The statue was found at Taposiris Magna, an archaeological site where some researchers suspect Cleopatra and Mark Antony are ...
A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...
Throughout history, various cultures have attributed divine significance to toilets, latrines, and excrement. Toilet gods — deities associated with these essential yet often overlooked aspects ...
Archaeologists have discovered multiple artifacts depicting ancient Greek deities in the ancient city of Finziade in Sicily.
On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the police with an unusual object that he said he had found in a ...
A series of remarkable discoveries has been made at the site of an ancient thermal spa ... when 24 bronze statues, many dedicated to various gods, were unearthed. The most recent discoveries ...
Ancient Egypt was a hub of rich cultural traditions grandeur and mystique One of the vibrant aspects was the array of festivals that were held throughout the year in honoring gods nature and societal ...
Dion, the sacred site of ancient Macedonia, lies at the foot of Mount Olympus, featuring lush vegetation, springs and a ...
A new exhibition in Athens uses art and antiquities from the Cyclades islands to reveal the experiences of ancient Greek ...
As a result, Roman gods were a blend of deities, with close similarities to the gods worshipped by the ancient Greeks ... In Egypt, Isis was a goddess of fertility; she was also a mother and ...
In ancient Egypt, cats were revered as near-royalty, embodying grace, cunning, and pest control. Beyond practical uses, they symbolized protection, fertility, and divine power, linked to the ...
Barbara Kellum’s field of expertise is the visual culture of the ancient Roman world ... Imperial Messages in The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture (2015) and a chapter on the notorious fertility god ...