Recent News articles of interest

Our domestic altar; great article from the Financial Times "It is no coincidence that the Greek goddess Hestia and her Roman equivalent Vesta were associated not just with the hearth but with the home. From this domestic goddess came the knowledge of building houses and in the Roman and Greek home the hearth was far more than a functional fitting. It was a kind of eternal flame, guarded by, and dedicated to, the gods. The flames were never allowed to subside, unless ritually to be renewed again, and Vesta (and those famous vestal virgins) were the guardians..... The Greek word for hearth is, in fact, focus. And that is firmly what it remains."

Greece Unveils Museum Meant For 'Stolen' Sculptures (stunning pictures, audio interviews as well)

Crete quarry could be original site of ancient Greek Labyrinth


Pavlopetri, off the southern Laconia coast of Greece, was occupied some 5,000 years ago — at least 1,200 years earlier than originally thought. Archaeologists surveying the world’s oldest submerged town have found ceramics dating back to the Final Neolithic.


Archaeologists have found traces of a temple built for the Greek goddess of divine retribution, Nemesis
(but theoi has a better explanation of the goddess)



Ancient Aphrodite Figures Hint at Pagan Resistance

How Ancient Greeks Chose Temple Locations this article seems to have moved to here:Why Ancient Greeks Only Built Temples in Specific Locations