In particular, the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion – called the di consentes – paralleled the gods of Greek mythology. Although they kept Latin names and images ...

Compared to most historical religions, Dowden wrote, the Greek gods were “exceptionally anthropomorphic ... Artemis, Apollo’s twin sister, was goddess of the hunt. In paintings and sculpture, she’s ...

Greek gods and goddesses have been among the most popular ... “When it comes to Greek statues, there is a sense of holiness and a pureness to convey a sense of nobility,” he said.

People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus ... Inside stood a giant statue of Athena, the patron goddess of the city. When people needed help from the ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman sewer last week made a spectacular discovery—a nearly complete marble statue of a Greek god. The statue stands about 6 feet 8 inches tall, and the ...

cleansed the Second Temple in 164 BCE by removing all statues of Greek gods and goddesses from the building and rededicating it. But why has Hanukkah only started on Christmas just five times in ...

A 32-year-old Greek man discovered the artifact in ... said that the loosely folded drapery suggests that the statue is of a goddess. Regular women in that period were typically depicted wearing ...