Ancient Greek theories on the Milky Way galaxy ranged from mythology to science, with ideas from Democritus, Aristotle and ...

In ancient times, the mountaintops of Greece held the shrines and ritual sites of the gods. Now, they’re astonishingly ...

For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site two days before the contest Thursday ...

DELOS, GREECE—Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome ... to embellish the statues of Artemis, Hera, and other deities. According to the ...

Without prior intercourse, Hera gave birth to Hephaestus (Hephaistos in ancient Greek), the god of the forge and fire. But he was born lame, which shamed the goddess, so she cast him down from ...

Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created ... and oils used on statues of gods such as Artemis and Hera. According to the researcher who published the study ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Seven candidates in the ... of the four-day meeting could not take place at the Temple of Hera where the Olympic flame is lit before each Summer Games and Winter ...