For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty .

News; Voices; Landmarks: Ancient symbol is mark of Greek god Hermes Thu., Aug. 16, 2007 Along the cornice above the second floor exterior of the Davenport Hotel is a detail icon of a helmet ...

Ancient Egyptians believed the symbol conferred health and healing. Tucked into the mummy wrappings, wedjat eye charms were thought to help the dead pass into afterlife. Wedjats were variably depicted ...

Romberg says that the Talmud, the collection of ancient rabbinical interpretations, specifies that, “…for sins against God, your prayers will suffice. But you must go personally to make peace ...

Carved heads of both male and female Roman gods were found in Papcastle, England, and archaeologists believe a two-foot-tall fertility statue is a local deity from thousands of years ago.

This ancient symbol, also called the Staff of Hermes, depicts two snakes intertwining around a stick that is capped by wings. It’s used as a medical logo, but for almost all its roughly 5000 ...

• Easter in the United States is widely associated with bunnies, candy, and flowers. • Many of those symbols have ancient origins. • But the idea that Easter's name derives from a pagan ...

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.