Aphrodite the ancient Greek goddess of love with Adonis depicted in red-figure style pottery. Credit: Aison Wikimedia Commons Public Domain The ancient Greek temple of goddess Aphrodite is perched on ...

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Devotees wade through Arpoador Beach carrying a boat filled with offerings during an annual celebration ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to pay homage to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess. Devotees ...

Near the end of poet Maria Zoccola's "Helen of Troy, 1993," the book's titular protagonist addresses the "gods of difficult ...

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Devotees waded into the sea to the sound of drums and rhythmic clapping and offered up colorful bouquets to the goddess who is celebrated annually on Feb. 2. “We bring offerings to the sea ...

From Copenhagen's Little Mermaid to Scotland's Loch Ness, uncover seven magical destinations filled with mythology and ...