Relief carvings and elaborate inlay portray ordinary people, kings and, in some instances, the gods and goddesses that were believed to control every aspect of life. In the Mesopotamian world ...

Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by . Uncover expert takes and answers in our crossword blog.

Wave Productions put on Enkidu, a staged play inspired by “The Epic of Gilgamesh” on April 17 and 18. The story follows the monster Enkidu, played by Communication third-year Oliver Tam and the ...

It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other ... a legendary figure and friend of the iconic Gilgamesh in Mesopotamian (Sumerian) mythology and Ótr, who, in Norse mythology ...

It was bizarre living in Dublin during my formative years, feeling both at home and out of place in the very country that was ...

Bird symbol of good luck according to folklore Slideshows ...

Fashioned into cupids, dolphins, gods and dragons and encrusted with ... (Others speculate it's the Bactrian goddess Nana seated on a lion.) Near the chieftain's rib cage, excavators found an ...

Named for powerful female figures from ancient lore like Discordia, the Greek goddess of strife, or Lilith, a she-demon in Jewish and Mesopotamian mythology, Simnett’s Crowns examine the power, ...

Let's zoom in on a few stellar examples of this mythic storytelling in action: No brand leverages Greek mythology as thoroughly as Nike, named after the goddess of victory ... Norse, Roman, Hindu, ...