Ambrosia and nectar were the food and drink of the gods symbolizing the divine nature and immortality of the Olympians.

According to Jewish tradition, the current Hebrew month of Adar is meant to be joyful. Ancient rabbinic commentators demand: ...

Way before Man stepped on the moon and gazed afar at our planet, Muslim scholars knew that the Earth was round. While many ...

In Hesiod’s “Works and Days”, ponos is viewed in an even more negative light: it was perceived as a curse unleashed by Pandora, linked to ”evils and quarrels.” Those perspectives also align with the ...