LOS ANGELES (RNS) To celebrate the winter solstice, Dean Cameron made an offering to Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the sea. In his North Hollywood backyard he placed a roast on the makeshift ...

A 600-foot footrace was the only athletic event at the first Olympics, a festival held in 776 B.C. and dedicated to Zeus, the chief Greek god. For the next millennium, Greeks gathered every four years ...

Ancient Greece had some famous priestesses who played a significant role in the religious and cultural life of the time.

There are many mysteries concerning the ancient Greek world, including the identity of some of its most illustrious members ...

(The Conversation) — A scholar of ancient Greek literature explains what the Olympics of modern day have in common with the 776 B.C. games at Olympia. As a scholar of ancient Greek literature, I find ...

MOUNT OLYMPUS, Greece (AP) - Silver-haired and soft-spoken, George Klonis worked as a bus driver into his 60s but found his life's purpose at the foot of Mount Olympus. With his arms outstretched and ...