For thousands of years sirens have lured sailors, haunted coastlines—and shapeshifted through myth and media. Here's how they ...

The Trojan War: The story of the Trojan War combines history with ancient Greek mythology. According to legend, the conflict between Troy and Greece took place in the Bronze Age, after the ...

What was the origin of Sparta, one of the most significant city-states in Greek history? This article examines the legends ...

Indeed, it serves as a sequel to the Iliad, which details the 10-year Trojan war. For anyone who isn’t familiar with Greek mythology, the story of Troy and Odysseus’ role in the struggle is ...

Mention the Trojan War, and what may first come to mind is the oft-told tale of Helen, wife of Sparta’s King Menelaus and possessor of a divinely bestowed beauty, falling in love with Paris of Troy.

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a black-walled banqueting hall adorned with vivid frescoes depicting scenes from Greek mythology. The well-preserved wall paintings depict deity Apollo ...

The Greek playwright Aeschylus also recognizes vengeance as a human institution in “Eumenides,” the final play of his three-part “Oresteia” – but sees a different way to resolve it. The “Oresteia” ...

An image of the Tenea excavation site released by the Greek culture ministry depicts stone walls, the remains of what were probably houses from nearly 3,000 years ago.