Ancient Greek priestesses may have used hallucinogenic ergot during the Eleusinian Mysteries, rituals carried out by the cult ...

Ancient followers of the Eleusinian Mysteries may have used a highly toxic fungus to create psychedelic hallucinations during ...

Greek martis bracelets are red and white threads worn in March, linking tradition, culture, and the arrival of spring.

The wild landscape of Mani, long regarded as the last bastion of pagan Greece within the Byzantine Empire. Credit: AMNA. The Mani Peninsula, a land where pagan traditions survived ...

Photographer John Demos’ decades-long work documenting Greek ‘panigiria’ – traditional celebrations – is being exhibited in the Bulgarian capital. Greek photographer John Demos has been involved in a ...

A rare set of nearly life-sized paintings were dug up in Pompeii over the last few weeks, offering clues about rituals connected to the Greek god of wine in the ancient city that was destroyed 2,000 ...

Growing up in Greece, Dimitris Xygalatas remembers adults at school putting him through regular practices that didn't serve an obvious purpose. DIMITRIS XYGALATAS: We'd have morning prayer. Twice a ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with anthropologist Dimitris Xygalatas about his new book, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living. Growing up in Greece, Dimitris Xygalatas remembers ...