Though the remaining roles have yet to be confirmed, major characters in the book include Odysseus’ wife, Penelope, and Greek legends like the goddess Athena, sorceress Circe, nymph Calypso and gods ...

New excavations on the Aegean islet of Dhaskalio are giving archaeologists an entirely new understanding of ancient Greece. According to The Independent, a dig on the small island 125 miles ...

Ancient Greek inscriptions point to the ‘Sanctuary of Odysseus ... 24,285 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others? 24,285 people played the daily ...

Archaeologists recently made numerous "spectacular" discoveries at a long-forgotten temple to an Ancient Greek god, according to local officials. The Department of Antiquities in Cyprus shared a ...

We know the “dog days” as one of the hottest times of the year. The ancient Greeks thought they came from a star that drove dogs and people to madness.

Known as asklepieia, this network of ancient Greek and Roman sanctuaries blended spirituality and medicine—and their influence persists today. Medical tourism is older than you might think ...

Even if The Odyssey’s hero Odysseus never actually existed, excavation sites indicate people turned to him as a source of inspiration for thousands of years—even going so far as to sometimes ...