Ancient Greece had some famous priestesses who played a significant role in the religious and cultural life of the time.

As Greece prepares to celebrate Carnival, many people ask if the Ancient Greeks also did the same. The answer is not as easy ...

Greece is very far away from the heartland of early Buddhism in India and parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. But thanks to Alexander the Great, Hellenistic and Buddhist cultures came into contact in ...

DISTOMO, Greece (AP) — Feeling overwhelmed by everyday obligations or doom-scrolling? The ancient Greeks had a ... Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s ...

"Norway and the Nordic countries have a pagan heritage to be somewhat proud of. A heritage that few have been aware of," says ...

Pilgrims would journey across continents to light candles beneath their frescoed domes, whisper prayers into the cool stone ...

The oldest and most accepted group of foreign deities were the gods of ancient Greece. These gods had made ... (Apuleius, Metamorphoses 11.5) Religion and the Roman Emperors In the last century ...

and it was also here that Saint Paul sought out converts for the then-fledgling religion known as Christianity. Recent travelers, especially history buffs, loved visiting Ancient Agora.

UD’s Ancient Greek and Roman Studies program allows students to immerse themselves in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome and trace their ... and philosophy, religion and myth. Ancient Greek and ...

We meet Homer, famous writer of Ancient Greece, who introduces us to the Olympians - twelve of the most important gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece - and also Ancient Greek beliefs about the ...

At a ceremony this week, Greece's culture minister officially accepted ... linking the development of ancient metal smelting practices to long-term environmental change Ella Jeffries The discovery ...

The ancient tradition of the Bell People in the Greek village of Distomo marks the end of carnival. Revelers clad themselves ...