time we lament the fortunes of Mercury like this, we get an email from Ford letting us know it has product in the pipeline for its Roman god of Commerce and Speed (how ironic is that?).

Despite this, the site remained a centre of "votive offerings" - possibly linked to the cult of the Roman god Mercury - until the end of the Roman occupation in the Fourth Century AD. Mr Greef ...

The chorus of this song makes the link between the many deities of Roman mythology and the planets in the night sky – Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Mercury, etc. Mercury’s ‘Mystery Tour’ takes ...