Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece Odyssey: Temple of Apollo at Delphi
Ancient Greece Odyssey: Part Four
We journey now to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece, where the Delphic Oracle gave prophesies to commoner and king. I'll share my photos, memories and knowledge of this stunning Greek site. Delphi also features an unusual temple of Athena on the slopes of Mt. Parnassos below (Open Google Map in spare window). If you have just surfed in, I invite you to start at the beginning of my journey, and head back to Athens and the first chapter of this online e-book: Ancient Greece Odyssey: A ...

Ancient Greece Odyssey: The Citadel of Mycenae
Part Five of Ancient Greece Odyssey
My next stop on my Greek odyssey was the Bronze Age Citadel of Mycenae, home of legendary King Agamemnon. Read on for photos, information, and my memories of this ancient site, the Greek equivalent of Camelot! First, of course, I need to get there, so I'll retrace our scenic day's drive from Delphi across the Bay of Corinth to the medieval city of Nauplion, the nearest modern city to ancient Mycenae. This page is part of a classics and myth scholar's online travel diary chroniclin...

Ancient Greece Odyssey: Eleusis and Demeter
Ancient Greece Odyssey: Part Three
M y odyssey through Greece turns next to the ancient site of Eleusis, sanctuary of the goddesses Demeter and Persephone. Before I share my photos and retrace my steps there, I would like to tell you an ancient myth about Eleusis. This story was one of the most moving tales to the ancient Greeks, a tale of a mother's search for her lost daughter. If you've just stumbled across this Greek travelogue, you may want to return to the beginning of Ancient Greece Odyssey: a Traveler's Jou...

Ancient Greece Odyssey: The Palace of Tiryns
Ancient Greece Odyssey Part Six
The imposing Palace of Tiryns is a Bronze Age fortress from the time of the Trojan War. Unlike the citadel of Mycenae, there's no tour groups or paved walkways -- I and a friend had the site practically to ourselves! Below, I'll share my photos and knowledge of an archeaological site that most tourists to Greece don't see. If you've just stumbled across this page, Ancient Greece Odyssey is the travel diary of a graduate student with degree in classics and mythology. My goal is to bring the wo...

Ancient Greek Gods and the Battle of Athens
The Battle of Athens
The Greek city of Athens has a unique place in human history. As the people who pioneered the arts of history, theater and philosophy, who conceptualized and attempted the first version of democracy, and who achieved a degree of perfection in sculpture, pottery and architecture, the Athenians have justifiablyacquired an almost legendary status.