Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman sewer last week made a spectacular discovery—a nearly complete marble statue of a Greek ... Olympian deity Hermes, considered the herald of the gods.

Statues and artifacts representing the mythical ... Penketh said that the sculptures representing the gods of Greek and Roman legends were all inspired by classical art not only for its historical ...

With its imposing size and breathtaking architectural style, it is best known today the chryselephantine statue of ... beating heart of Greek mythology (hence the term Olympian gods, the deities ...