Ancient Greeks believed in supernatural causes for almost all events and attributed them to the goddess Tyche. The Romans ...

The abduction of Persephone has inspired countless creators over the centuries with its epic drama and metaphoric richness. The story feels especially powerful and relevant today. Many of us grapple ...

On a recent Tuesday morning at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, a small, all-star cast of curators, conservators, and riggers gathers for a high-stakes production. There have been no rehearsals, ...

An imposing mosaic uncovered in the largest antique tomb ever discovered in Greece depicts the myth of the abduction of Persephone, Zeus's daughter who became goddess of the underworld. The 4.5-metre ...

When I was young, my mother used to tell me the ancient Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone at bedtime. Now that I am a mother myself, the story has come to haunt me in more ways than one — informing ...

If Persephone had known about the many kinds of pomegranates around, she may never have surfaced from the underworld to see daylight again, and the cycles of nature might be in a mess. Pomegranate ...