Caesar would likely have known that in the Classical Greek tradition, hares were sacred to Aphrodite, the goddess of love ... of sexuality in literature and art. For example, the Virgin Mary ...

Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries of tradition – and superstition.

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Legend holds that the grotto was also a place for the worship of Cybele, the pagan goddess of the earth ... dine under vine-covered pergolas and discuss art over light Caprese wine.

The Boyne Palace contains some of the most important historic sites and monuments in Ireland, including the massive, ancient passage tombs of Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth, the pagan headquarters ...

Scholars and art experts have long mentioned the influence of pagan goddesses, such as Isis, on the early iconography of the Virgin Mary by early Christians. These pre-Christian deities were often ...

Well, early origins are murky, but one theory holds that the rabbit, and the name 'Easter', both stem from the pagan festival of ... and in Christian art, rabbits have long been painted alongside ...

Swathed in clouds of incense, a statue of the mother goddess beckoned with open arms ... watered by a hydraulic irrigation system. (“A work of art of royal luxury . . . suspended above the ...

Pagan Saxons worshipped a spring goddess named ... Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art In Victorian England, people exchanged hot cross buns with friends on Good Friday and said, “Half for you ...