A Japanese diplomat is creating abstract art using sand from Israel and the Palestinian territories as symbols of prayers for ...

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a figure who was doomed to roll a boulder for eternity as a punishment from the gods.

When that person rediscovered this container after several weeks or months and took a sip of what was inside, he or she made one of the most important discoveries in human history: the discovery of ...

This sarcophagus offers an unusual perspective of the idea of death—not as an end, but as the beginning of a new path.” ...

Paul Nord, of Valparaiso, sprays water on “Resting in God’s Creation,” a sand sculpture created by members of Faith Memorial Lutheran Church in Valparaiso, on Saturday at the Indiana Dunes ...

About 200 tons of sand were delivered to the beach last week ahead of the competition. From Thursday through Saturday, the artists will be hard at work creating their masterpieces.

Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in mosaics ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.

See if you can match the god to their description in the quiz below. Greek mythology has persisted for thousands of years—long enough to be influenced by even older myths.

Agios Prokopios Beach, Naxos island, Greece. Credit: wikimedia commons / aldbjor CC BY 2.0 Naxos is the largest island of the Cyclades island group, and although it is comparatively unknown relative ...