Maybe you do have a physical place you go to pray, or maybe you have a time to pray to God every day without fail. Or maybe ...

This statue covered in gold leaf and semiprecious stones may have been used in ancient Mesopotamian sunrise rituals.

A small illustrated vase exhibited in Athens offers rare insight on the cultic rituals of the mythological god Poseidon in ancient Greece.

Greek mythology is full of powerful gods, each with unique roles, personalities, and domains. This video simplifies the entire Greek pantheon, making it easy to understand who’s who on Mount Olympus.

Greek god Hermes wearing a petasos hat with caduceus ... The earliest known depiction of a Phrygian cap was found in the ancient city of Persepolis in Iran, although it was popular with a wide variety ...

still think of him as evil for destroying their ancient records in Persepolis, modern-day Iran — since his death Alexander has achieved an almost god-like status. For Cartledge, Alexander was ...

In fact, most scholars accept that the Zoroastrian god is essentially the same deity ... while Alexander’s army was looting the ancient capital of Persepolis, Alexander came across a statue ...

Born in Iran, Satrapi recounts in "Persepolis" her years as an outspoken teenager chafing at the Islamic revolution and its restrictions imposed on women, especially for one from a progressive ...

Named the Friend of Iran, the plane surveyed Luristan and other Iranian sites, including Persepolis (ancient capital ... The pins feature a variety of subjects: god­desses, animals, and also ...

Saudi club Al Nassr host Iran’s Persepolis FC in the AFC Champions League after beating them in Tehran earlier. Thousands turned up to welcome the footballer ahead of AFC Champions League match ...

When author and artist Marjane Satrapi first published Persepolis, her graphic memoir of growing up in Iran, she didn’t expect it to become one of the most important graphic novels ever penned.