Greek Reporter2d
Why Do We Ignore the Ancient Treasures Atop Greek Mountains?
In ancient times, the mountaintops of Greece held the shrines and ritual sites of the gods. Now, they’re astonishingly ...
Greek Reporter3d
Hesiod: The Ancient Greek Poet Who Described the Birth of the Cosmos
Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet whose epic work Theogony elevated him to the status of Homer and is "a major source on Greek ...
WAMC4d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were not just ... There were also animal sacrifices that involved smell. "Within Greek myth there's this idea that the smell goes up to the gods on Mount Olympus ...
PBS5d
Ancient Greece: History and Documentaries About Ancient Greek Civilization, Mythology, and Art
The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...
Inside Higher Ed23d
Sacrifice’s Enduring Logic
In ancient Greece, philosophers such as Pythagoras, Plato and later the Stoics critiqued sacrificial practices as barbaric and irrational. This intellectual shift undermined the justification for ...
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Never-before-seen series of ancient paintings dug up in Pompeii provide clues on rituals tied to Greek god
Part of the mural depicts female followers of Dionysus — who is also the ancient Greek god of fertility ... double flute as another puts on a wine sacrifice. At the center, there is a well ...