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Valerie Tarico interviews Dr. Tony Nugent, scholar of world religions. Dr. Nugent is a symbologist, an expert in ancient symbols. He taught at Seattle University for fifteen years in the Department of ...

From the Midas touch to a Sisyphean task, from Pandora’s box to Achilles’ heel, characters from classical Greek and Roman mythology have an inescapable presence in everyday life and language. Their ...

An essay by Marianne Bonz describing the myriad of religious options available in the Roman Empire. Bonz is managing editor of Harvard Theological Review. She received a doctorate from Harvard ...

The newly found sculpture of the giant together with the stone of the four gods discovered in 1908. The latter is in the repository of the Württemberg State Museum. Both stones were part of a giant ...

Marvel’s Eternals tells the story of ancient aliens with extraordinary powers. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 4, Eternals releasing on November 5, brings a new superhero team to life.

Muscular, bearded and trident-wielding, Jason Momoa’s portrayal of the titular Aquaman in the forthcoming DC film draws on ancient Greek and Roman iconography. Water gods in Greek mythology are a ...

Besides giving modern interpretations of the ancient gods, American Gods makes sure to include gods, spirits, and other beings from as many cultures as it can, not sticking only to the Greco-Roman ...