With every aspect of Roman life having a specific deity to call upon, it can be tricky to make sense of the ancient pantheon ...

The Romans had a multitude of different gods, each with their own tasks.

Ancient Greek women had their own festival, Haloa, where they honored three deities with drinking, dirty jokes, and huge phalluses.

Atop Cividade Hill in northern Portugal, the ancient city of Bracasa Augusta lays in ruin. Today, the site belongs to the modern-day city of Braga, but 2,000 years ago, it was occupied by the Romans ...

The king of the gods in the ancient Greek pantheon had a notorious reputation for sleeping around, so it should come as no ...

In ancient Egypt, cats were revered as near ... And don't forget Bastet: goddess of home and fertility-who appeared as a lioness or a domestic cat. So how did cats go from being simple hunters ...

The answer, it turns out, traces back 3,000 to 4,000 years, to the ancient Babylonian festival of Akitu, celebrated in April, ...

In the ancient Portuguese city of Braga ... The crown is similar to those worn by Tyche, the Greek goddess of fate who symbolizes fertility, happiness, prosperity and wealth, researchers said.

Ancient Greek goddess Tyche, which represented fortune, or luck, whether good or bad may not have been one of the twelve Olympians, yet her powers exceeded theirs. Ancient Greeks believed in ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A short film about the ancient goddess Athena is being produced in Albuquerque this month. “Athena,” is a chilling tale of vengeance, mythology, and modern-day grief.

It’s a charming custom that conjures images of festive cheer, romance, and a touch of magic. But the tradition of kissing ...

“Like many ancient New Year’s festivals, (Akitu) lauded creation and fertility on both an agricultural ... was the creation of the world by the god Marduk. According to the myth called Enuma ...