Deep within the untamed forests of ancient Europe, the Celts worshipped a silent, powerful guardian of the natural world. Known as Cernunnos, this enigmatic deity was the master of animals, the herald ...

One of the reasons Joan Hufnagle enjoys visiting the Sovereign Bank in downtown Pottsville is the architectural accents on its historical building. “That’s Mercury,” the Pottsville woman said Jan. 31, ...

Reader Lee Zimmer brings a curious fact to this columnist’s attention. The exteriors of several buildings in Spokane have what most of us consider to be a medical symbol – the caduceus, a winged staff ...

As any Jewish child learns, his faith, like others, is filled with symbols, traditions, rituals, rites, and words that only time and practice will make familiar. In Judaism, a different language, ...

Thoth, the Hermes of Egypt by P Boylan (Oxford, 1922) The Origins of Osiris and his Cult by JG Griffiths (Leiden, 1980) A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses by G Hart (London, 1986) The Gods ...

Ancient Greek dining was sacred with simple, high-quality ingredients like tuna and honey cakes connecting humans with the gods.