It must have cleared all other celestial bodies, except its own moons, from its orbit.

The Balrog, trolls, and Dragons are just a few of the terrifying monsters that stalk the heroes of Middle-earth.

Neptune was the Roman equivalent of the Greek God Poseidon. Neptune's brothers Jupiter and Pluto oversaw the heavens and the ...

Eos, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, with her abode the sky, was perhaps the most resplendent of all the beings in the Greek pantheon.

she wound up enjoying her yearly stints as Queen of the Underworld during the cooler months of the year. It can get difficult to keep track of all the Olympian gods the ancient Greeks worshipped.

Some of these Greek gods shared Roman names and acquired some Roman ... But, except for Hades, who preferred his underworld domain, it was agreed that the clouds above Mt. Olympus should be ...

In the time Pluto was found, classified as a planet and reclassified as a dwarf planet, it has not completed one orbit. One ...

Uh-oh—have you been seduced by a Scorpio? Join the club! Literally no one can resist the allure of this intriguing, enchanting water sign. Just like its namesake, the enigmatic scorpion, these ...

The Sacro Bosco's meaning is the subject of debate, with scholars alternatively describing the sprawling complex as a memorial, an allegorical site or a tribute to ancient civilizations ...

An excavation at a Roman fortress in the country of Georgia has revealed a gold offering to a god of war, a colorful mosaic and other artifacts. Archaeologists uncovered a gold votive offering to ...

An ancient object that Jessica Lamont uses in her Yale classes may not appear menacing, but in Greek antiquity it was used for malevolent purposes.

The tale of the daughter of greedy King Midas turning into gold. Orpheus, “the greatest musician of all time,” seeing his lover Eurydice die and come back to life—only to be lost in the Underworld ...