A gala celebrated the opening of “Sade: Marquis of the Shadows, Prince of the Enlightment” at the Museum of Letters and Manuscripts. Tomas van Houtryve The Count de Sade, the modern descendant ...

In his different avatars, he represented the changing yet constant nature of life itself. He was the god who didn’t just speak of dharma (righteousness); he embodied it, reminding us that the ...

Other major gods included Mars (god of war), Mercury (god of trade and messenger of the gods) and Bacchus (god of grapes and wine production). Romans also believed that many of their gods had ...

Depicted on a tetradrachm, the Olympian Dionysus was the god of wine, an important part of the revelry at Greek feasts. Photograph by Bridgeman/ACI The Greek historian Xenophon recounts in his ...

Other sites bear memorial inscriptions that act as a sort of guest book for travelers and might include a name and a supplication to a god. Tombs are found carved into sandstone cliffs throughout ...

"I prayed hard to God. I was in a season of transition spiritually at that time, and didn't quite fully understand. I made a deal with God again: 'I'm sorry, God, here I am again, asking for your ...

Like Zacchaeus, the pope said Jesus continues to go out in search of those who seek God even when faced with personal limitations, struggles, or uncertain circumstances. “When he comes to know ...