The Norwegian Forest Cat has deep roots in Norse mythology, tied to some of the most revered figures in Scandinavian folklore. Freyja, the Norse goddess of love, fertility, and beauty, famously ...

the forest and animals in Greek mythology, in the Sicilian city of Segesta which was anointed with ointment and fragrant oils. In Delos, in Greece, inscriptions in temples reveal that some statues ...

In particular, the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion – called the di consentes – paralleled the gods of Greek mythology. Although they kept Latin names and images ...

We meet Homer, famous writer of Ancient Greece, who introduces us to the Olympians - twelve of the most important gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece - and also Ancient Greek beliefs about the ...

Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived ...