In Greek mythology, Aether was a god of light and the god of the Upper Sky. He had an especially prominent role in Orphic mythology.

In the vast forests and plains of Eastern Europe, long after the fall of Rome and before the cross took root, the gods of the Slavs reigned supreme. Their names were carved into wood, spoken in ...

This piece could serve as a sequel to the column piece “When gods err” (8/8/25) that I wrote last year. I started off then by saying that the moniker “the gods of Padre Faura” refers to the Supreme ...