Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

Archaeologists in Licata, Sicily were recently exploring the remains of the ancient Greek colony Finziade when they came ...

December opens with Jupiter dropping into the sunset. On the 3rd, Saturn, Venus and Jupiter form a diagonal line with Jupiter in the sun’s afterglow and brilliant Venus almost exactly midway ...

Archaeologists Uncover Roman Mask Mold Depicting Medusa, Say It Was Used as a Protective Charm The archaeological site of Finziade in the Sicilian town of Licata revealed an interesting artifact that ...

Perseus contains the famed eclipsing binary star Algol, where the Arabs imagined the eye of the gorgon Medusa would lie. It fades to a third of its normal brightness for six out of every 70 hours, as ...

Medusa is a mythical beast with snakes in her hair. She would turn Ancient Greek heroes to stone by simply locking eyes with them, until she was finally vanquished by Perseus. Yet her memory lives ...

Her likeness was often placed on items such as medallions, amulets, and masks all to ward off evil. In Greek mythology, Medusa was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who then used her head—still capable of ...

The artifact emerged from the ruins of an ancient Roman building-turned-workshop in Sicily from the second or first century BCE.

The Year of the Snake is here and Kylie Padilla is dressed for the occasion. Ahead of the Chinese New Year, the Sparkle actress shared takes from her Medusa-themed photoshoot. She wore a maroon dress ...