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

Ancient Greek and Roman religion share many similarities. To start with, they were both polytheistic and shared similar gods. The primary Greek gods Mount of Olympus formed the basis of the Roman ...

The ancient Greek roots of the cross symbol, its significance in cosmology, religion, and philosophy, long before ...

Religion is a very important part of Ancient Greek life. I should know - people give me credit for telling a few of the best-known stories about the gods, goddesses and heroes. The Iliad ...

So pleasing the gods with smells that are offerings is part of a bigger realm of the sensory landscape of Greek religion," ...

This course is an introduction to the archaeological study of religion, with a focus on the ancient Greek world. We’ll begin with a general introduction to Greek religion and its major archaeological ...

Note that the list assumes that you will devote most of your effort to literary sources. If you wish to devote substantial time to art and archaeology as sources for myth and religion, you may discuss ...

Father Spyridon has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a monastery carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea ...

In the midst of dreary weather and spring’s blossoming flowers, students are presenting a mythical explanation of the ...

religion, and classics itself. The requirements for the major are designed to be flexible so that individual students can focus their program around a particular interest like art and archaeology, ...

Cyprus gained independence from British rule in 1960, but Greek-Turkish Cypriot tensions led to violence, with Turkey intervening in 1974 after a Greek-backed coup and seizing over a third of the ...