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Musings From Ancient Greece

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Mythology MA and storyteller takes you on a lyrical journey through the sites and monuments of ancient Greece, sharing her photos, memories, and knowledge of Greek art, temples, gods and goddesses, and the classical world. Includes links to useful ancient Greece websites and lots of good book recommendations!

Added on: Aug 5th, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Greekgeek
Listed in: Education & Learning Travel
Tags: travel blog greece archaeology greek ancient world classical art

Recent Posts

New Chapter -- The Palace of Tiryns

Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 01:15 in architecture, diary entry, bronze age, mycenaean, tiryns

Yep, on a roll again. Here is my visit to the Palace of Tiryns, a bronze age citadel built around the time of the Trojan War. Includes photos, a little bit of archaeology, recommended links and more. (The Palace of Tiryns)...
I\'m Back! Travel Diary, Palace of Mycenae

Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 20:57 in photo gallery, diary entry, agamemnon, bronze age, mycenaean, mycenae

5th May 2005After a long hiatus, I've started uploading my Greece Travel Diary again!The latest stop on the tour is the Palace of Mycenae, home of Agamemnon, the king who led the expedition of Greeks (or pre-Greeks) against the Trojans in the legenda...
Travel Diary: Mycenae Museum

Posted on Saturday April 26th, 2008 at 01:23 in museum, update, diary entry, mycenae

6th May 2005The Mycenae Museum displays artifacts found in more recent excavations of the citadel and its surroundings: pottery, stone weights once used to anchor the warp-threads of a hanging loom, stylize clay figures of farmers ploughing behind ox...
A Few Other Greece-Related Lenses

Posted on Tuesday April 15th, 2008 at 09:15 in update, Recommended links

Homebuying has been quite an odyssey, and will keep me busy a little longer. Right now I'm flushing out the Augean Stables!In the meantime, let me point you to my other Greece-related lenses, each focusing on one topic:The Trireme Olympias: Reconstru...
Mythology Blog: MYTHPRINT (for now)

Posted on Friday February 29th, 2008 at 00:06 in myth, mythology, myth of the week

So, what have I been doing (besides getting ready to buy a home)?Well, the Myth of the, ahem, week column never worked quite right on the front page of Ancient Greece Odyssey. Let's own up -- I was trying to get refreshing content to bring visitors b...
Travel Diary: Mycenae (Treasury of Atreus)

Posted on Monday February 4th, 2008 at 08:13 in archaeology, photo gallery, diary entry, bronze age, mycenaean, mycenae, tholos, helladic

The Lion Gate of MycenaeThen the goddess the ox-eyed lady Hera answered:"Of all cities there are three that are dearest to my own heart:Argos and Sparta and Mykenai of the wide ways."Iliad 4.50-52, Lattimore translationIn Ancient Greece Odyssey Part ...