To enter Hades’s realm, Heracles underwent initiation into the secretive Eleusinian Mysteries. With Hermes’s guidance, Heracles ventured through the Underworld. Along the way, he rescued a ...

Credit: Greek Reporter As a form of initiation into the cult, which was one of the Eleusinian Mysteries, the faithful wore a bracelet called a “kroki” around both their right hand and left ankle.

In the midst of the harshness of winter, many can’t help but remember the original myth of Persephone and Hades. However, many romantic retellings villainize or dismiss Demeter’s grief as a mother.

This series offers a collection of specially-written songs based on the Ancient Greek myth of Persephone. Together with the story they recount the adventures of Persephone – her time in the ...

If you like rooting for underdogs, you’ll love the career-challenged crew of eccentric crime-solvers in John McMahon’s “Head Cases”: a small FBI unit called Patterns and Recognition—PAR ...

The discovery of Thutmose II's tomb last week — the first burial of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh to be discovered within or near the Valley of the Kings since King Tutankhamun's tomb was found in ...

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Streaming services are great, but subscriptions are not free. Netflix costs money, as does Disney+ and almost every other streaming service out there. And sometimes, you might be looking for a ...