A paper by Dr. Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of History, has been included in a volume of essays on ancient myths ...
From the first whispers of Greek mythology to the philosophical writings that shaped the Western mind, one belief remained constant: fate rules all. To the ancient Greeks, destiny was not a mystery to ...
Today, olive oil is often hailed as helping to protect against disease, but beliefs in its medicinal or even sacred ...
(The Conversation) — From ancient Greece to modern-day TikTok witchcraft, the world of witches has been a changing one. Despite a troubled history, there are people today who consider themselves ...
Before modern science had a true understanding of what a solar eclipse is and how they work, ancient cultures had to form their own beliefs over what happened during this brief, but awesome, event.
Children are, and have always been, unaccountable, weird little monsters. It seems, however, that societies throughout human history have coped with these characteristics in a variety of different ...