But many cultures do not share this perception of the swivel-headed, beady-eyed bird. To the Chinese, its call was traditionally considered an omen of death, evil or misfortune.

“Picture Worlds: Greek, Maya, and Moche Pottery,” at the Michael C. Carlos Museum through Dec. 15, is a visually handsome work of meticulous scholarship that attempts to bridge some of the ...

They went with a gold wire curling toward the right, a pattern seen in illustrations in Greek pottery. Image Marble capital and finial in the form of a sphinx, Greek Archaic period, ca. 530 B.C ...

Owls, named Increase and Diffusion, who lived in the West Tower of the Smithsonian Institution Building. Smithsonian Institution Archives, image no. 96-929 These barn owls used to live in the ...

Cape Coral's burrowing owls:Everything you need to know about the city's famous bird 2. 50th-annual Greek Fest in Fort Myers. The festival marks a half century of celebrating Greek culture with ...

Owls have long been a source of fascination to us. Athena, the mythical Greek Goddess of Wisdom, was smitten with owls and held them in high regard. A genus of owls, Athene, is named for her.