A study examines a Greek inscription discovered inside a mosque in Homs and its possible connection to the lost Temple of the Sun in Syria.

Over time, these pancakes became the festival’s signature food. Known as a blini, or dense and yeasty buckwheat pancake, these buttery treats can be crowned with a variety of sweet or savory toppings ...

As Christianity rose to prominence in the late Roman Empire, some believers targeted statues of Greek and Roman gods for destruction or defacement. Rather than random vandalism, many of these acts ...

Why would an ancient, folkloric, but non-Biblical, character such as a mermaid find its way into so many medieval European churches? And can such mermaid imagery and symbology be correlated with the ...

According to the Orthodox Eastern Church, the spirit of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin now ought to have embarked in heaven or hell. The religion believes it takes 40 days after death for souls to ...

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever found left in a used car? Old phone charging cables? Fuzzy dice? How about a pagan symbol burned into the headliner. It sounds like an SNL skit, but car flipper ...

A model of the Easter bunny holding some Easter eggs. Credit: Flickr, Lindsey Turner, CC-BY 2.0 The Easter Bunny is one of the most pervasive symbols of Easter today. It is a hare or rabbit that ...

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The notorious Delphi murders case has taken several shocking twists over the years, like when Richard Allen made a bombshell claim about the killings of teenagers Libby German and Abby Williams. In ...

Critics of the opening ceremony betrayed their ignorance of Christianity’s pagan roots — and the real reason behind their ire toward the show. Opening Ceremony Director Thomas Jolly was quick to ...