Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of ...

Fans could be rushing to brush up on their Greek mythology to better understand the film in advance of catching it in cinemas ...

When you stand in this place, you feel the energy and the beauty of the view, which motivates you to do something for the ...

Nisyros is one of the most beautiful Aegean islands, still untouched by tourism growth. It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, situated between Kos and Tilos. The island extends over a surface ...

Hulk lore has introduced some of Marvel's most powerful gods... and yes, he's punched at least half of them (and even killed ...

Nyx is the ancient Greek goddess who represents night ... The goddess of the night also spawned Hypnos (Sleep), the Oneiroi (Dreams), Momus (Blame), Oizys (Pain, Distress), the Hesperides, the Moirai ...

During the frigid winters of Scandinavia, it’s no wonder that ancient people looked to a goddess who embodied the harsh beauty of the frozen landscape. Skadi (Skaði), the formidable deity of winter, ...

the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily. Statues of rulers, such as Egypt’s Berenice II, were also perfumed, Brøns finds. The statues were anointed in different ways. In some instances ...

Here are the best Greek islands to visit. 1. Nisyros: Walk on a volcano According to Greek mythology, it was Poseidon who seized a chunk of Kos and hurled it on top of a fiery Titan called ...

(Ismini Vlassopoulou/InTime News via AP, File). Senior conservative party official Makis Voridis, center, speaks to reporters outside Greek Prime Minister office in Athens early Friday, June 21, 2013.

Therefore, Anubis became the patron god of embalmers. Anubis was also associated with the Greek god Hermes. The goddess Bastet was often associated with a cat. In her earliest forms, Bastet was ...

Immortal Pillars is a great addition to Age of Mythology: Retold, finally giving the Chinese pantheon its due. New units and God Powers radically shake things up on the battlefield, and while the ...