A gold medal awarded at the first Olympics hosted on U.S. soil was sold at auction for over half a million dollars, part of hundreds of lots of memorabilia from the Games over the decades, a firm ...

In “Helen of Troy, 1993,” the poet Maria Zoccola relocates a figure from Greek mythology into small-town Tennessee.

“Ulysses and the Sirens,” John William Waterhouse, 1891. Credit: Public Domain Greek mythology came to life on canvas through numerous vibrant artworks, many of which have transcended into ...

Athena is a daughter of Zeus. The goddess of wisdom, war strategy and crafts. She was the symbol of intelligence, fairness and sharpness. A beautiful maiden whose hair became snakes because she was ...

Hermes was born to Zeus and Maya, daughter of the titan Atlas, and one of the Pleiades. The legend goes that he was born on Mount Cilene in Arcadia in a cave. However, some traditions say that his ...

The king of the Greek gods could control many things: the weather, as the sky and thunder god; order and justice; his enemies, thanks to his thunderbolts; and the other Olympians, most of the time.