Anna Jarvis founded Mother’s Day in 1908 to honor women’s collective work for peace. Today, the celebration is largely detached from its political origins.
- Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Tufts University
Las vacaciones en la playa se hicieron populares solo alrededor de los siglos XIX y XX, como parte del estilo de vida de los ricos.
Si elle est aujourd’hui un lieu de loisir et de détente, la plage fut longtemps perçue comme un espace hostile. Dans la Grèce antique, elle symbolisait la stérilité, la souffrance et même la mort.
Beach vacations became popular only around the 19th-20th centuries – as part of the lifestyle of the wealthy.
Stories in Greek mythology on the cycle of nature showing youth, death and rejuvenation can have lessons for us today on how grief changes over time and transforms who we are as people.
De nombreux personnages féminins de la mythologie grecque nous offrent des modèles pour les défis d’aujourd’hui.
Female characters in Greek mythology lived under strict patriarchal rules, but they spoke truth to power and resisted injustice.
A scholar of Greek mythology explains the naming of NASA’s missions after mythological figures and why the name Artemis is indicative of a more diverse era of space exploration.
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