Articles related to "Hesiod"

Long before Thomas More coined the word utopia - from the Greek for no place - in 1516, humans began to imagine the ideal way of being in the world and living together.

Analyzing the mythology in Diane Duane's High Wizardry reveals the myth of Prometheus retold through Dairine bringing the knowledge of wizardry to the silicon planet.

Definition of the glossary term Gorgon

How Alexander the Great and the Goat-god Pan's ancient fertility cult set the stage for the birth of Imperial Rome.

Brief biography and works of Virgil, the greatest poet of Ancient Rome.

Ferryman Charon carried the dead souls across the boundary of the underworld where the 3-headed dog, Kerberos awaited to welcome them.

Commandaria is produced only in Cyprus. In recognition of its long tradition, dating from the Middle Ages, it has been awarded the Appellation of Controlled Origin.

Education in Ancient Greece and Rome is the foundation of the 21st century Classical Education explosion. It is important to understand these Greek and Roman roots

From Thomas More's Utopia to J.D. Bernal's The World, the Flesh, and the Devil, changing ideas about the nature of reality have produced very different utopian visions.

Hellenismos is part of a growing movement of Pagan reconstructionism. Practitioners successfully blend ancient Greek beliefs and practices with modern sensibilities.

The moonlight splendour and the menacing darkness of the night are represented in Greek mythology by Selene and Hecate.

Among the most important duties one owed one's deceased loved ones was continual remembrance of them in order to assure them of eternal life in a land of bliss.

Ariadne, princess of Crete, helped an Athenian hero, Theseus escape the Labyrinth only to be left deserted on the island of Naxos. Eventually, she is rescued by Bacchus

You've heard of Pandora's Box, but do you know the whole story? Here's the tale of how the Lord of the Gods took out his wrath on mankind.

According to the Holy Bible, in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth; but there are other, some even older, stories to explain original creation.

Homer describes and names the dead human body as a whole, unified entity, even though he does not describe or name the active or passive body in the same way.

Animal and animal like creatures played a large role in the daily lives of the ancient Greeks. Legends speak of terrifying beasts that would attack and devour humans.

The Pre-Socratic philosopher Xenophanes affirmed the existence of a single god but denied that humans could ever fully articulate who that god was.