A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...

The renovated Archaeological Museum of Thera opens with the acclaimed exhibition 'Cycladic Women: Unknown Stories', ...

Baby names inspired by Greek history and mythology are gaining popularity in the US. From Athena to Zeus, there is a name for ...

Aphrodite' was a collaboration between the Sydney Chamber Opera and Omega Ensemble that favours cerebral engagement over ...

PRAXITELES' APHRODITE AT THE ARTS CLUB; Marvelous Feat of Greek Sculpture to be Seen in New York. PHRYNE WAS THE MODEL Masterpiece Which Reveals Sculptor's Knowledge of the Human Form.

Everything we ask of art is in the eyes of these women, just two of the 58 extraordinary works of “ Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection,” at the Art Institute ...

Next to the Aphrodite statue, crews found a six-foot-tall carving of a standing woman draped in a tunic, crafted in a style reminiscent of the Roman empire’s Severan dynasty (193 to 235 A.D.).

Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near trash cans Authorities say the statue dates back to the Hellenistic period and are investigating how it ended up among garbage. It was worse for ...

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 ...

Some 180 statues and figurines dating from prehistory to the middle ages represent women in many guises, from goddesses, religious icons, mothers, entrepreneurs, and sex workers, all bonded by ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a more complex rise to fame than one might think.