What was the Celtic concept of the afterlife, and why was it so similar to the concept of the Isles of the Blessed from Greek mythology?

The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and ...

A trio of archaeologists from the University of Barcelona and the University of Castilla-La Mancha, both in Spain, and the ...

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Nearly 60 works from the famed Torlonia Collection are on view in Chicago.

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Kuan Yin represents compassion, mercy, healing, and the power of forgiveness. People born in February are often empaths who ...

German performance artist Anne Imhof has taken up sculpting in bronze, with her new works making their U.S. debut at TEFAF ...

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Angampora is an ancient, indigenous martial art from Sri Lanka that combines hand-to-hand combat, self-defense techniques, and meditation. Pix by Nisal Baduge ...