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Nowadays, we probably never stop to think about why money was invented. If you are a cynical person, you won’t be surprised to learn the prime motivation was to make a profit for rulers.

Athena, a four-year old German shepherd, pulled off a Christmas Eve miracle when she rang home after 2am

Fan-favorite god Athena is also back, contrasting Dionysus with full plate armor

The kitten, named Athena, was born with feline radial hypoplasia, which caused abnormalities in the bones of her front legs.

The dog’s family says her rescue ‘brought a light at the end of the tunnel’

Stephen Fry’s Odyssey is the final instalment in his retellings of Greek myth that began with Mythos. Here, Fry tells us, we move away from the turbulent creation of the gods and the swashbuckling heroes of old, into “a profoundly human story”: a tale of one man’s journey home “to…

The last in Fry’s four-book retelling of the Greek myths is relatable and full of humour

The “Ancient Marvels” Facebook page is dedicated to interesting posts displaying human and natural artifacts from across history. The post 100 Archaeology And Ancient History-Related Pics For Every Antiquity Lover Out There (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

Instead of a gold medal, victors at the ancient Greek Panathenaic Games received terra-cotta pots filled with Athenian olive oil from sacred trees.