How did ancient Greek hero Theseus unite all of Attica under the rule of Athens, and what was it like before he did?

The first look from Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey featuring Matt Damon as Odysseus has sparked excitement and debate over ...

Anticipation is building for Christopher Nolan's next epic. Universal has unveiled a first look of Matt Damon playing the lead in Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. The side-angle shot shows ...

In Greek mythology the rod of Asclepius, entwined with a single serpent, symbolizes medicine and healing — an emblem still used in health care today. This stems from the snake's ability to shed ...

Baby names drawn from Greek history and mythology are becoming increasingly popular in the United States. The rich pantheon of gods and goddesses from Greek and Roman myths provides a wealth of ...

Unfortunately, one Dylan sketch never made it onto screens, though, and this was because of budgetary and legal issues. While SNL has a decent budget attached to it, some songs simply cost too much to ...

A 32-year-old Greek man discovered the artifact in a black ... said that the loosely folded drapery suggests that the statue is of a goddess. Regular women in that period were typically depicted ...

A marble statue of a woman, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the 80 ...

Greek mythology often reads like a soap opera for deities. One moment Zeus condemns a traitor to have his liver pecked apart by vultures for eternity, the next he disguises himself as a swan so he can ...

In case you need a mythology refresher, Vulcan is the Roman god of fire. He's analogous to the Greek god Hephaestus. Hun Batz and Cabrakan are both Mayan gods; the former is a howler monkey god, while ...

Enel is the self proclaimed god of One Piece and is Compared to Zeus, the Greek god of thunder and sky. Kaido is one of the four emperors of and is compared to Hades, the Greek god of Underworld. Boa ...