Greek Key – Meander – Origins and Meanings
More than likely we’ve all come across the ‘Greek key’, also known as the ‘meander’ (a repeating geometric motif), at some time or another. During 18th century Europe, along with the rejuvenated...
Greeker Than The Greeks
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 10 Most Desirable Hetairai – Courtesans of Ancient Greece
Hetairai (ancient Greek courtesans), the polite term for a ‘kept mistress’, were beautiful, sophisticated, educated and respected women who were, without a doubt, the most liberated women of ancient Greece. They were...
Ancient Secrets of the Eleusinian Mysteries – Walking the Sacred Way
Little to nothing is known about The Eleusinian Mysteries and probably never will be as nothing was ever written down. Participants of this member’s only cult were sworn to secrecy; to spill...
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...
12 Curious Cures and Remarkable Remedies of Ancient Greece
Although the ancient Greeks mostly believed illness to be a divine punishment and that the cure or remedy was a gift from the gods, they were not afraid to seek help from...
Why Roman Architecture Echoes That of Ancient Greece
Greeks and Italians: ‘Una Faccia, Una Razza’ – ‘one face, one race’. The ancient Greeks and Romans, created unique styles of architecture, together known as classical architecture and constructed some of the...
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...
