The 1687 Explosion That Destroyed The Parthenon
Today, the Parthenon, built on the Acropolis of Athens between 447 and 438 B.CE, is more or less a collection of roofless pillars. However, although over the years there had been many...
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Philhellenism and Famous Philhellenes – For the Love of Greece
Philhellenism comes from the Greek word “philos”, meaning friend and Hellenism, meaning Greekness (for want of a better word), it is to have a love, a passion, an enthusiasm, an obsession even,...
All the Greek Gods – The Primordials – The Titans and the Olympians
In Greek mythology, so said Hesiod, a Greek poet writing between 750-650 BC, in his poem “Theogony” (birth of the gods), Chaos was the origin of everything. Hesiod goes on to tell...
The Unique Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
The Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is a unique, one-of-a-kind ancient Greek sanctuary, dedicated to the god Apollo Epicurius (“Apollo the helper”). It is located approximately 230 km south of Athens,...
Top 15 Greek Christmas and New Year Traditions
Every culture has its own unique, sometimes quirky, customs and traditions. Greece is no exception and seems to have more than its fair share of Christmas and New Year celebrations. The twelve...
Nymphs In Greek Mythology
You may think a nymph, in Greek folklore female spirits of nature, is just a nymph, however, when it comes to Greek mythology, nothing is as simple as that! There are a...
Aphrodite of Knidos – First Naked Female Greek Statue – Most Copied in the World
During the Hellenistic and Roman periods, statues of Aphrodite were everywhere; mostly modeled on Praxiteles’ Aphrodite of Knidos (around 364 BC), the first naked female Greek statue and the most widely copied in...
Are the 12 Days of Dionysus the Ancient Greek Origins of Christmas?
Could the twelve Days of Dionysus, a no-holds-barred celebration of the birth of the Greek god of wine and fertility, held just after the winter solstice, in the second half of the...
The 10 Most Influential Ancient Greek Painters
‘Future ages will wonder at us as the present age wonders at us now’ Pericles of Athens Greece: sunny skies, golden beaches and sparkling seas but scratch the surface and...
10 Wicked Witches of Ancient Greece
In ancient Greece, so said the philosopher, Aristotle, ‘women would bring disorder and evil and were utterly useless and caused more confusion than the enemy’. The characterization of women in Greek mythology was...
