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

Volunteers were baffled recently when they unearthed not one but two ancient shoes at a historic British site.

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered an extremely rare, well-preserved Roman marble sarcophagus which depicts the gods Hercules and Dionysus in a drinking contest.

Lulu Roman, the 'Hee Haw' personality who went from drug-using comedic go-go dancer to gospel singer, has died in Bellingham, Wash., at age 78.

Lulu Roman, the 'Hee Haw' personality who went from drug-using comedic go-go dancer to gospel singer, has died in Bellingham, Wash., at age 78.

Donald Trump bears a certain resemblance to the Roman god Janus. In Roman mythology, Janus symbolises the duality inherent in the world and people: Creation and destruction, life and death, light ...

Greek and Roman gods evoked fear, awe and envy. Their names now control trillions of dollars of your money.

Despite the progress made during Germany’s Weimer Era, Hitler’s rise to power in January 1933 proved a devastating blow to queer visibility. Highly regarded sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld (who ...

An excavation at a Roman fortress in the country of Georgia has revealed a gold offering to a god of war, a colorful mosaic and other artifacts.

One of the most underrated horror movies of the past 20 years is about a fake pagan god who preys on children.

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