A pregnant Leto eventually found refuge on the island of Delos. Illustration of Hermes, messenger of the Greek gods (Photo by Science Source/Photo Researchers History/Getty Images) Hermes’ mother was ...
The Greek Olympian gods were a wild, dysfunctional ... Historical accounts, such as that of Herodotus, Greece’s father of history, asserted that sacred sex workers operated at Old Paphos ...
As thousands of visitors from around the world poured into Tarpon Springs for Epiphany, it's important to recognize the history that comes with the celebration.
As a sacred place used regularly in religious ceremonies, as well as playing host to the Ancient Games, Olympia was at the centre of Greek civilisation. Renowned expert Paul Christesen gives ...
This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... Dionysus was the god of wine, an important part of the revelry at Greek feasts.