A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

The "Percy Jackson" series by Rick Riordan will return to TV screens this year. If you can't wait for Season 2, read one of ...

Heraklion From its yacht-decorated Venetian harbour to its lofty walled bastions, Crete’s capital rewards wanderers, and the ...

At the beginning of each new year, predictions abound: what will be the hottest styles, the biggest trends, the things people ...

Well, in many cultures, that’s precisely what a patron god or goddess does. These divine figures are not just distant, mythological characters; they play an active, guiding role in the lives of their ...

The siren call of Celine Dion is very great. The queen of power ballads' tooth-loosening vibrato and enamel-melting schmaltz ...

BT’s Openreach snags rural broadband deals worth £289mFCC kickstarts spectrum auction to raise $3bn for rip-and-replace ...

Tiresias, the blind Ancient Greek prophet, could foresee the future for Apollo, and was transformed by Hera and lived as a woman for seven years ...

Christopher Nolan has announced what his next big movie will be, and one of his frequent collaborators would be a great fit ...

The story of Icarus is one of those legends of Greek mythology that fascinates audiences because of Icarus' desire to go beyond human boundaries.

The iconic Athenian owl, replicated from the ancient tetradrachm, has taken flight in the collecting world. Certain Greek one ...

Greece has over 6,000 islands and islets, but only about 227 are inhabited. 2. Athens, the capital city, is one of the oldest ...