Smashing a pomegranate on New Year’s Day is an Ancient Greek custom that is considered a symbol of good fortune.
An ancient Greek relief sculpture featuring an ear may seem strange to some, but it was made with the hopes that someone ...
The evil eye symbol, believed to offer protection from envy, has been significant for over 5,000 years across various ...
Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14th, has long been associated with love, romance, and the act of expressing a ...
Alcoholic beverages like beer and wine have been around for a long time, and are deeply entwined with human history. But this ...
Old Fired Clay Disk Inscribed With Symbols From Crete Continues to Baffle Archeologists, Never Been Able to Decipher Phaistos ...
With every aspect of Roman life having a specific deity to call upon, it can be tricky to make sense of the ancient pantheon ...
When Judith Barrington reflects on her latest book, “ Virginia’s Apple: Collected Memoirs ,” she thinks of it as daring, ...
Pagans have many different beliefs. Rider believes in Norse traditions with an emphasis on gods like Odin and Thor. Others ...
The violet is a recurring motif. Sappho used the flower in her romantic poetry, writing of“crowns of violets”. But Medhurst is also interested in Sappho's“afterlives”, as the poet's image was ...
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Maggie Rowe and Emily Garcés, the hosts of the podcast "50 Words for Snow," about words English needs but does not have.