Legend has it that when the Statue of Zeus was completed, the king of the gods announced his approval via a lightning bolt.

History: In about 450 B.C., the city of Olympia -- where the first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C. -- built a temple to honor the god Zeus. Many considered the Doric-style temple too simple, so a ...

The Heraion of Samos, devoted to Hera, was among the most important sanctuaries of ancient Greece, believed to be the goddess ...

ROME, March 1 (Reuters) - A giant statue dating back about 2,500 years has been restored to Sicily's Valley of the Temples, an archeological site which ancient Greek poet Pindar described as "man's ...