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Tripitos | Τρυπητός
Tripitos (also spelled Trypetos) is an archaeological site on a small peninsula situated three kilometers east of modern-day…
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The Trireme | Η Τριήρης
The trireme was a long, maneuverable war vessel with three banks of oars (a total of 170 oarsmen).…
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Triton
Triton and the Tritons. Triton was the only son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, but he possessed little influence,…
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Tyche & Ananke
Tyche personified that peculiar combination of circumstances which we call luck or fortune, and was considered to be…
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Uranus and Gea
The ancient Greeks had several different theories with regard to the origin of the world, but the generally…
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Vatican Museums: Greek & Roman Art
The Vatican Museums exhibit a plethora of Greek and Roman sculptures. The antiquities collection of the Vatican had…
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Volos Archaeological Museum | Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Βόλου
The Volos Archaeological Museum has an excellent collection of Neolithic artifacts from the important nearby Stone and Bronze…
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Winds
Aeolus Table of Contents According to the oldest accounts, Æolus was a king of the Æolian Islands, to…
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Xerokampos | Ξερόκαμπος
Xerokampos (also spelled Xerokambos), located on the Farmakokefalo hill in southeastern Crete, is the site of a fortified…
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Zakros
The Minoan palace of Zakros (Ζάρκος, also known as Zakro, or Kato Zakros) is located on the east…
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Zeus
Ruler of Heaven and Earth Zeus, (Jupiter, Ζεύς, Δίας) the great presiding deity of the universe, the ruler…