ROME — The ancient Pompeian fresco depicting the mythological scene of Leda and the swan was well preserved. It shows the rape of the queen of Sparta by Jupiter, the Romans’ Zeus, in the form of a ...

An Ancient Roman erotic fresco painting has just been discovered by archeologists at a dig site in Pompeii. The stunning work ...

41.63 x 54.5 x 1.63 in. (105.7 x 138.4 x 4.1 cm.) Retelling one of the most legendary Greco-Roman mythological tales, this exceptional oil on panel of Leda and the Swan is credited to the workshop of ...

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Archaeologists in Israel have discovered the oldest known figurine representing human-animal, uh, interactions.

While the plots of some films can be readily summarized, others have a spirit so unique that they defy description and categorization. Leda and the Swan is such a film. Perhaps it is a story within a ...