In Greek mythology, Aether was a god of light and the god of the Upper Sky. He had an especially prominent role in Orphic mythology.

Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived ...

Mortals, it's time to find out which Greek God you're most like! Are you thunderous like Zeus, or in tune with nature like Artemis? So click start, and embark on your journey to Mount Olympus!

Ruled by Hades, the god of the underworld, the infernal rivers of Greek mythology are often mentioned in ancient literature.

The birth of AphroditeAphrodite, Greek goddess of love, became Venus in the Roman pantheon. This mural, “The Birth of Venus,” painted before A.D. 79 and found at the House of Venus in the ...

Over the centuries, the movement of large numbers of people meant that gods from a variety of cultures, including Etruscan and Greek, merged together. As a result, Roman gods were a blend of ...