Myson of Chenae, named a sage by Plato instead of Periander, stood for ethical wisdom over political power in Greek ...

Depicted on a tetradrachm, the Olympian Dionysus was the god of wine, an important part of the revelry at Greek feasts. Photograph by Bridgeman/ACI The Greek historian Xenophon recounts in his ...

Although they kept Latin names and images, the links between Roman and Greek gods gradually ... and Minerva (goddess of craft and wisdom). Other major gods included Mars (god of war), Mercury ...