This find not only sheds light on the region’s ancient religious life but also highlights the cultural and strategic significance of Poseidon’s worship in the Greek world. Poseidon ...

The Tower of Babel has a surprising parallel in Greek mythology—Otus and Ephialtes’ daring attempt to reach Olympus.

Archaeologists have recently uncovered the entire length of the Temple of Poseidon at Samikon in the Western Peloponnese, ...

Greek and Roman gods evoked fear, awe and envy. Their names now control trillions of dollars of your money. Janus, Apollo, ...

In this, the ancients looked to Hades, god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and Poseidon ... Shared religious rites united ancient Greek villages and regions. Worship intially was communal ...

We meet Homer, famous writer of Ancient Greece, who introduces us to the Olympians ... The other main gods and goddesses are: Poseidon: God of the sea.Athena: Goddess of wisdom and war.Dionysus ...

Odysseus, Greek hero and the King of Ithaca ... Unfortunately for Odysseus, Polyphemus was actually the son of Poseidon, God of the sea. When Poseidon found out what had happened, he vowed ...