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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).…

The early Greeks, with their extraordinary power of personifying all and every attribute of Nature, gave a distinct…

The Minotaur The Minotaur was a terrible monster with the body of a man, and the head of…

Themis Θέμις (Themis), was the goddess of Justice, Law, and Order. Themis, who has already been alluded to…

Triton and the Tritons. Triton was the only son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, but he possessed little influence,…

Tyche personified that peculiar combination of circumstances which we call luck or fortune, and was considered to be…

The ancient Greeks had several different theories with regard to the origin of the world, but the generally…

Aeolus Table of Contents According to the oldest accounts, Æolus was a king of the Æolian Islands, to…

Ruler of Heaven and Earth Zeus, (Jupiter, Ζεύς, Δίας) the great presiding deity of the universe, the ruler…

The Minoans (c. 3500 – 1100 BCE) had developed significant naval power and for many centuries lived in…

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

The sanctuary at Olympia (Ολυμπία) is positioned in a serene and fertile valley between the Alpheios and the…

Dodona (Δωδώνα, Δωδώνη, Dodoni) is an important ancient Greek oracle, second in fame only to Delphi. It is located…

Apollo squinted in the bright sunlight and calmly tensed his muscles as he pulled his bow. He released…

Prehistory to Iron Age The Agora of Athens has been in use since the late Neolithic era, and…

Geology & Geography | Γεωλογία & Γεωγραφία The Acropolis rock is part of a Late Cretaceous limestone ridge…