The Olympic Opening Ceremony's controversy has renewed interest in divine dinners, during which sitting down for food is more than a meal.

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed 2,000 ...

In Brazil, Sister Oliveira's community transformed this ancient tradition of Lenten fasting into a sustained campaign for food security. "Each meal we forgo funds a community kitchen that now feeds ...

Ancient Greek and Roman religion share many similarities ... as all ancient religions emphasized rituals and cult. Sacrifice was a major part of the rituals of both religions.

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes that offer fresh insight into religious practices ...

Excavations at Maiden Castle have provided significant insights into the lives—and deaths—of its ancient inhabitants ... The circumstances of his "sacrifice" burial, as explored in the ...

The first kind of love is Eros, named after the Greek God of fertility. Eros is passion, lust and pleasure. The ancient Greeks considered Eros to be dangerous and frightening as it involves a “loss of ...

COMMENTARY: Those who wish to be peacemakers on the world stage should read the brave words of the bishops of the Ukrainian ...

Frieze depicts followers of ancient Greek god Dionysus Fresco dates to ... combining revelry with primal sacrifice. "The question is, what do you want to be in life, the hunter or the prey?" ...

Found in the province of Şanlıurfa, the rock tomb features depictions of a reclining man and two winged women alongside an illegible inscription Sonja Anderson Researchers found that the group ...