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

Sculpture was one of the most important art forms in ancient Greece. The materials, techniques, and themes were developed ...

Perched on a high rock near Corinth are the remains of the Temple of Aphrodite, which once housed a thousand prostitutes.

Kratos is known for beating down literal gods in God of War, even going as far as killing them. Here are the gods that he ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

The goddess's body was not fully revealed in Greek art, however, until about 350 B.C., when a sensational cult statue in her temple at Knidos (in present-day Turkey), carved by the sculptor Praxiteles ...

Take your students into the world of Greek and Roman myths—ancient stories about heroes, monsters, gods, and goddesses. Seven activities introduce students to these stories and their characters ...

The new year brought a few new laws to the D.C. area. Although July 1 and Oct. 1 are generally the big dates for new laws going into effect, here are a few you'll want to know about, whether you ...

As a result, the Greek gods and goddesses went through a rebranding. Suddenly, the Twelve Olympians were Dii Consentes. Worshipping these gods was a multi-faceted business in Roman society, from ...

The goddess of wisdom, war strategy and crafts. She was the symbol of intelligence, fairness and sharpness. A beautiful maiden whose hair became snakes because she was cursed by the Athena for ...

Like the Greeks, Roman sculptural art strove for perfection and illustrated its subjects in this manner, especially when it came to gods, goddesses and heroes. The Greek and Roman sculptural arts ...