Divers In Lake Bolsena Discover An Ancient Goddess Figurine Last month, police divers working on building an underwater path ...

Goddess of Sea models take ‘first class’ trip to Taiwan as authorities lay on top security, special safety belts, fast track ...

Two statues of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu boarding Xiamen Airlines flight MF881 departfrom Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport on March 29. Photo: Chinanews. com ...

Mazu isn’t just a goddess. She’s a living legacy, a symbol of peace, protection, unity and the enduring connection between ...

Eventually, some ancient Egyptians likely welcomed the cats home as adorable pet companions, they say. The domestication and spread of animals driven by cults is not uncommon. For instance, previous ...

Taiwanese authorities are convinced that the worship surrounding this popular deity is enabling Beijing to spread its ideas ...

XIAMEN: Two statues of Mazu, or the “Goddess of the Sea” have been flown from Xiamen to Taiwan after the airline issued a special boarding pass under the name “Lin Mo,” to denote a ...

She is known as the Dea Nutrix or nursing goddess. When placed in the grave the figurine was already over 100 years old and may have been a treasured household goddess. Carefully placed around the ...

“Since the serpent was not Tyche’s classical attribute, its presence led to the conclusion that the figurine represented the ...

So it's pretty hard to come to any firm view about our statue's meaning, and now some scholars are even questioning whether she's a goddess at all. Back to the evidence we have got - the statue in ...