Author: Metic
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Io
Read more : IoPriestess of Hera Table of Contents Io, daughter of Inachus, king of Argos, was a priestess of Hera. She was very beautiful, and Zeus, who was much attached to her, transformed her into a white cow, in order…
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Ioannina Archaeological Museum – Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ιωαννίνων
Read more: Ioannina Archaeological Museum – Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο ΙωαννίνωνThe Archaeological Museum of Ioannina, housed in an iconic modernist building designed by Aris Konstantinidis, serves as the preeminent cultural institution for the study of Northwestern Greece. Its collections span the vast chronological trajectory of Epirus, from the…
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Ion
Read more: IonIon was the son of Crëusa (the beauteous daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens) and the sun-god Phoebus-Apollo, to whom she was united without the knowledge of her father. Fearing the anger of Erechtheus, Crëusa placed her new-born…
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Iris (The Rainbow)
Read more: Iris (The Rainbow)Iris was the fleet footed message of gods, and the personification of the rainbow. Iris, the daughter of Thaumas and Electra, personified the rainbow, and was the special attendant and messenger of the queen of heaven, whose commands…
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Kassope – Κασσώπη
Read more: Kassope – ΚασσώπηKassope or Cassope (Ancient Greek: Κασσώπη, Κασσωπία, Κασσιόπη). Ancient Kassope is located on a remote plateau of Mt. Zalongo in Epirus, Greece, approximately 20 km north of Preveza. Founded in the mid-4th century BCE by the Kassopeans, a branch of the Thesprotian…
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Kefalonia: Ancient History – Κεφαλονιά: Αρχαία Ιστορία
Read more: Kefalonia: Ancient History – Κεφαλονιά: Αρχαία ΙστορίαStone Age Human habitation on Kefalonia began as early as the Middle Palaeolithic period, roughly 100,000 to 40,000 years ago. During glacial eras, significantly lower sea levels—at least 100 meters below current depths—effectively narrowed the distance to the…
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Ker
Read more: KerIn addition to the Moiræ, who presided over the life of mortals, there was another divinity, called Ker, appointed for each human being at the moment of his birth. The Ker belonging to an individual was believed to…
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Kerameikos Archaeological Museum
Read more: Kerameikos Archaeological MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of Kerameikos (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κεραμεικού) is a small museum located inside the Kerameikos archaeological site. Its halls exhibit art and artifacts from this important district of ancient Athens, many any which were found in the…
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Kerameikos Archaeological Site
Read more: Kerameikos Archaeological SiteKerameikos (Κεραμεικός, Ceramicus) is the area of ancient Athens where the potters had their workshops. The English word “ceramics” derives from this area. Today, Kerameikos is an important archaeological site northwest of the Agora and the Acropolis. It…
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Knossos
Read more: KnossosKnossos (Κνωσσός, also transliterated as Cnossos, Knossus, Cnossus, Gnossus, Gnossos) palace was undeniably the most important center of Minoan Crete. It is grander, more complex, and more flamboyant than any of the other palaces known to us, and it…