Supernatural convictions may have inspired ancient ceremonies at Viejo Sangayaico that included stomp dancing aimed at emulating a thunder god’s signature blasts, Lane suggests.

Ancient Greeks feared beaches, seeing them as barren and linked to death, unlike today’s peaceful coastal escapes.

Beach vacations only became popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries as part of the lifestyle of the wealthy in Western ...

Photo: ORP-PIACI Project An ancient “sounding” dance floor, perhaps designed to create a drum-like sound for a thunder god when stomped on, has been identified by archaeologists in Peru.

According to Mountains and Seas, a book recording ancient myths that was completed before the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC), the earliest image of the Thunder God has human head but a dragon's body.

These days, the pantheon of Greek gods exists mainly in the realm of fiction. But for some people - in Greece and in North America - the old gods are alive and well. Journalist and ancient ...

Horus and Horseman Depictions of animal-headed gods can be found as early as the Second Dynasty of Egypt (about 2890 – 2686 BCE). Today, images such as the falcon-headed Horus and the crocodile-headed ...