Patrick Garner
Ancient Greece
Dionysus, the Astonishingly Modern Olympic God
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By Patrick Garner
The ancient Greeks considered Dionysus the 12th and final Olympic god. He was not taken seriously by his father Zeus nor by most of the other gods. His mother Semele was an unfortunate village girl who had...
Ancient Greece
Modern Academic Says Gods Spoke to Ancient Greeks
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Academic Julian Jaynes postulated that before modern consciousness occurred, the voices ancient Greeks heard in their heads were those of gods.
by Patrick Garner
In 1976 an obscure psychologist from Princeton University in New Jersey published a book titled, The Origin...
Ancient Greece
The Naxos Quartet: The Greek Gods in the Modern World
The Naxos Quartet is a compelling series of novels by author Patrick Garner about the Greek gods in the modern world.
We know the Greek gods from mythology, and assume their stories ended there. According to Garner, they did not....
Ancient Greece
The 12 Greek Gods and Their Unique Superpowers
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The ancient Greek gods remain a fascination around the world. As immortals with unusual powers, they appear in movies, books, video games.
Greek News
Lawrence Durrell’s Odyssey of Greek Islands a Travel Masterpiece
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The Greek Islands by Lawrence Durrell remains one of the most exciting travel books. It is a launching place to learn about history, the islands and the people.
Ancient Greece
Tyche, The Ancient Greek Goddess of Fortune
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Ancient Greek goddess Tyche, which represented fortune, or luck, whether good or bad may not have been one of the twelve Olympians, yet her powers exceeded theirs.
by Patrick Garner
Ancient Greeks believed in supernatural causes for almost all events and...
Ancient Greece
Spectacular 3D Video Depicts Ancient Athens as Never Seen Before
A spectacular 3D video reconstruction of ancient Athens in the late 5th century BC takes the viewer over the city and pinpoints its monuments, markets, temples, and neighborhoods.
The video made by Ancient Athens 3D and released in November presents...
Ancient Greece
The Spartans: An Ancient War Machine
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Twenty-five hundred years ago, the Spartans were the indisputable military power in Greece.
by Patrick Garner
No city had warriors as fierce, disciplined, and proud.
Unlike other Greeks, they did not live as individuals but as parts of a hive, or in...