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

Archaeologists believe that a wealthy family that enjoyed a rousing lifestyle commissioned the piece to reflect their ...

Greece has about 6000 islands, 230 of which are inhabited. Here is a map explaining all of the Greek island groups.

One evening, while she was feeling overwhelmed, she took two pairs of chopsticks and began weaving yarn around them, creating a God’s Eye. “I started as a form of art therapy, not thinking ...

At the Guggenheim, an expansive display of Johnson’s world unfurls, from collaged ceramic-mirror mosaics and a table crafted of crumbling shea butter to his “ ” and “God” paintings.

These findings suggest Paros didn’t just supply the raw materials for ancient Greek art—the island was also helping shape the aesthetics for which Greek civilization would be known for millennia.

In all accounts of this story in Greek mythology, motivated by love and desire, Paris’ choices had disastrous implications for his family and city. His tale has inspired numerous works of literature ...