Damo is a relatively unknown figure of the ancient Greek world, who played a fundamental role when her father, Pythagoras, passed away. There is not...

One ancient Greek scientist proposed the existence of polar day and polar night before people even knew the Earth was a sphere. Bion of Abdera is a...

Plutarch was an ancient Greek biographer, who, among others, wrote about Alexander the Great. His works had a powerful influence on the evolution of...

Most people think of ancient Greece and immediately picture philosophers debating under olive trees. However, this image is incomplete without...

Magic in the ancient Greek world appears predominantly in its mythology in relation to certain gods and demigods, namely Orpheus, Hecate, Circe, and...

Magic in the ancient Greek world appears predominantly in its mythology in relation to certain gods and demigods, namely Orpheus, Hecate, Circe, and...

Heraclitus, the great and obscure Ephesian philosopher, has been influential for many great minds throughout history, yet few people are truly aware...

Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet whose epic work Theogony has elevated him to the status of Homer and “a major source on Greek mythology,”...

Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet whose epic work Theogony has elevated him to the status of Homer and “a major source on Greek mythology,”...

Greeks have a tendency to forget great men of the country who changed the course of history through their words and actions. This is especially the...