This was a key state deity, a colossal figure that protected the state, along with so many gods and goddesses that were ... which also figures heavily in Roman religion for the subjects of empire.

Our human history has witnessed hundreds and thousands of deities who have been worshipped by different societies across ...

Docilinus, son of Brucerus, to the most holy Goddess ... at KS2 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Second level in Scotland. Bettany Hughes looks at the life of children in Roman Britain ...

Over the course of their history, the Romans built a complex and dense network of sewers in the city of Rome. However, only ...

For instance, Aphrodite, the goddess of love, became Venus. Zeus, the mightiest of the gods, became Jupiter. The war-god Ares was rebranded as Mars. Only Apollo, who was revered by successive Roman ...

Ancient Greece had some famous priestesses who played a significant role in the religious and cultural life of the time.

But these references aren’t just specifically mentioning Greek and Roman gods and heroes, Honkai: Star Rail’s new planet has a distinctly Grecian feel to its design. Nevertheless, with Greek ...

In a recent post, titled 'Indian Gods in Japan', she shared how Indian Gods and Goddesses have had a significant influence on Japanese Buddhism. Also read | Art exhibition explores elements of ...

There may have been fear of gender-diverse people in the ancient world, but they played a crucial role. In Rome, they were ...

Donald Trump bears a certain resemblance to the Roman god Janus. In Roman mythology, Janus symbolises the duality inherent in the world and people: Creation and destruction, life and death ...

In order to understand The Lord of the Rings, and Tolkien's greater legendarium, one needs to understand the faith background ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ...