Ancient Origins

She Who Cannot Be Erased: How the Forgotten Goddess Shapeshifted Through Three Millennia of Faith

In the religious landscape of the ancient Levant, she appears as Asherah, a goddess intimately linked to early Yahwistic worship before being systematically removed. In later Christian memory, ...

Not just 'eunuchs' or sex workers: In ancient Mesopotamia, gender-diverse people held positions of power

Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.
Greek Reporter

The Hidden Role of Women in Agriculture in Ancient Greece and Rome

Most research on women in Ancient Greece and Rome concentrate on urban domestic life where there were no references to women ...
Greek Reporter

The Snake Goddess and the Minoans’ Mysterious Rituals

The Minoans of Bronze Age Crete were unique in the Mediterranean for their rituals, including those pertaining to the snake ...

Norse mythology brims with fierce, fabulous women. Here are 5 of my favourites

Most stories of the Vikings and their gods focus on men. It’s time for the women to take centre stage: from giantesses to bad ...
allthatsinteresting

Archaeologists In Turkey Just Discovered A Smiling Medusa Carved Into The Marble Ceiling Of An Ancient Walkway

During excavations in the ancient city of Amastris, Turkey, archaeologists came across a monumental Roman stoa, or covered walkway, which seemingly collapsed in an earthquake 2,000 years ago. In the ...
Media Matters for America

Right-wing media escalate attacks on young women voters following Democratic election wins across the country

In the wake of Democrats’ sweeping election victories across the country on November 4, right-wing media quickly focused their ire on young women, who voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidates.
Greek City Times

Cyprus Illuminates Gender Equality: Female Figures Debut on Traffic Lights – “A Small Change with a Big Message”

Cyprus adopts initiative for gender equality in public space – The first figures were placed on Miki Theodorakis Avenue in Nicosia. The first female silhouettes on pedestrian crossing signals have ...
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Organized crime figure Bobby the Greek shot dead at Starbucks in Quebec

Radio-Canada sources have confirmed the victim of a daylight shooting at a Starbucks in a busy strip mall in Laval, Que., was Charalambos Theologou, also known as Bobby the Greek. Two others injured ...
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Organized crime figure Bobby the Greek shot dead in Laval, Que.

Radio-Canada sources have confirmed the victim of a shooting near a Starbucks in Laval, Que., was Charalambos Theologou, also known as Bobby the Greek. Two other people who were injured in the ...
The Nation Newspaper

Father figures key to women’s childhood stability – Seyi Shay

Singer Seyi Shay has revealed why the presence of a father in a girl child’s life is immeasurable. In an interview on Honest Bunch podcast, Seyi said having a father figure can significantly ...
Woman & Home

Taboo-teasing and scandal-raising: meet history’s most outrageous women

Forget raising a few eyebrows, these women raised the roof with their scandalous shenanigans! In an age when women were expected to be meek and obedient, these dames demanded more. They turned their ...