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Engraving from a relief at Yazilikaya by French archaeologist Charles Texier (1882). Teshub stands on two deified mountains (depicted as men) alongside his wife Hepatu, who is standing on the back of a panther. Behind her, their son, their...

Oil, especially olive oil, was stored in specialized Greek pottery; lekythos (pleural, lekythoi). Many lekythoi were found inside tombs; they were used to anoint the dead bodies of single men. Mainly dull red and black paints were used by...

Arachne, from the Greek arákhnē (meaning spider), is a figure in Greek mythology whose talent for weaving was renowned and who famously challenged the goddess Minerva to a weaving competition. As told in Ovid’s (43 BCE-17 CE) Metamorphoses...

Timothy R. Pauketat is an American archaeologist, director of the Illinois State Archaeological Survey, the Illinois State Archaeologist, and professor of anthropology and medieval studies at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana...

Ancient Olympia was an ancient Greek sanctuary site dedicated to the worship of Zeus located in the western Peloponnese. The Pan-Hellenic Olympic Games were held at the site in honour of Zeus every four years from 776 BCE to 393 CE. Olympia...

In this video we're showing you the Gods and Heroes archaeology kit for children, which was kindly provided to us by Greecs.com. https://greecs.com/gods-and-heroes-hercules-2012-03e.html/

Athens is mostly associated with its ancient past rather than its modern turbulent state of the latest two hundred years. While walking the centre of the luminous city, the visitor can easily observe both ends of Hellenic culture. The city...

Today we take a look at the home of the most well known Gods in Greek Mythology, Mount Olympus. If you enjoy mythology and folklore and want to learn more. Please consider subscribing to the channel to keep up to date with all the latest...

Myths of the Norsemen By Helene A Guerber Chapter 4: Thor Section 4: Sif, the Golden-haired Video and Images from https://pixabay.com/ Music: Teller of the Tales Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons...

Professor Charles Fernyhough tells us about how examining the life 15th-century mystic, Margery Kempe can inform what we think about our own inner voices today. Supported by the Genesis Foundation. With grateful thanks to John Studzinski...