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  Nereus

  Nereus appears to have been the personification of the sea in its calm and placid moods, and was,…

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  Nestor’s Palace

  The Mycenaean palace of Nestor (Ανάκτορο του Νέστορα) is an archaeological site near Pylos, Messenia, in SW Peloponnese,…

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  Nike

  Goddess of Victory Table of Contents Nike, the goddess of victory, was the daughter of the Titan Pallas,…

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  Nikopolis Archaeological Museum

  Το Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Νικόπολης (the Archaeological Museum of Nikopolis) hosts Roman and Byzantine finds from the nearby ancient…

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  Nymphs

  THE NYMPHS. The graceful beings called the Nymphs were the presiding deities of the woods, grottoes, streams, meadows,…

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  Nyx (Nox)

  Nyx Νύξ (Nyx), the daughter of Chaos, being the personification of Night, was, according to the poetic ideas…

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  Oceanus

  Oceanus was the son of Uranus and Gæa.  He was the personification of the ever-flowing stream, which, according…

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  The Old Temple on the Acropolis

  Between the Parthenon and the Erechtheion a careful observer can make out the foundations of an old temple…

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  Olympia Archaeological Museum

  The Archaeological Museum of Olympia (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ολυμπίας) is one of the most visited museums in Greece. It…

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  Olympia Archaeological Site

  Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία) is one of the most influential ancient Greek sanctuaries. It has been renown since antiquity as…

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  Olympic Games History

  For the ancient Greeks, the Olympic games existed since mythical times, so no definitive time of their inauguration…

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  Origins of Man

  From the Earth Table of Contents The first natural belief of the Greek people was that man had…