An Augustan Roman marble copy of the head of Medusa. GLYPTOTHEK MUSEUM IN MUNICH In Ovid's Roman retelling of the Greek myth, Poseidon, the god of the sea, desired Medusa and raped her in Athena's ...

The necropolis of Saqqarah, a UNESCO World Heritage site near Cairo, has revealed yet another archaeological marvel: the tomb ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact ...

When it comes to Greek mythology, myth and legend, fairy tales and fantasy, can be just as informative as historical facts.

Credit: Public domain A British university has issued a trigger warning to undergraduate students studying Greek mythology, advising them to reach out to support services should they find the material ...