The ancient Greek gods, the immortal characters of Greek mythology, remain a fascination around the world as do their unusual ...

King Celeus of Eleusis was the first man to learn goddess Demeter’s sacred rites, shaping the Eleusinian Mysteries and ...

Every culture has an explanation about how we got here. The ancient Greeks were no different. The dramatic story of the origins of humanity in Greek mythology involves love, pain, and a hefty dose of ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Greek city of Aigai in western Turkey have uncovered a remarkable temple dedicated to Demeter, goddess of agriculture and fertility, containing nearly 1,000 ...

Similarly, the story of Demeter and her daughter Persephone shows a powerful goddess holding her ground in the face of male deities.

According to Greek mythology, Demeter was the goddess of the harvest. She made things grow. It so happened she had a beautiful daughter by the name of Persephone, who also is called Virgo.

Heartbroken Demeter wandered the earth in search of her missing daughter until Hecate, goddess of wilderness and childbirth, instructed her to seek the help of Helios.

A temple of Ancient Greek goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone has been discovered by a team of Bulgarian archaeologists near the town of Sozopol on the Black Sea. The archaeological team ...

Angela Classi, a local artist and former physical therapist, is showcasing her latest work in an exhibit at Heckscher Museum of Art, “Demeter in Central Park.” Inspired by the Greek goddess of ...

(The Conversation) — Female characters in Greek mythology lived under strict patriarchal rules, but they spoke truth to power and resisted injustice.