Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

The name Iphigenia has been synonymous with ancient Greek tragedy and mythology, as well as the concept of sacrifice, for millennia.

His belief that the gods must be good or otherwise not be gods ran contrary to almost all Greek mythology ... after defeating King Oenomaus in a chariot race. Whatever the precise origin of ...

"In Greek mythology, Nyx and her daughter Hemera share an abode at the end of the earth," says Turkeltaub. "When one leaves ...

an alternative myth has the hero Pelops (from which the name of the Peloponnese region of Greece originates) establish the festival after defeating King Oenomaus in a chariot race. Whatever the ...

He saw Persephone and instantly fell in love with her.Hades pulled Persephone into his chariot and took her back to the Underworld. When Demeter found out that Hades had seized her daughter she ...

When reflecting on Hindu mythology and Greek legends, you might picture two completely separate worlds, each with its unique gods, heroes, and epic tales. Nevertheless, if you delve deeper, you will ...

The large shield (inspired by those of the hoplites, citizen-soldiers of ancient greek city-states ... pantheons have different descriptions of the horses of the chariot, but the Norse mythology has a ...