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

On June 17, in the year 2 B.C.E, a significant planetary conjunction occurred involving Venus and Jupiter. From Earth’s ...

Juno is the Roman queen of the gods and ruled over marriages. photoguns – stock.adobe.com. Named for the long-suffering wife of serial cheater Jupiter (the Roman equivalent of Zeus) ...

A few steps away is a temple dedicated to Jupiter. Roman emperors often made themselves a god. Diocletian was Jovius, son of the top god, Jupiter. People kissed his robe; he was like a deity on earth.

Fendi's 100 years of fashioning a Roman mythology By Aureliano Tonet (Rome) Published on April 7, 2025, at 7:00 pm (Paris), updated on April 17, 2025, at 5:27 pm 10 min read Lire en français ...

Jupiter’s four largest moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – were the first ever discovered orbiting another planet. They were spotted by Galileo Galilei more than 400 years ago, in 1610.

Originally, all moons in the Solar System were given names from Greco-Roman mythology. But the large number of moons, particularly of Saturn and Jupiter, means the IAU has expanded to giants and ...

The Roman religion experience was, in a certain sense, very free because in a polytheistic religion where, you know, to start with, there are many gods, there is always space for more. It's very ...

Jupiter is the drunk uncle of the zodiac, with full pockets and popped bottles; he is the bearer of blessings, fortune, favor, and an ‘excess is best’ MO. Also known as “the Great Benef… ...

As he was god of the sky and thunder too, the worship of Jupiter was the most important across the Roman world. The fifteen principal deities were overseen by priests called flamines, while the priest ...

The Apsaros Fortress, located in modern-day Gonio, Georgia, dates back approximately 2,000 years to the Roman Empire. This latest discovery—a gold votive plaque inscribed in Greek—is believed to have ...

Archaeologists think it’s an offering to Jupiter Dolichenus, a god revered by Roman soldiers. The fortress, known as Apsaros , lies along Georgia’s western coast in what is now the town of Gonio .