The ancient Greek religious festival of Anthesteria was revived in the center of the old city in Athens on Sunday.

Ancient Greeks saw Olympus as a divine realm of Zeus and the gods, not a mountain. Its link to Mount Olympus emerged in later ...

Greek and Roman gods evoked fear, awe and envy. Their names now control trillions of dollars of your money. Janus, Apollo, Jupiter and Ares are some of the most famous names of Greek and Roman ...

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 ...

Before Zeus could rule as the king of the ancient Greek gods, he had to defeat his father and the Titans in a decade-long war ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact ...

Note that the list assumes that you will devote most of your effort to literary sources. If you wish to devote substantial time to art and archaeology as sources for myth and religion, you may discuss ...

Ancient Greeks held festivals, sacrifices, games, and religious processions at the site; today it’s a magnet for tourists. PHOTOGRAPH BY VINCENT J. MUSI-ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF THE ACROPOLIS ...