Tag: Athena
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Delphi (Part 4)
7 September 2022. The Delphic Sanctuary (Part 2) In my last post, we had made it as far as the Sacred Way just below the Temple of Apollo. The bus crowds were hot on our heels, having made their obligatory run through the archaeological museum before heading to the sanctuary itself. Fortunately, we were still…
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The Acropolis of Athens
Here’s a bonus blog post on the acropolis of Athens. I thought that I’d share some of the absolutely wonderful videos that have been produced on Greek history. The ones I’ve chosen touch on three temples which stand on the Athenian acropolis – the Temple of Athena Parthenos, the Erectheion, and the Temple of Nike…
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Delphi (Part 2)
7 September 2022. The Delphi Archaeological Museum (Part 2). Continuing on through the museum from where we left off on the last post, we entered Room 4, where the gold and silver artifacts found during the sanctuary excavations are displayed. Frankly, I’m surprised that anything survived at all, given how often the sanctuary was looted,…
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Delphi (Part 1)
7 September 2022. The Delphi Archaeological Museum (Part 1). Last night’s sleep at our Airbnb, Delphic Horizons, was completely restful. I can’t recommend this provider enough for their accommodations and hospitality. A couple of us had a light breakfast from the well-stocked larder. I would like to have tried the olives from our host’s father’s…
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Medea & Other Friends I Made in Athens (Part 3)
5 September 2022. Part 1: The Acropolis. What a difference a decent night’s sleep makes! Today’s journey is to the Acropolis, the new Acropolis Museum, and the Greek Agora. I woke up after Paul came back from an early morning jaunt to the Acropolis. He was the first tourist there this morning when it opened.…