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The beach wasn’t always a vacation destination - for the ancient Greeks, it was a scary place
Yet the beach was not all bad for the Greeks. Because the beach acted as a bridge between sea and land, the Greeks thought ...
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Why Islam Has God’s 99 Names and Titles While Other Religions Have 99+ Gods
In Hinduism and Buddhism there are hundreds of Named male Gods and several dozen major, widely known, Named Goddesses. In Judaism there is only one male God; but there are seven female Named prophets.
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Greek Goddess Sphinx Embodied Concept of Knowledge as Power
One of the most recognizable figures of antiquity, the Sphinx, took many forms in the civilizations of Greece, the Near East ...
The View From Mount Olympus: What The Greek Gods Ate And Drank While Partying
Dionysus was a god the Greeks most happily imitated. Called Bacchus by the Romans, he was the privileged son of Zeus himself ...
Katherine Marsh’s Favorite Greek Mythology Books for Young Readers
The author of the Myth of Monsters series recommends works that tell, or retell, these strange and wonderful stories for ...
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Top 30 Ancient Greek Myths That Turned Out To Be TRUE
From long-lost cities to legendary monsters, Greek mythology holds surprising truths! Join us as we explore ancient tales ...
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History of Mermaids and Their Origins in Ancient Greek Sirens
Many have traced the contemporary conception of a mermaid to the ancient Greek figure of the siren, despite the fact that ...