Eros, the ancient Greek god of love, is captured peacefully asleep in this exquisite sculpture exhibited in the Metropolitan ...

As a father of three and the husband of an amazing woman, I know that one day a year is far too little to recognize everything mothers do. But my work as a scholar of ancient Greek literature has ...

Yarrow is a beautiful flower that shares twin meanings of healing and love. In the language of flowers, Yarrow’s symbolic meaning is traditionally associated with healing, originating from Ancient ...

Reading “Clytemnestra” by Costanza Casati, based on ancient Greek history, reminds one how rarely women are featured in Greek literature, mythology and history. When mentioned, women are typically ...

Ancient Greece is often credited with numerous innovations that have shaped our modern world. From philosophy and democracy ...

Just ask Socrates. If his lover asked Tina Turner’s famous question, what’s love got to do with it, he would reply that it’s got nothing to do with you, lover. The true philosopher is not drawn to the ...

The names of Gorgidas and Pammenes are little known even to readers familiar with ancient Greece. But in 378 B.C., these leaders of the city of Thebes created an institution that would inspire the ...

Writing her debut book, “Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir in Archives,” Amelia Possanza kept questioning why the stories of some people get a place in the history books, while others get lost to time. For ...

Joel Christensen is Professor and Chair in the Department of Classical Studies at Brandeis University. This article originally appeared in The Conversation. As a father of three and the husband of an ...