Before kings and empires, there were gods who ruled from the clouds — immortal, powerful, and often dangerously human. On ...

According to ancient myths, Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine, invaded India long before Alexander the Great was born.

Ares—the Greek god of war, known as Mars in the Roman world—is never depicted committing an assault on a woman.

When it comes to fantastical book series that shaped our childhoods, Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians is one of ...

Have you heard the phrase “extending an olive branch”? It means making a peace-offer to end hostilities. This is because the ...

I’ve been riding an embarassingly low-stakes emotional roller coaster since I saw Dunkin’ post images of the spooky, slimy ...

In the beginning, there were only myths. For the Greeks, the island of Crete was a distant and strange land and yet the site of some their most important traditions: Zeus was taken there to save him ...

Percy was just a regular guy before fate tells him that he is the son of Poseidon, the God of Sea. Now a modern-day demigod, ...

With hindsight, the red flag was in the “Champagne Facial” day spa treatments and the fact the hotel was built around a 400-year-old vineyard. (Note to self: in future, avoid staying at a former ...

Staten Island's IlluminArt Productions brings the beloved demigod story to local audiences with affordable tickets and professional staging at On Your Mark Playhouse.

While sporting competitions are held up as great and virtuous unifiers, the reality – from as far back as the ancient Greeks ...

While sporting competitions are held up as great and virtuous unifiers, the reality – from as far back as the ancient Greeks – is that corruption and politicisation are always lurking nearby.