Ancient Greeks saw Olympus as a divine realm of Zeus and the gods, not a mountain. Its link to Mount Olympus emerged in later ...

We meet Homer, famous writer of Ancient Greece, who introduces us to the Olympians - twelve of the most important gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece - and also Ancient Greek beliefs about the ...

People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived high above Mount Olympus, in a palace in the clouds.

Ruled by Hades, the god of the underworld, the infernal rivers of Greek mythology are often mentioned in ancient literature.

Before Zeus could rule as the king of the ancient Greek gods, he had to defeat his father and the Titans in a decade-long war ...

The jagged summit of Mytikas—here illuminated during a storm—is where ancient Greeks believed the greatest gods lived, including the primordial weather god Zeus, “the high-thunderer.” ...

“The gods are in fact the most powerful work of art created by the Greeks,” wrote Ken Dowden, professor emeritus of classics at the University of Birmingham. And what makes them so compelling, even ...

Ancient Greek vase painting is fascinating, fun, and with few tricks, easy to enjoy. The unique paintings on ancient Greek pottery are like letters from the past. They allow us to learn from the past ...

Authorities in Greece say they have arrested a suspect accused of setting up online auctions to sell ancient Greek artifacts ...