According to at least two ancient and medieval scholars, Alexander the Great encountered sea monsters during his campaigns.

Scientists have identified a new species of marine reptile after decades of mystery. Fossils of this aquatic predator, measuring up to 40 feet (12 meters) long, have been known since the 1980s.

Christians would flock to the Cave of Salome in Israel to pay tribute to Jesus' midwife. But a new study contests the ...

When the Greek poet Homer wrote of the sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis living off the coast of Sicily, he had no way of knowing that Charybdis, who often takes the form of a whirlpool pulling ...

The tradition of icon painting began to develop simultaneously with the development of Christianity. In the modern era, avant ...

Revelation 22:19 All Christians - Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant - agree that ... were debated. From the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Jews at Qumran apparently read and copied Tobit, The Letter ...

Among the many eccentricities against women in the name cultural religious and traditional was Mulakkaram or Breast Tax a tax forced upon the Dalit women of Travancore in order to cover their breasts ...

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 133 Pleasant St., Portland Live music and Greek specialties like spanakopita, moussaka, gyros, baklava, koulorakia and loukoumades. July 6-9: Union Fair ...

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All eyes are on Cairo today as Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis leads the Greek delegation in a crucial meeting with his Egyptian counterpart regarding the ownership status of the Sinai Monastery ...