Death – Burial and Afterlife in Ancient Greece
The ancient Greeks believed that existence does not end with death; there is no death, only a transition from one state of being to another; every human died only to live again...
Category: Greek Mythology
Satyrs and Nymphs – Pleasure Addicts of Ancient Greece
Dedicated to my daughter Nais (Νάϊς) If I begin by telling you that Satyriasis, the word for the uncontrollable desire in men, to have lots of physical pleasure, especially with different...
Are the 12 Days of Dionysus the Ancient Greek Origins of Christmas?
Could the twelve Days of Dionysus, a no-holds-barred celebration of the birth of the Greek god of wine and fertility, be the source of what we now know today as Christmas? Held...
Ancient Greece and Sirius – The Dog Star
The ancient Greeks knew the star Canis Majoris by various names: Sirius; derived from the Greek word Σείριος (Seirios), meaning glowing or scorching and Sothis – Σῶθις (also the Egyptian word for...
The Ancient Greek Origins of the Werewolf
For thousands of years the moon has been both worshiped and feared in Greece, even Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician and father of Western medicine, understood the power of the moon and...
10 of the Saddest Love Stories in Greek Mythology
All’s fair in love and war, or so they say. Back in ancient Greece though, love had much more to contend with, such as vengeful and envious gods, or Apate; the personification...
5 World Famous Logos Inspired by Greek Mythology
There’s a story behind everything and behind the following five world famous logos, the story is Greek. Greece has given so much to the world that most of the time we don’t...
Did You Know the Red Carpet Originated in Ancient Greece?
The ancient Greeks were always one step ahead, whatever they put their mind to, they did it well; philosophy, architecture, mathematics, literature; they were the leaders. Did you know though, that they were...
Aries – The Ancient Greek Myth Behind the Zodiac Sign
The Zodiac Sign of Aries March 21 – April 19 The Greek myth associated with the zodiac sign of Aries is that of the Golden Fleece; the Chrysomallus (best known from the...
10 of the Weirdest Deaths in Ancient Greece
You won’t believe the ways in which these ancient Greeks died, some senseless, some embarrassing, some ridiculous, some hilarious but all curious, unusual and bizarre. Samuel Johnson, English critic, biographer, essayist and...
