Many people who know about Greek mythology know that Greek gods were immortal and had immense power. But they still do fairly human things, like drinking, being jealous, or even getting hurt. Did...

Most people think of deities as perfect. Greek mythology, however, is full of stories in which the gods act petty, from Artemis turning Actaeon into a stag because he accidentally sees her bathing to...

It's easy for many people to see the similarities between Greek and Roman mythology. It certainly looks like one inspired the other. But which pantheon came first? Ancient Greek gods came before...

Greek gods have always been depicted as beautiful, and many of their most iconic sculptures feature naked bodies. It may seem strange that the bodies of male Greek gods have small, flaccid penises,...

One of the main reasons people stopped worshipping the Greek gods and their Roman counterparts was the rise of Christianity. Christianity is an exclusive faith and was incompatible with the ancient...

It’s something common across sculpture, paintings, and mosaics – when the Greek gods are depicted in human form, they are commonly portrayed as white or, at the very least, what we would think of...