As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

An exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., entitled "Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya," highlighted the ...

The Casarabe society of pre-Columbian Amazonia engineered an advanced water management system, enabling year-round maize ...

The Maya civilization had one of the most intricate religious systems in the ancient world. From powerful gods like the maize god and the rain god Chaac to the complex calendar cycles and ancestor ...

Are you traveling to Mexico soon and wondering about the best Mayan ruins near Playa del Carmen ... a 320-foot-long mosaic facade with 103 stone masks of the rain god Chac. There are only a few tours ...

SMITE 2 is flipping the script for the popular franchise with a complete rebuild. While all your favorite gods and Goddesses will eventually be ported over from the original game, it’ll take ...

The hauntingly beautiful myth of Psyche and Eros, a moving love story coming from the rich Greek mythology, has inspired countless artists all over the world throughout the centuries. From Renaissance ...

Maha Kumbh Mela Mythology, History, Astrology: It is cold in Prayagraj, foggy with a chance of rain. Yet, on Monday (January 13), tens of thousands are expected to arrive in the city, to camp on the ...

He's analogous to the Greek god Hephaestus. Hun Batz and Cabrakan are both Mayan gods; the former is a howler monkey god, while the latter is the god of earthquakes. Hi-Rez also introduced the ...

And as some priests engaged with Brahmins, they found that the trappings of many gods were simply a humanised vision of something more akin to a familiar and orthodox monotheism. A recognition of ...

Maha Kumbh Mela, starting today at Prayagraj, is the world's largest human gathering with significant economic implications. Over 40 crore people are expected, leading to an estimated Rs 2 lakh crore ...

What is Ardh Kumbh and Maha Kumbh? What is the origin of this festival, and why do millions attend it? As per mythology, the Sanskrit word Kumbh means pitcher (pot). The story goes that when Devas ...