The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

The ancient Greeks considered Dionysus the 12th Olympic god. He was not taken seriously by his father Zeus nor by most of the ...

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

British author J. R. R. Tolkien's tale of the fall of Númenor was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis.

Over 120 years ago, sponge divers off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera unearthed one of the most enigmatic ...

Remnants of the athletes’ village in Heidelberg West still stand today, including the iconic Olympic rings that hang above Alamein Rd. Forty walk-up flats were built for the Games in 1956 ...

The build started with Dave building the Olympic rings - but when an official set of Team GB figures was launched it sparked his imagination. Now, the display includes a Red Arrows display team ...

During a recent press conference, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the highly popular longboard surfing discipline will not be included in the Los Angeles 2028 Summer ...

Greek gymnastics star Lefteris Petrounias launched his 2025 season in style at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, securing second place in the rings qualifiers with a score of ...

It is hallowed ground, this track at ancient Olympia in Greece, where the games that started the Olympic movement began back ...