This dog-shaped vessel was likely used for pouring wine, oil or blood in ancient rituals in what is now Italy.

Monkeys: In Hindu mythology, monkeys are sacred due to their association with Hanuman, the monkey god who embodies strength, loyalty, and courage. Hanuman's devotion to Rama in the Ramayana has made ...

According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to see who would be ruler of Egypt. During the fight, Seth mut ...

Animals have played roles that go far beyond their presence in the natural world since the times of ancient civilisations to ...

Two rings from ancient folklore and mythology seemingly served as inspirations for the One Ring in J. R. R. Tolkien's The ...

If there were such a thing as a time machine that we could use to journey 5,000 years into the past, we would find a very different world to the ...

These were typically erected across Scandinavia during the Iron and Viking ... symbols, and scattered letters that may have been carved at different times by different people. It’s also probably the ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A Viking settlement near Wigton is set to host its third annual ancient crafts festival. The festival will take place at the Moorforge ...

According to the Anti-Defamation League, the sonnerad is “one of a number of ancient European symbols appropriated by the Nazis in their attempt to invent an idealised ‘Aryan/Norse’ heritage.” They ...

Danzig are facing criticism for using a Nazi-associated symbol on their new official merchandise. The New Jersey heavy metal band are currently out on the road for a run of US West Coast headline ...

the symbol "is one of a number of ancient European symbols appropriated by the Nazis in their attempt to invent an idealized ‘Aryan/Norse’ heritage.” The ADL adds: The sonnenrad appears in ...