According to Greek legend, goddesses known as Keres watched over battlefields — but they weren't there to protect the ...

A newly revealed mosaic on the floor of a vast Greek tomb shows Hades hauling his reluctant bride Persephone to the underworld, archaeologists announced today (Oct. 16).

An ancient Greek cave nearly the size of four football pitches and with its own underground lake may be responsible for sparking the age-old myth about the Greek underworld god Hades ...

Archaeologists have discovered 30 curse tablets down an ancient Athenian well. The tablets call on the gods of the underworld to do their bidding.

A giant cave that might have helped inspire myths about the ancient Greek underworld known as Hades was once the site of a catastrophic collapse, researchers say. IE 11 is not supported.

The ancient Greeks colonized Kamarina, a city-state in southeastern Sicily, in 598 B.C., and remained there until the middle of the first century A.D., Sulosky Weaver said.

Hades, the god of the underworld; an abduction; a mysterious ritualistic cult that still remains shrouded in mystery, aka the Elusinian Mysteries and the love of a mother for her lost daughter – this ...

Before you step into the world of Hadestown, it helps to know that this Tony-winning musical isn’t just a love story—it’s a retelling of ancient Greek myths, reimagined with a soulful, folk ...

A giant cave that might have helped serve as the inspiration for the mythic ancient Greek underworld Hades once housed hundreds of people, potentially making it one of the oldest and most ...

Archaeologists have found evidence of complex settlements in a cave called Alepotrypa that may have partly served as inspiration for the mythic ancient Greek underworld Hades.