The Greek Orthodox Church assumes that, when brought to bed, a bride is virgin. If a husband has suspicions he may call a family conclave at which the bride either protests innocence or admits ...

He turned the temple into a Greek religious shrine, complete with a statue of Zeus. As a result, a country priest named Mattathias and his five sons instigated a revolt.

The move is bound to aggravate the highly conservative Greek Orthodox church, which strongly disapproves of what it regards as paganism. First service "They are a handful of miserable resuscitators of ...

In the Western Peloponnese, archaeologists have unearthed a monumental discovery that reshapes the understanding of ancient Greek religious practices. Near the coastal village of Samikon, a ...

Parker, Robert, Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion (Oxford 1983). V. Myth and Religion in Greek Literature. Choose two, or one with follow-up of your choice, to be approved by ...