An ancient Greek vase on loan from the British Museum is the highlight of a new exhibition in Hull. Sirens, Women and the Sea is being shown at the Ferens Art Gallery until 5 March. The exhibition ...

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

For centuries, when families across China gathered for Lunar New Year’s Eve, they would while away the hours playing huluwen, an ancient board game that, depending on the theme, would evoke images of ...

The Worcester Art Museum announced Thursday that it has voluntarily agreed to return a pair of antiquities that were likely removed illegally from Italy. The returns are part of a long-term loan ...

The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, ...

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 ... by a flourishing of art and culture following ...

Although the story was first written down by Roman author Apuleius in the second century AD, scenes from the myth are found on many ancient Greek works of art, indicating that the ... They could not ...

Those familiar with Greek mythology know the story of Icarus, who was gifted a pair of wax wings in order to fly out of the labyrinth where he was imprisoned. The wings were suited perfectly for ...

Greek mythology often reads like a soap opera for deities ... but free of human limitations. “The gods are in fact the most powerful work of art created by the Greeks,” wrote Ken Dowden, professor ...

Enel is the self proclaimed god of One Piece and is Compared to Zeus, the Greek god of thunder and sky. Kaido is one of the four emperors of and is compared to Hades, the Greek god of Underworld. Boa ...