The name "Europe" is derived from the Greek mythological figure Europa, a Phoenician princess who was abducted by Zeus in the ...

The Monastery of Panagia Yiatrissa (“Mary the Healer”) in Kastania, on the slopes of Taygetus, is traditionally believed to stand on the ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to Athena. In villages ...

Ancient Greek priestesses may have used hallucinogenic ergot during the Eleusinian Mysteries, rituals carried out by the cult ...

When we look up at the night sky, most of us see the same patterns of stars that the ancient […] ...

Greece took part in the multinational military exercise “Orion 2026” in France, deploying four Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets and personnel from the 331 ...

Across class divides, through queer awakenings and messy millennial angst, these novels are the surest way to understand love ...

If you look to the south on a dark and clear winter evening, you’ll see a familiar seven-star pattern that forms the constellation of Orion. While Orion has a rich collection of interesting telescopic ...

Although the weather is still a bit cold, the bright stars of late winter captivate us with their dazzling beauty. Our most magnificent picture in the stars, Orion the Hunter, draws us into the Winter ...

Return to Silent Hill is the newest film in the Silent Hill franchise to be released later on this week, on January 23, in theaters everywhere. This film will stand independently of the previous films ...

When I was 8 or 9 years old, my uncle and aunt gave me a copy of D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths, a standard-bearer for children’s folklore that was originally published in 1962. I was immediately ...