Woodcut of the morse from Olaus Magnus’ Historiae de Gentibus Septentrionalibus (1558 edition) / archive.org Amongst the...
Mythology
Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BCE – 1st century CE) depicting the Twelve Olympians carrying...
The Supreme Council of Ethnic Hellenes Spring Equinox ritual at an ancient temple of Goddess Artemis in...
Bran Castle, Brașov, Romania / Photo by Dobre Cezar, Creative Commons By Dr. Lucian Boia Professor of...
Maya mask. Stucco frieze from Placeres, Campeche. Early Classic period (c. 250 – 600 AD) / Photo...
By Dr. Gullög C. Nordquist Professor of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History Uppsala University Introduction Music was...
Procession of twelve gods and goddesses. The figures from left to right are: Hestia (goddess of the...
The Tower of Hercules overview / Wikimedia Commons One of the most popular of Greek heroes, Hercules...
Karthea Temple ruins on the island of Keos (modern Kea) By Dr. Stavros Kouloumentas / 11.01.2016 Postdoctoral...
By Azriel ReShel / 03.21.2017 Can We All be Rainmakers? The Zulu say: He who brings rain,...
Maenad playing a tambourine, satyr blowing pipes, and the young god with his panther dance. From the...
Ardnamurchan boat site / Photo by Jon Haylett, Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Britt-Mari Näsström Professor of Religious...
The graphic design artist who created this magnificent Tarot deck was Gioseppe Maria Mitelli (1634-1718) from Bologna,...
The peak sanctuary at Petsofas: reconstruction with a tripartite building and medium horns of consecration. / Wikimedia...
Dadupanthi Saints / Photo from University of Oxford By Dr. Monika Horstmann / 10.01.2015 Professor of Linguistics...
Buryat shaman Tash Ool Buuevich Kunga consecrating an ovoo. / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Olle Sundström /...
The Impostures Last Shift, illustration of the exorcism of Lukins being carried out by the seven clergymen...
This scene, known from other representations in Greek art, depicts the heroes Achilles and Ajax playing a...
An Irish pound banknote featuring and illustration of Queen Medb / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Noémie Beck...
A mountain stream / Photo by Dilshad Roshan, Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Noémie Beck / 12.04.2009 Professor...
Anatolian nazar symbol / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Güliz Ulu / 05.24.2016 Professor of Linguistics Huazhong University...
The Morrigan is the goddess of war, battle, strife, and fertility in Celtic mythology. Most notably in...
For the Celts the Winter Solstice represented the end of a season of hard work, it was...
The Rape of Helen by Tintoretto (1578–1579, Museo del Prado, Madrid); Helen languishes in the corner of...
Cataclysmic natural disasters frame indelible human stories. Francis Danby, The Deluge By Dr. David R. Montgomery /...