Metic

Nymphs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Orraon: The Stone Stronghold of the Molossians The archaeological site of Orraon (Ancient Greek: Ὄρραον. Also Horreum or Horraon), situated on…

Παλαίκαστρο (Palaikastro, sometimes also transliterated as Palekastro) Minoan town unearthed at the Rousolakos location near the modern town…

God of Fertility Pan (or Panas) was the god of fertility, and the special patron of shepherds and…

Paros Archaeological Museum exhibits artifacts from excavations in Paros island vicinity, in the Aegean Sea, Greece. These are…