Nowadays, few people know that Hermione is a character in Homer's Odyssey. But what is her significance and role in Greek ...

Archaeologists excavating a sewer system from the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in Bulgaria have just uncovered a ...

Based on a myth first told in Greece over 2,500 years ago, Hadestown, now playing in Sydney, is a modern retelling of the ...

The snake, revered or feared across global cultures, slithers to pole position in the Chinese zodiac in 2025. Famous snake babies include Taylor Swift and J.K. Rowling. The first day of the ...

For a glimpse at what other fashion brands may take inspiration from in 30 years, look at the latest Hermès runway show. By Jacob Gallagher Reporting from Paris Here’s a small sense of how ...

A first look image of Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey shows Odysseus' armor in the film, but historical armor ...

Since last week’s newsletter offered a favorite argument for the existence of God, it’s only fair to balance the scales by considering a strong argument against religious faith, against the ...

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 ... a Roman-era statue of Hermes buried upright ...

Thieves have stolen four ancient artifacts, including an approximately 2,500-year-old gold helmet, after using explosives to break into a museum in the Netherlands. The daring heist took place at ...

Dutch authorities are desperately investigating a major art heist of a millenia-old golden helmet from an ancient civilization in current-day Romania BRUSSELS -- The prize in this art heist is ...

A 32-year-old Greek man discovered the artifact in a black ... but it might be a gift that someone has given to the god either to thank them for something or in the hopes of getting some kind ...