Yarrow is a beautiful flower that shares twin meanings of healing and love. In the language of flowers, Yarrow’s ...

Phryne was a notable ancient Greek hetaira, or courtesan, of Athens, who is remembered throughout the millennia for her ...

A 4 c. BC Greek fresco bearing striking similarities to the traditional portrayals of the Virgin Mary has been discovered in ...

Plato lent his name to Platonic love but a new book reveals that the ancient Greek philosopher never advocated love without ... part of the University's Faculty of Life Sciences. “The decoded symbols ...

Similarly, violets were a popular symbol of love between women up until the early 1900s. Ancient Greek poet Sappho mentioned “violet crowns”, lavenders and the colour purple frequently in her ...