An Egyptian goddess with the grace of a feline but the fierceness of a lioness. One of the most important and beloved deities ...

While traveling the Greek world in the 2nd century CE, the geographer Pausanias visited the statue of Zeus at Olympia. The ...

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Each year, this ceremony -- called "Anastenaria" ("sighs" in Greek) -- attracts crowds of visitors. Considered a pagan ritual to honour the ancient Greek gods Dionysus and Artemis, the ancient ...

From what I know about her, Guanyin is a-OK with my skeptical ways. I don’t believe in Greek, Egyptian or Hindu goddesses either, but I do appreciate the idea of a feminine divine archetype that ...

She was the counterpart of the Greek goddess Nike and was highly revered by the ancient Romans, during times of war she was often credited for battlefield success, according to the Vindolanda Trust.

Vindolanda Charitable Trust The counterpart to Greek goddess Nike, Victoria personified victory and was “highly revered by the ancient Romans, during times of war she was often credited for ...

The eyes of ancient Greek sculptures possess a timeless stare bridging our worlds. Credit: Credit: George E. Koronaios, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (left), Vicenç Valcárcel Pérez, Wikimedia ...