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Enrico Tosti-Croce’s father took a piece of marble from the Parthenon in the 1930s and brought it with him to Chile. Nearly a century later, Enrico has returned the stone – and discovered it is part of an even older structure.
Archeologists with the University of Ioannina have used decades of excavations on the Greek island of Ithaca to identify the site of a shrine that was the center of a cult to Odysseus, hero of Homer’s Odyssey.
A new study reveals the Kastas Tomb in Amphipolis was aligned with the winter solstice, linking it to ancient solar rituals and the cult of Cybele—suggesting it served as a cosmic tribute to Hephaestion, Alexander the Great’s closest companion.
After celebrating Thargelia on Filopappou Hill, the Labrys Worship Community discovered their altar vandalized with Christian graffiti—an act they call religiously motivated, highlighting ongoing tensions between Greek Orthodox dominance and modern polytheist worship.
The first Hellenic Polytheist Temple in 1700 Years opens last week in Greece and was met with both religious and governmental pushback.