In ancient Greece, satyrs were considered wild creatures. They were often associated with Dionysus, the Greek god of “fertility, wine, vegetation, pleasure, ecstasy and ritual madness,” as ...

With the increase of Sisyphus-related memes being shared on Twitter, it raises the question: Don’t you think the ancient Greeks would have loved memes? What is the story of Sisyphus? Sisyphus ...

The ancient city was founded in 631 B.C. by Greek settlers from the island of Thera in the Aegean Sea—a part of the eastern Mediterranean wedged between Greece and Turkey.

The Ancient Greek Myths Retold ‘Gods and Mortals’ by Sarah Iles Johnston, ‘Arcadian Days’ by John Spurling and ‘Greek Myths’ by Charlotte Higgins. By Meghan Cox Gurdon ...

DELOS, GREECE—Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome. Some viewers recognize that these works of art were not originally displayed in their ...

Archaeology & History Greek Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Marble Workshop Filled With Unfinished Statues Images of Aphrodite and other female figures have been uncovered on the island of Paros.