Legend has it that when the Statue of Zeus was completed, the king of the gods announced his approval via a lightning bolt.

Archaeologists near Bulgaria’s southeastern border with Greece uncovered a nearly 7-foot statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes during a dig this week. The unexpected find happened during excavation ...

The team already found the headless body of Hercules. But unfortunately, the head that they recently found did not match the body, according to Dr. Gökhan Coşkun, who is leading the excavations. The ...

When we think of classical art, Greek statues with preternaturally perfect proportions are among the first works that come to mind. The colorful paint that once adorned them has long since worn off, ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...

Mexican authorities "closed" a 10-foot-tall statue of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, that was erected in May in the Gulf of Mexico just off the town of Progreso, Yucatan, after legal complaints ...

Many ancient Greek statues depict male figures with what we might consider today to be small penises. This is quite ...