The ancient Greek gods, the immortal characters of Greek mythology, remain a fascination around the world as do their unusual ...

By the time Adolf Hitler rose to power, Christian antisemitism was deeply embedded in German society. The church had spent centuries portraying Jews as enemies of God, making it easier for Nazis to ...

According to Egyptian legend, the goddess Sekhmet was created by Ra, who wanted her to destroy humans who were disobedient to ...

Pieter Brueghel the Elder’s masterpiece captures the folly of humanity’s desire to reach heaven on its own terms.