The Rod of Asclepius is a striking emblem: a simple staff with a lone snake coiled around it, universally acknowledged as a symbol of medicine and healing.

A stunning fresco discovered in Pompeii depicts a sensual scene of the Roman god Jupiter and Leda, the Greek mythical queen ...

Its stunning artistry and pulse-pounding storytelling have transformed Greek mythology from dusty ancient texts into a vibrant, breathing epic. Now, the saga grows even more powerful as it adds Greek ...

Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet whose epic work Theogony elevated him to the status of Homer and is "a major source on Greek ...

Thirteen-year-old Yair Whiteson was recently hiking Israel's Mount Carmel with his father when he made an astonishing ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

It's exactly 20 years since Kratos first slashed his way through a 'God of War' adventure. And what a debut that was!

According to Jewish tradition, the current Hebrew month of Adar is meant to be joyful. Ancient rabbinic commentators demand: ...

The release of an extended, or occasionally shortened, director's cut definitely has a place in cinema, but sometimes it ...

This idea – that we must put in more effort to perfect a good night’s sleep – is a myth that Van de Laar is keen to dispel. “If you ask a person who sleeps well, ‘How do you sleep well?’ ...