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

Greek myths are all over theatre stages at the moment, their fierce, vengeful stories offering unnerving parallels with ...

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

Archaeologists in Licata, Sicily were recently exploring the remains of the ancient Greek colony Finziade when they came ...

A longtime Janesville City Hall gadfly faces trial over accusations he threw rocks at a Wisconsin Southern train engine and damaged the train. Fifty-six-year-old Janesville resident Ty Bollerud is ...

These mathematical calculations, each named after a letter from the Greek alphabet, tell you how options contracts will react under different market conditions. While the term might evoke images ...

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, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the 80 ...

Maha Kumbh Mela Mythology, History, Astrology: It is cold in Prayagraj, foggy with a chance of rain. Yet, on Monday (January 13), tens of thousands are expected to arrive in the city, to camp on the ...

Greek mythology often reads like a soap opera for deities ... When Zeus took a liking to princess Io, Hera turned her into a heifer, then sent a gadfly – like a horse fly – to sting her constantly.

What is Ardh Kumbh and Maha Kumbh? What is the origin of this festival, and why do millions attend it? As per mythology, the Sanskrit word Kumbh means pitcher (pot). The story goes that when Devas ...