Ancient Greeks encoded the secrets of their civilization in ways hidden in plain sight, shaping a legacy that endures through ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus – A 2,500-year-old sarcophagus with vivid color illustrations from Homer’s epics has been discovered in western Cyprus, archaeologists said Monday. Construction workers found the ...

Melampus, a legendary Greek iatromantis, was a shaman, healer and seer famed for his prophetic gifts and ability to cure ...

Homer’s Odyssey is one of the greatest works of ancient Greek epic poetry, telling the incredible journey of Odysseus as he ...

My introduction to the world of ancient Greek epic was Mary Pope Osborne’s Tales from the Odyssey series. I vividly remember being eight years old and earnestly flipping through “The One-Eyed Giant” ...

Father’s Day inspires mixed emotions for many of us. Looking at advertisements of happy families could recall difficult memories and broken relationships for some. But for others, the day could invite ...

This article explores the cultural significance of Ancient Greek as a literary language in the early modern Low Countries, with a specific focus on a previously unstudied epic poem which depicts, in ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “I fear the Greeks even when they’re bringing gifts,” a Trojan priest exclaims early on in Virgil’s ...

History has a habit of being rewritten. But thanks to advances in science and technology, we’re gaining an ever-clearer picture of what life may have been like during some of the most crucial periods ...