Ancient Greek Love Magic – Spells for Separation: Curses, Sacred Words and a Magical...
In the ancient Greek world not all was fair in war, but it certainly was in love. Ancient Greek spell books and collections abound...
Ulysses’ Decade Long Journey from Troy to Ithaca
Today, an intrepid yachtsman can trace Ulysses’ almost mythical journey around the western Mediterranean. Odysseus, Ulysses’ Homeric name, derived from ‘The Wolf’, implying he...
A Modern Madam – Athens, 440 BC
She heard the whisper from a mouth covered by a palm. Furtive eyes looked over a delicately manicured hand. "Did you know her name...
Aesop and his Fables in the Modern World
Growing up as children, one can remember little stories such as "The Dog who lost His Bone", "The Ants and the Grasshopper",...
Miltiades
After the death of his brother Stesagoras (some time in the last quarter of the 6th century BC), Miltiades the son of Cimon was...
Amazons Warrior Clothing: Weapons and Ancient Dress of the Women Warriors
The ancient weaponry and varied warrior clothing of the fierce Amazons reflect these women warriors' diverse origins.
Central figures of Greek mythology and a very...
Ancient Greece, part 8 – Art and Architecture
The Origins of Greek Art
In the nineteenth century, it was generally believed that Greek art had developed by itself with little or no outside...
Masters of Ancient Greek Art: Phidias, Polykleitos, and Myron
Phidias, Polykleitos, and Myron are three of the most famous names in ancient Greek art. Their reputation lives on in copies of classical sculptures.
Little...
Aphrodite, Ancient Grecce’s Embodiment of Beauty
Aphrodite was worshiped in Ancient Greece as the goddess of beauty, love, sexuality, pleasure and the protector of sailors.
She was always portrayed as a...
Athenian Democracy: The Greek Origins of Rule by the People
It is a well-established historical fact that Democracy began with the Greeks; but how similar was this system to those in the modern world?
“Democracy...