Statues and images of the goddess Aphrodite commonly depict her as nude, but is this an empowering way of portraying the goddess of beauty?

The god Mithras was worshipped throughout the Roman empire, and elements of his mysterious worship can be reconstructed through the temples.

Aphrodite, the goddess of love, was an important deity in Ancient Greece due to the worship of the various aspects of love.

The love story between the god Apollo and the mortal man Hyacinthus is a myth that was important to Greek and Roman religion and tradition.

Norse mythology is distinct from the Greek and Latin myths, with its own set of gods and interesting stories passed down through history.

Roman gods are often thought of as Greek gods with a different name, but both Greeks and Romans viewed their gods in very different ways.

Athena plays an important role in the Odyssey as the patron god of Odysseus, helping him to achieve his goals through divine intervention.

The depictions of gods and goddesses in the Odyssey show Greek attitudes towards the divine and how gods interacted with the hero Odysseus.

Prometheus is a mythological figure who gave fire to humanity and is often compared to innovative figures, from Frankenstein to Elon Musk.

The myth of Demeter and Persephone inspired the mystery cult known as the Eleusinian Mysteries: many of the rites are still unknown.

The Muses are the goddesses of literature and the arts, such as poetry, song and myth and were hugely influential on literature and religion

Hecate was the Greek goddess of magic, crossroads and other mystical things. She is a figure of intrigue who has many functions as a goddess