Mount Olympus, the mythical home of the ancient Greek gods and one of Greece’s most important natural environments, has secured UNESCO World Heritage status following a historic unanimous decision.
The World Heritage Committee added the wider Mount Olympus area to...
In Homer's Odyssey, the main character Odysseus embarks on a journey to various destinations as he endeavors to return home following the Trojan War. There are lots of different theories about the places that he visited. However, scholarly research in...
Odysseus' ship, which took him home to Ithaka from Corfu, was turned into rock by an angry god, according to legend. And where might a desperate Odysseus have washed ashore in Corfu on his journey back from Troy?
Long before...
Greek mythology is full of unknown gods that remained in the shadows of the more well-known ones, such as Zeus, Ares, or the patroness of hunting, Artemis.
They did not spend their days on Olympus, and relatively little was known...
Samothrace, a small, rocky Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea, has a storied past that belies its diminutive size. One of the most rugged of all the Greek islands, its Mt. Saos rises to 1,611 meters (5,285 feet).
Known best...
The island of Jeju in South Korea is home to the Greek Mythology Museum where visitors can immerse themselves in the world of the Greek gods.
The museum itself is modeled after classical Greek architecture, featuring a row of columns...
Artemis is generally known as the ancient Greek goddess of hunting; however, in contrast to the other gods of Olympus, she was a deity associated with multiple cults.
All ancient Greek gods were temperamental, as they reflected the nature of...
Ancient Greek mythology is one of the most popular and well-known mythologies of any ancient civilization, inspiring millions of people around the world and shaping modern pop culture across generations.
Greek mythology has evolved significantly from its ancient roots. It...
Eleusis, the site of the eponymous Eleusinian Mysteries in ancient Greece, was the center of worship for the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone, who returned to the Underworld every year in the Autumn.
The mysteries celebrated in honour of...
