Hundreds of followers of Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Artemis, Aphrodite and Hermes stood in a circle, a mile from the Acropolis, in what was the first official religious service allowed in the grounds of an ...

The ancient ... Corinth, there are tombs, and by the gate is buried Diogenes of Sinope, whom the Greeks surname the Dog (Diogenes the Cynic). Before the city is a grove of cypresses called Craneum.

The Corinth Canal ... preserved arrays of ancient Greek monuments. Wander up the Acropolis via one of the wide-set pedestrian paths lined with cafes and restaurants to discover the crown of the hill, ...

A mix of ancient ... entire Acropolis rock, crowned by the famous Parthenon temple (built for the goddess of wisdom, Athena Parthenos), was sacred not to Athena but to her sister Aphrodite.

Restoration and maintenance works are currently underway at the acropolis of Ancient Pelinna, located approximately 16 kilometers east of Trikala in Greece. The Ministry of Culture of Greece ...

Credit: Aison Wikimedia Commons Public Domain The ancient Greek temple of goddess Aphrodite is perched on a high ... When the Romans dominated the Greek territory, the Acropolis and the city of ...

LET ME KNOW The Parthenon The Ancient Greek Temple Atop Athens’ Acropolis Posted: December 16, 2024 | Last updated: December 16, 2024 Disclaimer: The content presented here is for entertainment ...

This aspect is vividly portrayed in the story of the Trojan War, in which Aphrodite gifts the golden apple to Paris — which ultimately led to the conflict that shook the ancient world when ...

Few know that there is a Siva temple closeby which is also ancient and referred to in Chola inscriptions as Arulakara Isvaram, although the deity is now known as the Arulalishwarar. The ...

Egyptian and German experts have successfully restored the lost colors and glimmering metals that once enlivened ancient Egypt’s second largest, and perhaps best preserved, temple. Since 2021 ...