Cold Omens and Winter Prophecies. How the Ancient Greeks Read Snow Frost and Storms
Winter never belonged quietly to Greece. Even now, when the sea darkens and the hills above Delphi hold a brittle stillness, the season feels watched. In antiquity, winter was not…
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