A 600-foot footrace was the only athletic event at the first Olympics, a festival held in 776 B.C. and dedicated to Zeus, the chief Greek god. For the next millennium, Greeks gathered every four years ...

LOS ANGELES (RNS) To celebrate the winter solstice, Dean Cameron made an offering to Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the sea. In his North Hollywood backyard he placed a roast on the makeshift ...

Ancient Athens was a vibrant and dynamic society, famous for producing great works of art, philosophy, and culture.

Ancient Greek afterlife beliefs reveal a shift from fear of death to hope through secret rituals, divine guidance, and ...

People in the ancient world did not always believe in the gods, a new study suggests – casting doubt on the idea that religious belief is a "default setting" for humans. Despite being written out of ...

(RNS) — The discovery offers insight into how early Christians read and understood Scripture — and provides a point of ...

MOUNT OLYMPUS, Greece (AP) - Silver-haired and soft-spoken, George Klonis worked as a bus driver into his 60s but found his life's purpose at the foot of Mount Olympus. With his arms outstretched and ...

The Ithaca sanctuary offers tangible evidence of its former legendary King whose oceanic adventures continue to inspire films ...

Turns out the ancient Greeks weren't just making things up! Join us as we count down our picks for the ancient Greek myths ...