Greece is Great!
Jan Migenda
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In 2016, I did a guided tour through Greece with a group of Irish students! From Athens to Sparta and more ... enjoy lots of history!
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Epidauros Museum
The museum in Epidauros gave us some more insight into how the ancient priests/doctors worked and what they used to treat the patients. This relief shows the treatment of a wounded arm and a patient laying down while a snake (a symbol of the god) snuggles up to him...
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Nafplio
Continuing our trip through the Peloponnes, we also saw Nafplio (Navplion), a small town which was more important only in Byzantine times and in 1825 when the first Greek Parlament convened there. Near the coast, I could take one of my best photos ever from the entire...
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Tiryns
Still on the Peloponnes, we found a forgotten centre of Mycenean culture: Tiryns! A ring fortress on a hill, the thick walls show the former importance of the place: It was larger than the Acropolis of Athens! At the very top lies a sacred place with a small path...
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Mycenae - Home of Agamemnon and Nestor from Homer's "Iliad"
Mycene was an archaic centre of power and wealth flourishing from 1600 to 1100 BC. It was allegedly founded by the hero and demigod Perseus who killed the Medusa, and Agamemnon who waged war against Troy (see Homer's "Iliad") was king here. The thick walls and small...
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Mycenae Museum
Mycenae Museum The museum of Mycene contained lots of gold, as it was a centre of power and wealth: Swords, cups, jewelry and the famous mask of Agamemnon (a replica? ). Interesting to see clay figurines with movable joints, like modern theatre puppets! These women...
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Corinth
Corinth was a flourishing cosmopolitan city; a former ally of Sparta, it became a Roman colony and survived the turbulent medieval and early modern times. Famous people associated with the city are Periander (a sage), Diogenes (a cynic philosopher) and St Paul (see...
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Corinth Museum
Corinth has a very long and rich history ... its remains are to be found in a museum. Clay figures of goddesses show the precise working of the mantles: You can see the layers very well! Some more figurines bones used as dice and flutes complement the scenery. This...
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Eleusis
Eleusis (today Elefsina, close to Athens) was an important cultic place as the secret rites of the fertility goddess Demeter took place here. The ruins of the temple are still impressive ... surely they were great! This relief on a sarcophagus depicts a wild hunt in...
