The city of Crotone, a historic jewel of Magna Graecia, is embracing its Greek heritage with the addition of a new, imposing ...

Nike was the Greek goddess of victory and an attendant of Zeus. While not among the 12 Olympian gods, she is described as a ...

At Olympia, the temple to Zeus contained a thirty-foot gold and marble statue of the god seated on a throne bearing the goddess of victory in one hand and a scepter in the other, on which was ...

Greek mythology often reads like a soap opera for deities. One moment Zeus condemns a traitor to have his liver pecked apart by vultures for eternity, the next he disguises himself as a swan so he can ...

The Gods of Mount Olympus According to Greek mythology, when the sons of Cronus divided the universe among themselves, Zeus received the regions above the world, Poseidon claimed the vast regions ...

Kronos didn’t notice and swallowed the rock whole. Rhea hid Zeus away in the caves of Mount Ida. Over the years the young god Zeus grew strong, clever, brave - and a big bushy beard! He and his ...