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The ancient Greek gods remain a fascination around the world. As immortals with unusual powers, they appear in movies, books, video games.

Greek gods were given human traits and characteristics by the ancients; ambrosia and nectar were the food and drink that symbolized the divine nature...

Greece is full of some of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, such as the Acropolis, Mycenae, and Knossos. There are so...

The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC led to half a century of fierce military and political competition between the Diadochi (successors)...

Pisistratus was an ancient Greek statesman who ruled Athens three times as a tyrant. However, his reforms laid the foundations for the city's later...

The ancient city-state of Syracuse (Συράκουσαι), was a Greek colony established on the eastern coast of Sicily. The city rose to prominence as a...

One aspect of modern May Day celebrations is the preparation of a flower wreath from wild flowers against a background of green leaves

Several prominent ancient Roman emperors loved Greece and did not keep it a secret. As the Roman Empire consolidated, Greek culture, literature, politics, philosophy,...

Today, April 22, Earth Day is celebrated once again as over one billion people help the Earth recover from the ravages of industrialization.

Kollyva, the boiled wheat-based sweet offered at Greek Orthodox memorial services for the repose of the souls of the dead is a superfood that...