Orthodox Easter differs from Western Easter is several ways. Here, experts break down what Orthodox Easter is, when it takes place this year, and how parents can involve their kids in celebrating the ...

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Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

Boxing in ancient Greece originated as a very tough sport, much harder than professional boxing as we know it today.

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in ...

The 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session began with a ceremonial opening on Tuesday in Ancient Olympia ... Bach, in his remarks, celebrated Greece as the cradle of both democracy and ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will culminate with the election of a new president ...

Thanks to the Percy Jackson series, authors and publishers have jumped on the Greek god gravy train, and our kids are a little better off because ... and which gods favor which heroes (or have it in ...

A question that looms is how the Trump administration will respond to last year’s request for $3.2 billion to fund transportation projects for the Olympics. A bulk of the request was for $2 ...

Women were not allowed to compete directly in the Olympics, but Cynisca circumvented this by entering as an owner and trainer. Her victory that day was significant, proving even in ancient Greek ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Zhen Yin, of China, slides during his second run at the skeleton world championships, Thursday, March 6 ...

Nir Eisikovits, professor of philosophy and director of the Applied Ethics Center at UMass Boston, is the author of “Glory, Humiliation and the Drive to War.” Sixteen years into the ...