Stunning frescoes depicting scenes from Greek and Roman mythology were discovered at the Pompeii archaeological site. Credit: scruff monkey. CC BY 2.0/Flickr Archaeologists have uncovered a ...

The ancient Greek polis, or city-state, was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles of citizenship, freedom, and equality. Emerging around 650 BCE and lasting until ...

Although still retaining ancient Greek elements in Circe’s dress and the architecture ... One thing can be said for certain: in mythology, Circe is a multifaceted woman, and artists have done a great ...

Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa ...

Yiannis Gabriel shares how Greek mythology can help us better understand the challenges of our ‘post-truth’ times, and why we need to combine mythos and logos to live enlightened and just lives. In a ...

Narcissus, of course, died from loving himself, and Echo, too, eventually died — or rather was killed by Pan because Greek mythology tends to be pretty dark. However, Echo's echo remained forever, via ...