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Ancient Greece
What Were the Isles of the Blessed in Greek Mythology?
Greek mythology features many strange and fantastical locations. One such location was a group of islands known as the Isles of the Blessed. They feature in many ancient Greek records. What do these records tell us? And were the...
Ancient Greece
Homer’s Iliad, the Story of the Trojan War
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Homer’s Iliad is usually thought of as the first work of European literature—and many would say it is the greatest. It tells part of the saga of the city of Troy and the war that took place there. In...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece and Africa Share Long History
Africans and Ancient Greeks had long, rich history together often reflected in the depiction of Africa in Ancient Greek art. The first contact between Greeks and Africans was sometime during the Bronze Age. At this time, the Minoan culture...
Ancient Greece
Elon Musk on Homer’s Iliad: ‘Best Story Ever’
Elon Musk is apparently captivated by the story of the Iliad saying on X, formerly Twitter, that is "the best story ever."
"The incredibly captivating story that is The Iliad was meant to be spoken, so listen to it," the...
Ancient Greece
Would You Be Considered Beautiful in Ancient Greece?
Who, exactly, was considered beautiful in ancient Greece? Were their beauty standards much different from our own?
Ancient Greece
Does the Biblical Moses Appear in Greek Mythology?
Scholars acknowledge that some legends from Greek mythology are strikingly similar to stories from the Bible. According to some theories, a few individual characters from the Bible might also appear in Greek mythology. One theory argues that the famous...
Ancient Greece
Do Ancient Hittite Records Prove the Trojan War Really Happened?
The Trojan War is one of the most famous legends of Greek mythology. However, there is intense debate about whether or not this famous event actually happened. For some time, scholars believed that even the city of Troy itself...
Ancient Greece
What Was Troy Like in Homer’s Time?
The majority of scholars believe that the Trojan War, if it really happened, was an event that occurred in about 1200 BC (although some scholars place it later). For this reason, most research into the archaeology of Troy has...
Ancient Greece
Bronze Age Chariots of the Mycenaean Greeks
During the Bronze Age, the Mycenaean Greeks used impressive chariots as a mode of transport and an intimidating vehicle of war.
Most of what modern historians and archaeologists know about Mycenaean chariots is derived from depictions on frescoes and fragments...
Ancient Greece
How Ancient Greece Shaped the Thought of Dante
Dante, the beloved poet of Italy, who penned the monumental and immortal works "Inferno," "Purgatorio," and "Paradiso," never visited Greece, but his thought was heavily influenced by the ancient Greeks and his poetry and, in turn, influenced Greek and...