Those of the great gods on the Greek ... from the afterlife, ancient Greeks sought their ancestors’ favor with honors and offerings. Many also believed that their own fate after death was ...

The funerary stele of Mnesagora and Nikochares, an ancient Greek marble relief from Vari, near Athens,is a stunning example ...

The Tetrapharmakos is a four-part remedy crafted by ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus to ease life’s anxieties and heal the ...

Or perhaps death takes us to a dark realm that’s decidedly not as good as living. The Epic of Gilgamesh from ancient Mesopotamia described the afterlife ... mixing Greek and Roman myths with ...

The death mask of Tutankhamun ... is a beehive-shaped tomb in Greece that dates back around 3,300 years. Atreus and Agamemnon were both kings in ancient Greek legends and some early scholars ...

This clip is from BBC series: Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings. After watching the clip, students could discuss how important the idea of an afterlife was to the Ancient ...

The very same stories that have passed down through the generations and you call Ancient Greek myths. Finally, there is the afterlife. We believe that when people die it is by no means the end.