Kollyva, the boiled wheat-based sweet offered at Greek Orthodox memorial services for the souls of the dead, has roots in ...

Dion, the sacred site of ancient Macedonia, lies at the foot of Mount Olympus, featuring lush vegetation, springs and a ...

Before Zeus could rule as the king of the ancient Greek gods, he had to defeat his father and the Titans in a decade-long war ...

Part 1 Hermes begins with an introduction to himself and some of the other gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece - Zeus ... being made to the goddess Demeter, and that becomes the springboard ...

One summer’s day in 1936, a crowd piled into a Mayfair gallery to hear Salvador Dalí give a lecture at the International ...

Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe is a modern retelling of the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone, giving Persephone the autonomy she previously lacked.

The names and symbols associated with the zodiac signs are deeply rooted in ancient mythology and traits attributed to each sign. This article delves into the fascinating origin behind each zodiac ...

A Star with Historical Significance In ancient times ... Similarly, Greek and Roman astronomers associated Spica with the goddess of harvest, Demeter or Ceres. The Mystery of Spica's Variability ...

It was the year 160 AD when Appius Annius Atilius Bradua filed a complaint before the Roman Senate regarding the murder of ...

In Europe, the 1 May date of Labour Day is also significant as the date of the ancient tradition of May Day. The month of May was named for the Roman goddess “Maia,” who corresponded to the Greek ...

New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...