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

Jeffrey Eugenides’ new novel, “Middlesex,” is a fabulous creature of sorts, like those mythical beasts made up of the parts of several other animals. It’s partly the coming-of-age story of Calliope ...

Why are we compelled to read about celebrities such as Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes? Commentator Jake Halpern says it's for the same reasons that the ancient Greeks loved myths about the gods on ...

Athens Community Theater debuts "Who Killed Zeus," a mythological whodunit running Nov. 14–16 at the Quonset Hut Theater.

Counted among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia left an unforgettable impression on everyone who saw it. Completed in 466 B.C.E. after eight years of construction, ...