The styles of ancient Greek pottery and the strange effigies of the Olympic god Hermes which were used in ways few moderns ...

On January 18, a man walked into a police station in northern Greece with a black plastic bag he'd just found among garbage ...

The Rod of Asclepius remains a symbol of health and medicine around the world to this day. Asclepius was a demi-god son of ...

The shining white marble-based structures were designed to glisten in the sun and potentially symbolize ancient creation ...

An impressive 7th-century AD statue head has been discovered in the ancient city of Taposiris Magna, Egypt. This marble head, ...

Disney Theatrical Group has announced the full casting for Hercules which opens at Theatre Royal Drury Lane this June. Learn ...

We have encountered a fascinating social media map that illustrates the Greek world through archaeological discoveries. This map, created by a user on Google Maps, spans the Iberian Peninsula to India ...

Part 1 Hermes begins with an introduction to himself and some of the other gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece - Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo - and their home on Mount Olympus. Hermes - who has winged ...

Nowadays, we probably never stop to think about why money was invented. If you are a cynical person, you won't be surprised ...

Who is Cupid and why does he get to decide who falls in love? Explore the Roman rituals of Valentine’s Day and the mythology ...

Caduceus — that's the name of Hermes' rod, a staff with two intertwined snakes and wings, which the god, known as Mercury in ...

Ask students to step into the past to better understand the present. Can ancient drama heal contemporary campus divides? That’s what one small liberal arts college believes. Kenyon College in Ohio is ...