"Parthenope," the latest film from writer and director Paolo Sorrentino ("Youth"), is gorgeous, but its meaning is elusive.

Apollo is one of the most important gods in Greek mythology. A son of Zeus and one of the 12 Olympians, Apollo was the god of ...

Is this the chicest adult-only hotel on the Greek isles? - A five-star haven on Greece’s largest island is designed for those ...

Myths have had a huge influence on the world. Although they may not be true, the events of Greek myth may have taken place in ...

What did ancient Greeks wear in the winter? A natural question as all statues of Greeks in antiquity depict them dressed in ...

In Greek mythology the rod of Asclepius, entwined with a single serpent, symbolizes medicine and healing — an emblem still used in health care today. This stems from the snake's ability to shed ...

The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, ...

A marble statue of a woman, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki ... by a flourishing of art and culture following ...

Famously mentioned in Hesiod’s Theogony in the 8th century B.C.E., Nyx is one of the oldest deities in Greek mythology. The primordial goddess of the night, Nyx gave birth to numerous offspring, who ...