The cult of the ancient Greek goddess Athena allowed certain Athenian women liberties that extended beyond the roles of ...

Poseidon, the Greek god of the seas, was originally a Minoan deity called Poteidan or Potidas. What do we know about this ...

The practice of perfuming statues was deeply rooted in the religious and cultural rituals of ancient Greece and Rome. Texts ...

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati, led by Florence Gaignerot-Driessen, are using modern tech to understand ancient Greek terracotta offerings found in Crete.

Spiritual and religious practices vary around the world. Some activities, such as prayer, are widespread across many societies. Other practices, such as fasting and lighting incense or candles, are ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorigios Gerapetritis warned Europe and the U.S. to "keep a close eye" on Syria's new governing regime after hundreds died in conflict over the weekend.

Greece is very far away from the heartland of early Buddhism in India and parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. But thanks to Alexander the Great, Hellenistic and Buddhist cultures came into contact ...

In an obscure leftist monthly (Politics) has appeared, in the guise of a study of the Iliad, a writing of remarkable spiritual resonance. It was written in France during the Nazi occupation. Its ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable 2,000-year-old snake altar in the ancient city of Patara, Türkiye. This unique find, featuring a coiled snake relief, offers new insights into the religious ...