Imagine hearing the word “echo” and feeling an odd shiver as you call into a canyon, your voice bouncing back as if answering ...

The ancient Greeks considered Dionysus the 12th Olympic god. He was not taken seriously by his father Zeus nor by most of the ...

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots ...

The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.

Artist and ancient Greece enthusiast Lucky Boy broke down which three Greek gods had the most gay lovers across mythology.

Pagan Saxons worshipped a spring goddess named Eostre. They baked bread during springtime festivals to celebrate new life and longer days. The name “Eostre” is where we get the English word “Easter”.

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

The team has uncovered and photographed scenes that reveal how ancient Egyptians depicted ... gave birth to Ra and other gods by speaking their names. “Both these deities are responsible for ...

Famous for its iconic pyramid and temples, the ancient Maya city of Tikal is no ... the Tikal altar suggests it relates to the ‘Storm God’”, who was associated with rain, fertility, and ...

“The Maya regularly buried buildings and rebuilt on top of them,” said co-author Andrew Scherer, a professor of anthropology, archaeology, and the ancient world at Brown and director of the Joukowsky ...

The Italian luxury house led by Silvia Venturini Fendi is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. With a history shaped by the central role of women and a long-standing collaboration with Karl ...

Omar Chakil's stone furniture collection was designed to reference ancient Egyptian gods His 17-piece Transcendence ... See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design ...