Since Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy, the ancient Greek statesman Pericles must be considered its father.

Who were the ancient Greek gods? Learn about the ancient Greek beliefs - their gods, heroes, myths and legends in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 primary history guide.

Few figures in ancient mythology remain as legendary to this day as Odysseus, the fabled Greek king of Ithaca who devised the Trojan Horse, outwitted the Cyclops, and resisted the deadly call of the ...

An announcement on June 9 from the Greek Ministry of Culture cites the discovery of a rare underground spring cistern dating to the 14th–13th centuries BCE, during the Mycenaean palatial period.

Archaeologists have made an exciting discovery after they unearthed fragments inscribed with the name Odysseus on the island of Ithaca - home to one of ancient Greece’s greatest heroes. Not up to date ...

Much like many figures in Greek mythology, Atalanta has two different origin stories. In the first, the mortal heroine is the ...

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Tomb of ancient Greek hero discovered about 100 miles from Athens, photos show. It is filled with gold jewelry and marble statues of lions.

Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.

Ancient Carving Shows Greek God Besting Roman Hero in -- a Drinking Contest. Rebecca McPhee. Sun, June 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM UTC. 2 min read. ... and the legendary Roman hero, Hercules.

A Greek mythology obsession is basically a middle school rite of passage (right up there with the classic Ancient Egypt hyper-fixation). There’s something larger-than-life about Greek myths that ...

Archeologists uncovered a heroon—a funerary monument to an Ancient Greek hero—near the modern Greek city of Aigio in the Peloponnese. Located in the ancient city of Rypes (initially settled by ...