A stunning fresco discovered in Pompeii depicts a sensual scene of the Roman god Jupiter and Leda, the Greek mythical queen ...

Absolute Wonder Woman Issue 6 takes Diana to the Underworld, submerging the comic in more stories of mythology and legend.

right-wing politician vandalized artworks he deemed to be blasphemous in an exhibition of contemporary Greek art. With the aid of an accomplice, the elected official allegedly targeted four ...

In Greek mythology, Orpheus descends into the underworld to retrieve his beloved Eurydice, who’s died from a serpent’s bite. His music, so achingly beautiful, moves Hades to allow Eurydice to ...

Beyond its ancient Greek mythical origins, the Gorgoneion was also used ... Perseus was able to decapitate her without falling victim to her deadly power. According to myth, Pegasus, the winged horse, ...

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Benjamin Britten’s Phaedra – a work he called a cantata but which is more like sung psychodrama – uses the poet Robert Lowell’s translation of Racine’s Phèdre to explore the fallout from the character ...