Demeter was one of the twelve Olympian gods believed by the ancient Greeks to rule over the cosmos. She was the sister of Zeus and patron goddess of agriculture. She was commonly depicted wearing a ...

In Greek mythology, Eos was the goddess of the dawn. Though, like other primordial gods, she was not widely worshiped by the ...

The events you need to pencil in if you want to delve into all things Hellenic down under: What's On the second half of April ...

There is a scene on Homer’s Iliad that I find insightful and funny at the same time. The battle for Troy has begun (in the ...

31. Augusta – Majestic, venerable 32. Livia – Blue, envious, or related to olive trees 33. Martina – Little Mars, or warlike ...

There’ll be two airport choices: Manchester and London Stansted, with the former offering up to two weekly flights between ...

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

“I also found it interesting that the Greek gods and goddesses, widely thought of through re-telling of the myths – which were seldom, if ever, written down but rather passed down through generations ...

After reading about the ancient Greek classroom in Sicily, dive into the legends of 12 ancient Greek gods and goddesses. Then, read about the legend of the Gordian Knot, the ancient Greek puzzle that ...

In their preface to Twelve Voices from Greece and Rome, Christopher Pelling and Maria Wyke say that they were encouraged by participants in a Radio 3 series ‘to produce this book in which we explore ...

Others have emerged from mythology's darkest corners, and the deepest shadows of the underworld ... Corvus: Latin for “raven” 3. Desdemona: Greek for “ill-fated” or “unfortunate”, also Othello’s wife ...