Homer's Tomb is located on Psathopyrgos Hill, in northern Ios, over the Gulf of Plakotos.…
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In ancient Greece, the Heraia race allowed young women to compete at Olympia every four years in honor of the goddess Hera. This footrace, likely a prenuptial initiation ritual, saw participants racing on a shortened track and receiving olive-leaf crowns and portions of sacrificial cows.
Every place carries its own history. The latter is in some way influenced by every…
Every place carries its own history. The latter is in some way influenced by every…
Homer's Tomb is located on Psathopyrgos Hill, in northern Ios over the gulf of Plakotos.…
The celebrated Greek statesman Pericles is credited with ordering the design and construction of the Parthenon between 447 and 432 BC as a temple for Athena—the goddess of wisdom, arts and literature and war. Still dominating the modern city of Athens, the Parthenon is a magnificent testimony to the glory and renown the city enjoyed throughout antiquity. Pericles had made no idle boast then when he emphatically stated that ‘...we shall be the marvel of the present day and of ages yet to come.