Votive offering

A traditional residence on the Aegean island of Tinos (Onos Living, Triantarou-Falatadou District Road) comes alive this summer with the contemporary art exhibition "When the heart of a pig has hardened, dice it small," which delves into the intricate relationship between humanity and offerings, exploring the concept of food from a cross-cultural perspective.

Some 2,000 mummified ram heads dating from the Ptolemaic period and a palatial Old Kingdom structure have been uncovered at the temple of Ramses II in the ancient city of Abydos in southern Egypt, antiquities officials said on March 25.

Temple offerings from various periods were put on display at the İzmir Archaeology Museum.

The 2,000-year-old figurines of goddess Diana, the ruler of nature and wildlife in Roman mythology, have been put up on display for the first time.

Police said on Friday that a man who was arrested on June 13 for stealing votive offerings from the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos in northern Greece had also plundered other monasteries in the monastic community to the tune of at least 150,000 euros.

A Romanian national was in custody on Friday after he was arrested on Thursday night for stealing votive offerings attached to an icon of the Virgin Mary at the Iviron Monastery on Mt Athos in northern Greece.
The 56-year-old suspect was arrested in a forested area of the monastic community after a police operation.

Archaeologists at the Bronze Age palace complex of Zominthos on the island of Crete said in their annual report for this year that excavations of the site have yielded new insights into religious practices during the Minoan era. More specifically, archaeologists said the natural rock upon which the complex was built had served as an outdoor area of worship from around 2000 BC.

The Herakleidon Museum in Athens presents "Voyage: Seafaring and Shipbuilding in Greece from Antiquity to Modern Times." The show explores the history of maritime voyages and naval architecture through about 40 handmade wooden models of Greek ships which plied the seas from prehistoric times to the middle of the 20th century.

Our Lady of Tinos church, considered the capital of religious tourism in Greece, draws flocks of the faithful to the Aegean island. They come come to pray for a miracle to their woes bringing tamata (votive offerings), usually trinkets made of precious metals.