What the cult of Aphrodite reveals about ancient attitudes towards love—and desire
A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...
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The Hidden Treasures of Olympus, the Mountain of the Greek Gods
Many people come to visit Greece with a mission in mind—to visit Olympus, the mountain of the ancient Greek gods.
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Who were the ancient Greek gods and heroes?
Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived ...
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How the Greeks Changed the Idea of the Afterlife
The mystery rites were intensely emotional and staged like elaborate theater. Those of the great gods on the Greek island of Samothrace took place at night, with flickering torch fire pointing the ...
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Greek Mythology Can Teach the Young Humanity, Virtue
When it comes to Greek mythology, myth and legend, fairy tales and fantasy, can be just as informative as historical facts.
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In Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island, the Greek gods are queer and kind
who gets shipwrecked on a mysterious island that’s inexplicably home to a handful of Greek gods who have no idea who they are or what they’re doing there. While it’s clear that Alex is ...
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Hades Has Made Its Greek Mythology Bed and Needs to Sleep in It
As the Hades franchise continues to grow and evolve, the Greek mythology within the series needs to remain its central ...
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The God Jupiter depicted in sculpture
Over the centuries, the movement of large numbers of people meant that gods from a variety of cultures, including Etruscan and Greek, merged together. As a result, Roman gods were a blend of ...
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Honkai: Star Rail is Suddenly in Hades' Boat
Honkai: Star Rail's Amphoreus arc is quite similar to the Hades games because of its Greek myth inspirations, especially in ...