Nikos Kazantzakis | The Man Who Wrote God and Was Excommunicated for It
If you climb to the highest point of the Venetian walls guarding the city of Heraklion on the island of Crete, you will find a grave. It is not in…
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Kefalonia | Greece’s Undiscovered Gem of the Ionian Sea
The earthquake of 1953 that destroyed Zakynthos also destroyed Kefalonia. The same seismic event, the…
The Pleiades in Greek Mythology | The Enchanting Story of the Seven Sisters and Their Celestial Legacy
In the vast expanse of the night sky, one of the most enchanting and easily…
The Myth of Eros and Psyche | A Love Story the Gods Tried to Destroy
The myth of Eros and Psyche is the youngest of the great Greek myths. This…
Mykonos Travel Guide | Greece’s Glamorous Island of Myths, Magic, and Endless Parties
Mykonos makes no apology for what it has become. The island that was a fishing…
Ancient Greek Standards of Female Beauty | Ideals, Rituals, and Cultural Insights
The Greeks had a word for the combination they most admired. Kalokagathia, from kalos, meaning…
Hestia | The Goddess Who Had No Mythology Because She Was the Condition for All of It
Every Greek tragedy begins and ends with her. Not because she appears in it. She…
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The Myth of Eros and Psyche | A Love Story the Gods Tried to Destroy
The myth of Eros and Psyche is the youngest of the great Greek myths. This is the first thing to understand, and it changes what the story means. The Iliad's…
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The Divine Constellation | The Greek Cosmological Tradition from Chaos to Troy
The Greeks did not believe the gods had always existed. This is the first and…
Lesbos | Beyond Sappho, Beyond the Headlines
Let's address it directly and then move on. Lesbos is the birthplace of Sappho, the…
Folegandros | The Island That Belongs to Neither
In the fourth century BCE, young men from across Greece made their way by boat…
Ten Ritual Drinks Inspired by the Gods of Greece
The Greek word for nectar, the drink of the immortals, means victory over death. Ambrosia,…
Nemesis | The Goddess Whose Name Means Distribution
The Persians brought their own marble. In 490 BCE, the Persian fleet that landed at…
Siestas, Volta, and Kafeneion | The Daily Rhythms That Define Greek Life
If you measure a culture by its monuments, you see its past. If you measure…