During excavation of a well at a house in western Syria, a lucky discovery turned up an ancient mosaic — depicting the Greek goddess of good luck. Found eight feet below ground in the town of ...

Originally characterised as singing and dancing goddesses guarding a sacred spring, evidence for the muses is found in writing by some of the earliest known authors. Hesiod and the Muse by Gustave ...

In Greek mythology, Oceanids, or water nymphs are most commonly associated with water. They are daughters of Titans, the ...

Greek mythology sparked the Renaissance, transforming art from religious instruction to profound explorations of human ...

Inspired by the Greek goddess of harvest and motherhood, Classi’s piece is the first in a series that reimagines ancient Greek goddesses through the lens of modern women.

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.

Archeologists have discovered a lost ancient Greek temple dedicated to the goddess of war, after translating a newly found case of 2,500-year-old graffiti. Among over 2,000 remnants of ancient ...

Greek goddesses are the focus of Natalie Haynes' most recent book. She joins Ian Collins, curator of an exhibition at Pallant House celebrating the paintings made by John Craxton, who relocated ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed ...

The painstakingly restored wall paintings feature Greek mythological characters such as Demeter and the Medusa. Figure of Greek mythology’s goddess Demeter appearing on the structure’s ceiling.