Eros, like Cupid of Roman mythology, is depicted as a young winged boy, with his bow and arrows poised to shoot into the heart of gods or mortals, rousing them to desire.

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices in the ancient city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the ...

Although they kept Latin names and images, the links between Roman and Greek gods gradually ... own cultures and their own gods. In Egypt, Isis was a goddess of fertility; she was also a mother ...