Ancient DNA samples underwent pigmentation tests to reveal that ancient Europeans likely migrated to the land, possessing only dark skin genes.

The idea that women were inferior to men was a widely held belief in ancient Greek society, and one that would go on to influence Western culture for many centuries thanks in large part to the ...

Greek mythology has also seeped into other corners of pop culture, showing up in TV, comics, graphic novels and video games, making it feel more accessible and less like an elite, scholarly field.