Just a stones throw away from the heart of the Greek capital, Elefsina has an…
Tag: Demeter
At the centre of Greek Mythology is the group of powerful Gods who were said…
The Greek Gods represent humanity at its best and worst. From the violent and destructive…
Sicily lives long in the Greek cultural imagination. Described by Homer as the “island of…
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The Ancient Greeks revered their gods in statuary and sculpture and art and Persephone was no exception because of her rare beauty and intensity. The Two Goddesses famously adorned the East Pediment of the Parthenon atop the Acropolis in their “marbl’d immortality” until they were forcibly removed by Lord Elgin and his men, beginning in 1802.
