My late classics professor taught me that Ancient Greek tragedy dramatized different points of view, insisted on empathy, and ...

Those who know him best say Ahmed Hassanein isn’t close to reaching his full potential, even as he made history this weekend ...

When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

Archaeologists in Jordan have documented a carved inscription bearing the name of Ramesses III, an Egyptian pharaoh who ...

Cancer is a homebody, sincerely desiring to build safe havens for their loved ones. They have a heart of gold, full of sympathy, compassion, and love. Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, brings warmth ...

It’s a pretty appropriate name given where H. hades lives; the trench extends down to the hadal zone, itself named after ...

It’s no surprise that man’s best friend has several features in the myths and folklore that lace through history. We see gods of revenance, creatures that embody both loyalty and rage, and the many ...

Abydos was a center for the cult of the god Osiris, a synthesis of different Egyptian beliefs about death, resurrection and kingship. The modern name comes from a Greek version of the ancient ...

Hot cross buns have long heralded the start of Easter in the western world, with the marked cross on top a symbol of ...

Artist and ancient Greece enthusiast Lucky Boy broke down which three Greek gods had the most gay lovers across mythology.

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...