she plays an important role in Greek heroic tradition and features heavily in the 7th-century epics the Iliad and the Odyssey. Athena was also one of three virgin goddesses, the other two being ...

You'd be wrong to think the ancient Greek gods bled red like you and me, as ichor was the substance that defined their ...

and Athena her epithet, from a temple room where young girls wove sacred textiles used in the worship of the goddess. (The word parthenon in its Greek form means "of the virgins.") A similar cult ...

People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived high above Mount Olympus, in a palace in the clouds.

Cecrops, Athens’ first king, banned bloody sacrifices and reformed worship with laws, morality, and symbolic offerings.

The Handmaid's Tale remains a source of fascination for viewers with its eerie dystopian universe, and its continually expanding roster of characters has led many fine actors into the public eye, with ...

Throughout history, different religions and cultures have revered goddesses symbolizing power, protection, and destruction. From Athena in Greek mythology to Sekhmet in ancient Egypt and Amaterasu ...

There is a scene on Homer’s Iliad that I find insightful and funny at the same time. The battle for Troy has begun (in the ...

It’s been a day packed with sightseeing and lessons in Greek history. Led by our Greek guide, Nanda, we walked to the Acropolis from our hotel. Yes we are getting our steps in, and unlike the ...