One of the fundamental beliefs of the Ancient Greeks was that their beloved gods were immortal, but were they? How did they ...

The ancient Greeks considered Dionysus the 12th Olympic god. He was not taken seriously by his father Zeus nor by most of the ...

Demeter was one of the twelve Olympian gods believed by the ancient Greeks to rule over the cosmos. She was the sister of ...

Fall from these structures, as monks often did during their perilous, devotion-proving construction, and you’d have many ...

"Here one is closer to God, and better understands creation," says Father Spyridon, who's spent more than 50 years at the monastery as a monk. "All of mother nature is God's creation. We must ...

The recent IMSA racing debut of the Aston Martin Valkyrie was a reminder of the enduring appeal to vehicle makers of model names taken from ancient mythologies and religions. We’re not sure that it’s ...

Pope Francis was a master of making emotional connections. He was, at heart, a pastor to wounded souls. Here are some of the ...

The Vatican has announced that the Pope is dead. A series of arcane rites now occur and then the complex process of naming a ...

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dive into the legends of 12 ancient Greek gods and goddesses. Then, read about the legend of the Gordian Knot, the ancient Greek puzzle that was deemed unsolvable until Alexander the Great conquered ...

“They learn easily because they are disciplined, born into music, and they love and respect Greek music—just as they do all other styles ... and I am grateful to God for this gift,” he ...

We don’t cover all ... mythology to wine and olives, there's a lot to love about Greece. There's something magical about the contrast between the deep-blue waters of the Aegean Sea and the ancient ...