This panel—once the long side of a sarcophagus, or coffin––depicts the abduction of the maiden Persephone by Hades, the Greek god of the underworld. On the left, Demeter, the Greek goddess of the ...

Ambrosia Island is a cozy game about helping and befriending Greek gods, it's too shallow to feel at ease playing it.

Some currency was only honored within its own city walls, but trustworthy money encouraged trade. Athens had the biggest economy, and its coin became the standard in the Greek world. The population ...

Inside their walls, narratives, portraits, icons and altarpieces become paintings; crucifixes, totems and temple gods become sculptures; sacred objects, out of context, become works of “Art.” ...

who gets shipwrecked on a mysterious island that’s inexplicably home to a handful of Greek gods who have no idea who they are or what they’re doing there. While it’s clear that Alex is ...

Archaeologists in Sicily, Italy, have discovered an ancient clay jar, or amphora, containing well-preserved remains of fish at the Monte Sant’Angelo excavation site. The find, made in what was once ...

Former Santa Monica Studio art director Raf Grassetti has joined The Last of Us maker Naughty Dog. Naughty Dog studio head and creative director Neil Druckmann said in July that numerous games, ...

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The vessel is black with a tall wide spout and two handles that connect the body of the vessel to the neck. In red, there are two figures facing each other. They both hold staffs. The figure on the ...