One of the fundamental beliefs of the Ancient Greeks was that their beloved gods were immortal, but were they? How did they ...
ATHENS, Greece – A clutch of modern pagans honored Zeus at a 1,800-year-old temple in the heart of Athens on Sunday – the first known ceremony of its kind held there since the ancient Greek religion ...
This class will provide an introduction to what we know about Greek religion, how we know it, and different ways of thinking about it. We will focus most of our attention on a synchronic analysis of ...
What is the good that comes from knowing even a little about the ancient Greeks’ religion? I prefer to learn of actual people who once lived in a historical setting, a time and a place. Greek ...
In the Western Peloponnese, archaeologists have unearthed a monumental discovery that reshapes the understanding of ancient Greek religious practices. Near the coastal village of Samikon, a sprawling ...
This course is an introduction to the archaeological study of religion, with a focus on the ancient Greek world. We’ll begin with a general introduction to Greek religion and its major archaeological ...
(The Conversation) — Stories in Greek mythology on the cycle of nature showing youth, death and rejuvenation can have lessons for us today on how grief changes over time and transforms who we are as ...
Practitioners of the ancient Greek religion gathered among the ruined temples at the Acropolis Sunday, praying to Athena to stop the removal of sculptures and pieces of the temples to museums.