February the Fourteenth has been a day to give love to others in the name of Saint Valentine. But who is he? Is Valentine's a religious holiday…or Pagan all the way? Where did chocolate come in? Who’s ...
The Greek island of Crete has its own saint connected to love, namely Saint Yakinthos, comparable to St. Valentine.
The English word love covers many meanings, but in Greek we find concepts often known as 'the Four Loves'. This is the story ...
Valentine’s Day -- the holiday made for a Hallmark movie. At least that’s what it seems like now. But it wasn’t always so ...
Valentine’s Day offers people the chance to celebrate their loved ones. Whether it’s a romantic partner, a parent, or a ...
Valentine’s Day is one of the world’s most commercialised religious holidays – second only perhaps to Christmas. Originally ...
Not as widely known in the United States as St. Valentine are two other saints at the top of the list on Feb. 14, and recent ...
Was Cleopatra the cause of the conflict between these two consuls, both eager to become the masters of Rome? Historians are ...
Cupid isn’t the only Valentine’s Day tradition that dates to Ancient Greece. According to mythology, the goddess of love and ...
A Greek Ombudsman inquiry has found that the Hellenic Coast Guard failed to follow maritime rescue protocols in the 2023 Adriana shipwreck, one of the Mediterranean’s deadliest migrant disasters. The ...