The Roman religion experience was, in a certain sense, very free because in a polytheistic religion where, you know, to start with, there are many gods, there is always space for more. It's very ...

Samothrace, a small, rocky Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea, has a storied past that belies its diminutive size.

For thousands of years sirens have lured sailors, haunted coastlines—and shapeshifted through myth and media. Here's how they ...

With the Hero’s Journey and vast settings, these anime series blend together epic narratives with mythology to produce legendary shows.

In terms of the Greek and Roman gods, both have DC comic book histories. The six Immortal Elders who grant Shazam his magic word acronym are all based on gods and heroes from mythology: ...

“Accidental Gods,” by Anna Della Subin, is about “men unwittingly turned divine,” including Julius Caesar, Gandhi, Douglas MacArthur and others.

Virginia is the only U.S. state that hoists a flag bearing the image of a woman's bare breast. The reason for this has everything to do with the evolution and changing appearance of the state's seal.

Describing portents of the winter of 218 BC, the Roman historian Livy said a “spectacle of ships gleamed in the sky”. The Second Punic War had begun, and the enemy general Hannibal was on the ...