The island of Chios has been a Greek island for thousands of years. Even today, it is still a popular destination within the Greek world. That being so, one might wonder how the Greeks settled Chios in the first...
Homer's Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus' attempt to return home from Troy to Ithaca. Historians agree that Troy was in northwest Anatolia, while Ithaca was off Western Greece. However, a popular theory among some researchers today is that the Odyssey...
The island of Ogygia is one of the last places that Odysseus visits in the Odyssey, before arriving back home to Ithaca. Ogygia was the mysterious island home of Calypso, a nymph who kept Odysseus trapped for seven years....
Few living organisms on Earth have witnessed as much history as the olive tree. Across Greece and the Mediterranean, ancient olive trees have survived wars, invasions, earthquakes, droughts, wildfires, and the rise and fall of civilizations. Some were already...
The origin of the Oracle of Delphi, one of the most important religious figures in the ancient Greek world, is shrouded in both myth and historical ambiguity. Also known as the Pythia, she delivered prophecies to those who came...
The Kraken is one of the most famous sea monsters around, and it is usually associated with Greek mythology. This association comes from the fact that it features in the classic Clash of the Titans movie from 1981, as...
At the foot of Mount Olympus, hundreds of worshippers of the ancient Greek gods gather each summer to celebrate traditions they believe connect them with Greece's distant past.
The four-day Prometheia Festival begins with the sound of drums as women...
Greek mythology is absolutely filled with interactions between the gods and humans. The gods regularly intervened in human affairs. They got involved in battles, spoke to people, and even had children with humans. Obviously, real Greek history was quite...
