Ambrosia and nectar were the food and drink of the gods symbolizing the divine nature and immortality of the Olympians.

Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived ...

Most scientists claim that Romans adopted their gods directly from the Greeks. The reality, however, is more complicated.

The mystery rites were intensely emotional and staged like elaborate theater. Those of the great gods on the Greek island of Samothrace took place at night, with flickering torch fire pointing the ...

A new God of War game is reportedly going to be released this year, and it's apparently a side-story involving Greece.

For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

Over the centuries, the movement of large numbers of people meant that gods from a variety of cultures, including Etruscan and Greek, merged together. As a result, Roman gods were a blend of ...

The Greek god was thought to hold the power to die and ... Over the next 250 years, it was a hotbed of scientific activity, with researchers uncovering several intact buildings and even wall ...