In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters on par with other such mythological creatures...

Chione, the Ancient Greek goddess of snow and winter, holds a unique place in Greek mythology. While she was acknowledged, the unusual thing about her...

The historic visual archive, “Mount Athos and Meteora 1929: Princeton’s Hidden Treasure”, lost for nearly 90 years in a storage...

The historic visual archive, “Mount Athos and Meteora 1929: Princeton’s Hidden Treasure”, lost for nearly 90 years in a storage...

North Korea is drowning in myths. Some are crafted by its own propaganda machine, others happily recycled by scholars, journalists and internet...

The ancient Greeks used to make a wide variety of breads, as they considered it to be of great importance in their eating habits. Wheat, considered a...

The ancient Greeks used to make a wide variety of breads, as they considered it to be of great importance in their eating habits. Wheat, considered a...

Alexander the Great is said to have rejected a colossal project to sculpt Mount Athos, as proposed by his architect and technical advisor, Dinocrates,...

The peninsula of Mount Athos is home to twenty monasteries where only monks are allowed to live and only males are allowed to visit.

The peninsula of Mount Athos is home to twenty monasteries where only monks are allowed to live and only males are allowed to visit.