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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
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New Chapter -- The Palace of 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
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 (Treasury of Atreus)
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 ...
Excerpt: Third Day in Athens (National Museum)
After a quick bus tour of the city, past the Corinthian temple of Zeus, Hadrian's Arch, and the stadium of the first modern Olympics, we arrived at the National Museum, Athens' largest collection of ancient art.The rooms are arranged in chronological...
Excerpt: Echoes of Atlantis
Thera. How long has that island held me in its spell? I remember stumbling across its legend as a child. Before the Trojan war, before Greece was Greek, a thriving people we call Minoans lived on the big island of Crete. They plied the seas with ship...
