The sacred yellow serpents of Asclepius, the porieas, symbolized healing, renewal, divine power in ancient Greek medical and ...

Do animals have souls? Can they be reborn like humans? While today we debate animal consciousness with science, the ancient Greeks were already deep into discussions about the soul, reincarnation ...

The ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides is considered by many to be the father of pharmacology for authoring De ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, ... There were also animal sacrifices that involved smell.

Learn about the 430,000-year-old stone tools and techniques that allowed ancient humans to butcher elephant meat for a hefty ...

ReligionForBreakfast. Ancient Greek Sacrifice; Why did they do it? Posted: June 3, 2025 | Last updated: June 14, 2025. When we think about animal sacrifice, ancient societies such as the Greeks ...

To tourists, it’s the ancient theater at the foot of the Acropolis. Artists revere it for the majestic stage where legends ...

Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.

A remarkable mosaic floor depicting two human-animal hybrid spirits has been uncovered at the site of an ancient Greek city. The mosaic was identified in the modern town of Eretria on the island ...

Revellers dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, prepare to take part in carnival celebrations in Distomo, a village in central Greece, on Monday, March 3, 2025.

Text from ancient Greek and Roman writers describes how statues of deities—including Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals—were anointed with perfumes.