A new study suggests that an ivory shoulder in ancient Greek mythology may represent the earliest prosthetic shoulder ...

Troll 2 is the latest movie to feature one of the most fascinating monsters from Norse mythology or the legends of Nordic countries.

The 1,800-year-old Ketton mosaic discovered at England's Rutland villa features a rare retelling of the Trojan War myth not ...

A horseshoe is a familiar good-luck symbol, and hanging one on a barn is a traditional way of inviting good fortune onto the ...

Knowing just a bit about palm reading, and more specifically, about the anatomy of the five fingers on each of your hands, ...

West Exe School has been nationally recognised for its Classics teaching, earning high commendation in a UK-wide awards ...

I had a dream one day 40 years ago. If ‘The Four Daughters of Armian’ is the story where I added history to that dream, this ...

Elves appear across Germanic and Scandinavian literature. The name seems to derive from the old Norse word “alfr” and the old ...

A remarkable 2,000-year-old Roman stele featuring an intricately carved eagle clutching a wreath has been discovered in the ancient city of Manbij, Syria. The black basalt funerary monument, adorned ...

The time has nearly arrived. Six weeks from this Sunday, on Nov. 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church in the United States will begin praying a new English translation of the Mass.