Named for the Roman goddess of love and fertility, Venus is the fine, divine feminine counterpart to aggro warlord Mars.

A sprawling, centuries-old mosaic was recently unearthed in Syria, shedding light onto life under Roman rule. The ancient ...

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From World Environment Day, World Blood Donor Day to World Drug Day, here's a one-stop guide to major events in June 2025.

Researchers believe the 47-centimeter-high sandstone relief, dating to around 213 AD, may symbolize the end of the Severan Wars and was part of a larger commemorative structure.

The Roman era mosaic was found about ... The deity was likely associated with prosperity and also fertility, according to Britannica. Next to the goddess — framed in an octagon wreathed in ...

Hermes, known by his Roman name Mercury, is one of the most unconventional Olympian gods. As the god of shepherds, thieves, lies, commerce, and boundaries, he embodies a diverse range of human ...

Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei. On his first papal trip, he went to the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good ...

Why did Venus Williams meet with great success in tennis even though Venus (Aphrodite in Greek) is the Roman goddess of sex, prostitution, fertility, etc.? Going by the reasoning of these ...

Since the 19th century, May has been devoted to the Virgin Mary — though already in Greek and Roman times, goddesses of fertility were celebrated in this month of springtime blooming ...