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Christina Vakkas
Oct 7, 20213 min read
The Thesmophoria: Women's Ritual in the Ancient World
Festivals in ancient Greece were essential to the social and political spheres of society. Though 120 days of the year were dedicated to...
Hellenic Museum
Sep 6, 20216 min read
Ritual & Religious Drug Use in Ancient Greece
The presence of drugs in human civilisation dates back at least to the Neolithic period, with opium poppy seeds evident in Spain from...
Hellenic Museum
Sep 6, 20213 min read
Kykeon: The Drink of Champions
“In this the woman, as fair as a goddess, mixed them a mess with Pramnian wine; she grated goat’s milk cheese into it with a bronze...
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