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The Antikythera Shipwreck

The Antikythera Shipwreck is a 1st century BCE underwater shipwreck and archaeological site, located 25 meters from the coast of Antikythera island, Greece, at a depth of about 50 meters. The cargo ship’s final voyage started in an…
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Antiope

Antiope ANTIOPE, to whom Zeus appeared under the form of a satyr, was the daughter of Nicteus, king of Thebes. To escape the anger of her father she fled to Sicyon, where king Epopeus, enraptured with her wonderful…
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Aphrodite (Venus)

Aphrodite (from aphros, sea-foam, and dite, issued), the daughter of Zeus and a sea-nymph called Dione, was the goddess of Love and Beauty. Dione, being a sea-nymph, gave birth to her daughter beneath the waves; but the child…
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Apollo

Phoebus-Apollo, the god of Light, Prophecy, Music, Poetry, and the Arts and Sciences, is by far the noblest conception within the whole range of Greek mythology, and his worship, which not only extended to all the states of…
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Ares (Mars)

As the God of War, Ares was surprisingly not so revered by the ancient Greeks. God of War He was said to have juxtaposing qualities of cowardice and ruthlessness on the battlefield as opposed to bravery. Even the…
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Artemis (Diana)

Apollo’s was twin sister and counterpart: Artemis was to the moon what Apollo was to the sun. She held other religious facets like goddess of the hunt and the wilderness as well as protector of youth everywhere. She…
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Asclepius

Asclepius Ἀσκληπιός (Asclepius) was one of the earliest men to experiment in healing, and if he were mortal, it is thought that he was raised to divine status when he gained a cult of followers in the 5th…
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Asprochaliko

The Paleolitchic rock shelter known as Ασπροχάλικο (Asprochaliko), is a small archaeological site in Epirus, Greece. According to the information on the site, this rock shelter was excavated between 1964 and 1966 and has a 6-meter sequence of…
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Atalanta

Atalanta was distinguished for her beauty and courage, as well as for her swift-footed. She was nursed by a she-bear, and at last found by some hunters, who reared her and named her Atalanta. Though often wooed, she…
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Ate

Ate was a mythological deity who induced both gods and men alike into rash decisions. She was even able to deceive Zeus. On the day of Heracles’ expected birth (Zeus’ son by Alcmene), Ate convinced Zeus to take…
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