British author J. R. R. Tolkien's tale of the fall of Númenor was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis.

This find not only sheds light on the region’s ancient religious life but also highlights the cultural and strategic significance of Poseidon’s worship in the Greek world. Poseidon ...

We meet Homer, famous writer of Ancient Greece, who introduces us to ... The other main gods and goddesses are: Poseidon: God of the sea.Athena: Goddess of wisdom and war.Dionysus: God of wine ...

Play the game to make a sacred offering to the gods and goddesses. There are lots more mini-games and puzzles about life in Ancient Greece. Escape from the Minotaur's maze and defeat the ...

People prayed to these gods for the same reasons we pray today ... Shared religious rites united ancient Greek villages and regions. Worship intially was communal, but as people sought meaning ...

Zeus: Even in the ancient Greek poems of Homer and Hesiod ... For example, Demeter was the goddess of grain and the harvest, Poseidon ruled over the seas, Athena was the goddess of wisdom ...