With their eyes fixed on the sky, the ancient Greeks formed constellations through noticing shapes in the stars.

The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese scroll from the late 12th century that graphically depicts ...

A new relic from a sanctuary dedicated to the ancient Greek goddess was discovered in a temple complex in modern-day Turkey.

Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is one of the most fascinating stories with roots in ancient Greek mythology.

Across the 24 books of Homer’s Iliad, the epic account of Achilles’ wrath at the siege of Troy, there are 240 battlefield ...

From Apollo to Zeus, the 12 Olympian gods and goddesses are the most powerful deities in the pantheon of ancient Greek mythology and religion. The Greek gods — and the Roman gods they inspired — ...

This marriage, however, was notoriously tumultuous. Zeus’ frequent infidelities and Hera’s subsequent jealous retaliations were a recurrent theme in the mythology of the Greek gods. Despite this ...

While conversions did happen, the story isn’t so simple, as author and historian Manu Pillai argues in his new book, Gods, Guns, and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu. He writes about the ...

The island's inhabitants might look like they've stepped right out of an Urban Outfitters catalogue but, as Alex quickly discovers, they are in fact the Greek gods of myth and legend — albeit ...