Baby names inspired by Greek history and mythology are gaining popularity in the US. From Athena to Zeus, there is a name for ...

These portrayals often highlight female power, beauty, wisdom and influence." The Portrayals of Women exhibition features a ...

Much like many figures in Greek mythology, Atalanta has two different origin stories. In the first, the mortal heroine is the ...

Text from ancient Greek and Roman writers describes how statues of deities—including Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals—were anointed with perfumes.

Artemis, Apollo’s twin sister, was goddess of the hunt. In paintings and sculpture, she’s almost always depicted with a deer or hunting dog at her side. Later, Greek poets also identify her with ...

Installation view statues of Delos-born goddess Artemis in "Kykladitisses: Untold Stories of Women in the Cyclades" at the Museum of Cycladic Art until May 4.

The essence of Aphrodite's power was her ability to provoke desire. Sexual allure was long an intrinsic aspect of Aphrodite, and erotic pleasures were referred to as ta Aphrodisia, "the business of ...

As the Romans expanded their territory into the Hellenistic world, they took many things they liked and made them their own – whether it was art and culture, or their religious beliefs. As a result, ...

In 356 B.C.E., a man named Herostratus slipped into the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, Turkey, and set fire to its wooden roof, reducing much of the giant structure—which the Greek writer and ...

It's hard to imagine Athena, Artemis or Aphrodite heading to their local nail bar for a mani, but Greek Goddess nails are trending in a huge way, if Pinterest's autumn report is anything to go by.

The concept of classical sculpture, pop art style. greek goddess stock illustrations. Statues of Venus de Milo (goddess of love) and Apollo Belvedere ... Artemis, goddess of the hunt Vintage engraving ...