According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to see who would be ruler of Egypt. During the fight, Seth mut ...

One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...

The ecumenical "donation" by the Vatican furthers a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of ...

You'd be wrong to think the ancient Greek gods bled red like you and me, as ichor was the substance that defined their ...

Yr-Old Temple of ‘Greek Goddess of Love’ Discovered in Turkey With the Inscription ‘This Is the Sacred Area' Idol worship has ...

Getting a ticket to the Taj Mahal Ticket prices start at 1,100 rupees (£10) for foreign nationals, with an additional 200 rupees (£1.82) to visit the main mausoleum. There is no entry fee for ...

Thousands of ancient Greek vases ... the decorations of its culture. The Aphrodite Kallipygos statue Credit: Ho visto nina volare/Wikimedia Commons/ CC-BY-SA-2.0 Perfume was central to worshipping the ...

The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the greatest contemporary art. Credit...Lorenzo De Masi, via Torlonia Foundation ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience research and mental health treatment.

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...