THESSALONIKI, Greece – A 2,200-year-old statue of the goddess Hera has been found in a wall of a city under Mount Olympus, mythical home of Greece's ancient gods, archaeologists announced Thursday.

“It was supposed to resemble a real god or goddess.” Drawing on ancient texts ... was ritually treated with perfumed oils. On ...

Baby names inspired by Greek history and mythology are gaining popularity in the US. From Athena to Zeus, there is a name for your new baby.

Hera is the goddess of marriage. Her name means great lady, the feminine form of the Greek word hero. She represented the ideal woman.

Greek mythology is one of the most famous in the world. Greek Gods and Goddesses are held in high regard by people and their myths and tales are part of everyday stories. From the strongest of all ...

All 12 Greek Gods and Goddesses There are a number of gods and goddesses in Greek mythology. However, in the modern era, the twelve Gods of Mount Olympus make up the Greek Pantheon.

Two life-sized marble statues of ancient Greek Goddesses have been discovered during excavations of a 5,000-year-old town on Crete, archaeologists said Friday.

George O'Connor has turned the legends of Greek gods into best-selling graphic novels for kids. The Olympians series is faithful to the ancient myths where gender and sex fluidity was embraced.

In Greek mythology, Hera is the wife of the king of the gods, Zeus, and is the goddess of women, marriage and childbirth. But, according to Albers, there may have been an additional, unknown ...

Take Greek mythology, for example: those stories are timeless because we constantly refer to myths and stories of Ancient Greece to make sense of contemporary events.

You might think Greek goddess Hera, wife of Zeus, was beyond rehabilitation. Her acts of jealous revenge were creatively sadistic. She turned one rival lover, Io, into a cow, and another mortal ...