He built the altar using his own personal money in fulfillment of a vow he made.” Heliopolitanus is a name typically linked not with Pan, but to the Greek god Zeus (Jupiter in the ancient Roman ...

The Greek traveler, Pausanias, living in the second century, CE, would probably recognize the spectacular site of the Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion, and particularly the altar of Zeus. At 4,500 ...

The dedication, written in Greek, likely composed by a pilgrim, says: "Atheneon son of Sosipatros of Antioch is dedicating the altar to the god Pan Heliopolitanus. He built the altar using his own ...

Human remains found among burnt offerings at Greek mountain top altar to Zeus. A SINISTER discovery at the top of a Greek mountain may corroborate one of the darkest legends of antiquity — a ...

The Greek god of thunder and lightning had Earthly beginnings, and scientists think they finally know where. Ancient Greeks first worshipped the omnipotent Zeus at a remote altar on Mount Lykaion ...

But not all Roman gods were Greek copies — here are a few of the more important ones. https: ... more personal gods that they worshipped at a family altar right in their home.