This find not only sheds light on the region’s ancient religious life but also highlights the cultural and strategic significance of Poseidon’s worship in the Greek world. Poseidon ...

People prayed to these gods for the same reasons we pray today ... Shared religious rites united ancient Greek villages and regions. Worship intially was communal, but as people sought meaning ...

510 B.C. on the grave of the Greek warrior, Aristion ... it is said, by the sea god Poseidon (discovered in 1506 in Rome and now at the Vatican Museums) is one of the greatest early finds.

We meet Homer, famous writer of Ancient Greece, who introduces us to ... The other main gods and goddesses are: Poseidon: God of the sea.Athena: Goddess of wisdom and war.Dionysus: God of wine ...

Odysseus, Greek hero and the King of Ithaca ... Unfortunately for Odysseus, Polyphemus was actually the son of Poseidon, God of the sea. When Poseidon found out what had happened, he vowed ...

One of the most recognized Greek mythology TV shows is “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.” Are the graphics of the 1995 show goofy and laughable by today’s standards? Sure, but it’s still a vital ...

Zeus: Even in the ancient Greek poems of Homer and Hesiod ... For example, Demeter was the goddess of grain and the harvest, Poseidon ruled over the seas, Athena was the goddess of wisdom ...

From floating shrines and striking synagogues to golden monuments and sprawling sacrificial sites, these are the most ...