The ancient city of Helike (Eliki), situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Corinth, roughly 93 miles west of At…
April 26, 2013
The Sirens depicted in various classical literature as the mythical creature with two forms: the appearance of half-wo…
December 27, 2011
The Greeks, and the Romans, were also unsure how Homer composed the poems. “They say that . . . Homer did not leave …
November 22, 2010
The legendary city of Troy, scene of 10-year-long Trojan War, is inextricably linked with some of the most prominent ch…
June 26, 2009
Knossos was the most important town in Crete in prehistoric times. Homer speaks of the existence of one hundred cities …
May 01, 2009
