The name Iphigenia has been synonymous with ancient Greek tragedy and mythology, as well as the concept of sacrifice, for millennia.

A foreign national was arrested in Athens, Greece on charges of orchestrating online auctions to sell ancient Greek artifacts.

Rebecca Hill investigates the artistic history of the cherub as a source for continual inspiration for classical paintings ...

Welcome to Second Chance Inc., Baltimore’s behemoth of bargains and beacon of sustainability. This mammoth warehouse is not just a store; it’s an experience, a journey, and quite possibly, a workout.

Caravaggio’s depiction of this famous chapter from Greek mythology ... Asian folklore. The sculpture also pays homage to Nüwa, the half-woman, half-snake goddess from Chinese mythology, who ...

The death of Marianne Faithfull last week at the age of 78 has got me thinking again about female beauty. The obituaries were ...

Art from ancient Thrace is often flashy and brusque, as befits a warrior tribe. The archaic society was known for the prowess ...

“That’s why Greek ... my face, pulling at my clothes,” they say. “I thought, Alexander must have had such days. They had to ...

On the face of it, the character first created by George Bernard Shaw for his 1912 play Pygmalion is not only a misogynist ...

Often linked to the sun god Ra, the statue reflects the union of human intellect, represented by its head, and physical strength, symbolized by its lion’s body. In contrast, the Sphinx in Greek ...

But as Louvre president Laurence des Cars has admitted, a visit to the overcrowded museum can also be a “physical ordeal” and some facilities urgently need updating. Last month, President Macron ...

The Chinese dragon has been around in mythology and folklore for about as long as there's been a Chinese civilization—which is centuries. Many cultures have tales about dragons. The word itself comes ...