Mythology
Homeric Hymn to Dionysus 1 (Fragments)
From the Homeric Hymns. 7th century BC. Modern translation with the ancient Greek text for reference.
History
These Ancients were the Real OGs of Trick-or-Treat
Halloween's trick-or-treating is a 100% Celtic custom, right? Think again! This ancient people had their own version, and it's even more daring!
Philosophers
Diogenes of Apollonia
The work of Diogenes of Apollonia, a 5th-century BCE philosopher from Apollonia, serves as a vital bridge between early Presocratic thought and later philosophical developments
Philosophers
Anaximenes of Miletus
(c. 588 – c. 524 BCE) An influential pre-Socratic philosopher from ancient Ionia, Anaximenes is best remembered for positing air as the primordial substance, or 'archê', from which all things arise and to which they return.