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 ...
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 ...
Ancient Greek philosopher Protagoras, a religious skeptic, faced exile and burning of writings after questioning the ...