The Ancient Snake-eaters of Mount Athos, Greece

The Ancient Snake-eaters of Mount Athos, Greece

Drawing of Mount Athos in antiquity. Credit: Public Domain The ancient people of Mount Athos, Greece probably owed their longevity to bizarre eating habits such as snake-eating. Legends, myths, mystical creatures, and now-forgotten customs all lend a spectacular context to Greek mythology. History and mythology have always walked similar and common paths. Legends were, in fact, always born where actual events colored myth. So today we take a plu…