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Greek millionaire Steven Zonas, who died frugally in Cincinnati in 1980, has left behind a fortune for the sick and underprivileged of his native...

Pyrrhus of Epirus (319/318–272 BC) was an ancient Greek general and statesman, widely regarded by his contemporaries and modern historians alike as one of...

There are many strong and powerful women, or femme fatales, who became known for their ruthlessness and cunning ways in Greek mythology, such as...

From ancient Greece through Puritan New England, witches functioned as easy targets for cultural anxieties about gender, power, and mortality. By Joel Christensen Living on the...

In ancient Greek the word demon (δαίμων) - also spelled daemon - had several meanings, the main one being he who dispenses fate

Few people would be quick to draw a connection between Plato and The Lord of the Rings, authored by epic high fantasy writer J....

The eagerly anticipated 2023 Acropolis Rally in Greece, is set to rev its engines beginning today and lasting until Monday (September 7, 2023 to...

The Greek goddess Chimera, was a monstrous composition of disparate parts that embodied an ancient fear of females.

More areas of Magnesia, Thessaly, Central Greece, were being evacuated on Thursday afternoon under the threat of approaching fire, and while explosions were heard...

Fires continued to burn in the Greek mainland on Thursday as two more people were lost in the blaze in central Greece.