Iris was the Greek goddess of the rainbow, and also served as a messenger of the gods. Iris was a prominent figure in many ancient myths.

While traveling the Greek world in the 2nd century CE, the geographer Pausanias visited the statue of Zeus at Olympia. The ...

One of the most popular and recognized sports brands in the world Nike, was inspired by Niké, the Greek goddess of victory.

The scrolls in question, stored in a library in a Roman villa that is thought to have belonged to the father-in-law of Julius ...

Amateur archaeologists uncovered a sandstone relief of the Roman goddess of victory in Northumberland. The find occurred in a ...

Tyr was an important Germanic and Norse god of war, similar to the god Mars worshiped by the ancient Romans. But we know very ...

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When Julius Caesar first came to the west coast of Iberia in 60 BC, he was unsurprised to find a pantheon of more than 60 ...

In her devastation at the loss, Ceres ceased the growth of everything on earth — leaving the world all but barren. Brokered ...

Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and ...

Bell Shakespeare’s latest take on the iconic war play is a long way from the jingoism that has dogged interpretations for so long.