Greek vase paintings frequently depicted mythical ... showcasing stories from Greek mythology and the adventures of gods, goddesses, and heroes. Continuous narrative or synchronic narrative ...

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 ...

In particular, the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion – called the di consentes – paralleled the gods of Greek mythology. Although they kept Latin names and images ...

People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and ... Play the game to make a sacred offering to the gods and goddesses. There are lots more mini-games and ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual ... Known as a "megalography" from the Greek for "large painting," the frieze depicts a procession, with Dionysus joined by the ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed ...

ATHENS, March 10 (Reuters) - A far-right Greek lawmaker attacked four paintings in an exhibition at the country's National Gallery on Monday, the gallery said, after he had described one as ...

Greece's National Gallery said a Greek lawmaker attacked four paintings in an exhibition at the museum in Athens, including one he had previously criticized as offensive on religious grounds.

ATHENS, Greece — (AP) — Greece's National Gallery said a Greek lawmaker on Monday attacked four paintings in an exhibition at the museum in Athens, including one he had previously criticized ...