The ancient Greeks considered Dionysus the 12th Olympic god. He was not taken seriously by his father Zeus nor by most of the ...

Before science tried to explain the universe, ancient civilizations told powerful stories about how the world, the gods, and humanity first came into being. This video explores the most fascinating ...

Before the Olympians ruled from Mount Olympus, and before the Titans fought their legendary wars, Greek mythology begins with something far older and stranger. This video explores the primordial gods, ...

An analysis of incense burners discovered in the doomed city identified traces of resin imported from sub-Saharan Africa or ...

Most scientists claim that Romans adopted their gods directly from the Greeks. The reality, however, is more complicated.

An ancient temple dedicated to a sun god was thought to be lost—but not anymore.

Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today, a close lightning strike feels like a terrifying brush with the supernatural. Some ancient thinkers, however, ...

Sonya Walger (For All Mankind) has been cast as Freya in Prime Video’s God of War, its upcoming TV adaptation of PlayStation's ancient mythology-themed video game, from Sony Pictures Television and ...

Call of the Elder Gods, the sequel to puzzle adventure game Call of the Sea, will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, ...

The ostraca, some dating back to the time just before Cleopatra, were discovered within the ancient ruins of Athribis ...

A sealed vessel buried for thousands of years has opened a new window into ancient history. According to Fox News, ...

Three decades after Harvardians first conducted a ritual sacrifice to avoid being Quadded, what do the River Gods want now?