The Statue of Liberty is an icon of our political freedom. The Cross is an icon of our spiritual freedom. The Statue of ...

The Venus of Kołobrzeg, discovered by a Polish farmer on the Baltic coast in 2022, has been authenticated as a Neolithic ...

Researchers said their findings suggest husbands relocated to the wife's household upon marriage – suggesting a female ...

In Greek mythology, Oceanids, or water nymphs are most commonly associated with water. They are daughters of Titans, the ...

Rollo Maughfling helped pioneer Glastonbury's modern Druidic revival. Here are his top ways to enjoy the spiritual town ...

Greek mythology sparked the Renaissance, transforming art from religious instruction to profound explorations of human ...

Even Richard Dawkins, the high priest of the “belief in nothing”, has now professed, albeit late in the day, to be a ...

Let’s break down what this flame is, where it comes from, who kept it burning, why it was extinguished, and most importantly: ...

The short answer—as Richard Sermon explored in his book Easter: A Pagan Goddess, a Christian Holiday, & Their Contested History —is Germany.

A Springtime Symbol The Folk Origins of Ostara Perhaps the most popular origin myth for the Easter Bunny concerns the Germanic Pagan goddess of spring, Ostara, to whom hares were supposedly sacred.

Pagan origins In 1835, the folklorist Jacob Grimm, one of the famous team of the fairy tale "Brothers Grimm," argued that the Easter Hare was connected with a goddess, whom he imagined would have ...