When we think of classical art, Greek statues with preternaturally perfect proportions are among the first works that come to mind. The colorful paint that once adorned them has long since worn off, ...

Mexican authorities "closed" a 10-foot-tall statue of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, that was erected in May in the Gulf of Mexico just off the town of Progreso, Yucatan, after legal complaints ...

Archaeologists near Bulgaria’s southeastern border with Greece uncovered a nearly 7-foot statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes during a dig this week. The unexpected find happened during excavation ...

FILE - Tourists take pictures of Poseidon sculpture before the arrival of Hurricane Beryl in Progreso, Yucatan Mexico, July 4, 2024. Mexico’s environmental protection agency slapped a “closure” order ...

Turkish archaeologists in Istanbul unearthed a fragment of the statue of Pan, which is known in ancient Greek mythology as the shepherd and the god of herds, authorities said. The part-human-part-goat ...

Bulgarian archaeologists made an unexpected discovery this week during a dig in an ancient Roman sewer—a well-preserved marble statue depicting the Greek god Hermes. The 6.8-foot (2-meter) tall statue ...

Lost for centuries, a rare bronze statue of the Greek god Apollo has mysteriously appeared in the Gaza Strip, only to be seized by police and vanish almost immediately from view. A local fisherman ...

GAZA - Lost for centuries, a rare bronze statue of the Greek god Apollo has mysteriously resurfaced in the Gaza Strip, only to be seized by police and vanish almost immediately from view. Word of the ...

The gods must be angry — or just laughing at the hubris of humanity. Authorities in Mexico have slapped a "closure" order on a 10-foot aquatic statue of the Greek god of the sea Poseidon that was ...