In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters like the sirens and the ...

The handful animal ghosts in the ancient world are often depicted not as friendly visitors but as mere tools for humans – and ...

Dolphins in ancient Greece were revered as messengers of the gods and held a divine dimension that has survived through the ...

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Feeling overwhelmed by everyday obligations or doom-scrolling? The ancient Greeks had a remedy for burnout still practised annually by their rural descendants. In the mountain village of Distomo ...

Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

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DISTOMO, Greece (AP) — Feeling overwhelmed by everyday obligations or doom-scrolling? The ancient Greeks had a remedy for burnout still practiced annually by their rural descendants. In the ...

Revelers dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, chant during carnival celebrations in Distomo, a village in central Greece, on Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) ...