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Brauron
Brauron (Βραυρών, Βραυρώνα, also transliterated Vravron, Vravrona) is an ancient sanctuary in eastern Attica near Athens. It was dedicated…
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British Museum: Greek Art
The British Museum is host to a plethora of Greek art and artifacts. Highlights include the sculptures of…
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Callisto
Callisto’s Fate Callisto’s story is one of many wherein a youth wrongfully feels the wrath of the divine…
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Charioteer of Delphi
The “Charioteer of Delphi” (Greek: Ἡνίοχος, meaning the rein-holder; often transliterated as Heniokhos or Iniohos“) is one of…
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Charites (Graces)
All those gentler attributes which beautify and refine human existence were personified by the Greeks under the form…
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The Colors of the Parthenon
Rediscovering the Temple’s Colors The colors of the Parthenon have washed away over the past 2400 years, but…
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Corfu Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Corfu (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κέρκυρας) exhibits artifacts found in excavations in Corfu island and the…
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Crete: Minoan Archaeological Sites
Crete (Κρήτη), home of the ancient Minoan civilization, is the largest Greek island in the center of the…
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Daedalus and Icarus
Daedalus Dædalus [Δαίδαλος], a descendant of Erechtheus, was an Athenian architect, sculptor, and mechanician. He was the first…
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Danae
Danae was the mother of the renown hero Perseus. Her father was Acrisius, king of Argos. Perseus, one…
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Delos Archaeological Site
Delos (Δήλος) island, through its claim as the birthplace of Apollo was one of the most sacred places of…









