In Ancient Greek, the word demon (δαίμων), also spelled daemon, had several meanings, the main one being "he who dispenses ...

Many ancient Egyptian, Greek and Islamic religious buildings share a common feature known as hypostyle. Defined as rows of columns that support a roof, this solution has developed in different ...

This article is part of the collection: Making Sense of K-12 Student Mental Health. Many schools have accepted that students’ overall well-being is an integral part of what helps children and teens ...

At Euphoria Retreat in Mystras, timeless philosophy and holistic therapies help guests rediscover balance and purpose.

Microsoft and Greece's Ministry of Culture and Sport worked together to create an augmented reality experience. The experience allows people to tour the ancient ruins of Olympia brought to life ...

Ghosts stories appear in several surviving texts from ancient Rome. What do they reveal about the people who told them?

Nietzsche’s concept of eternal return, shaped by pre-Socratic thought in Ancient Greece, carries a message about life, death, ...

Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated the environment with lead early on in antiquity. Geoscientists conducted ...