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Greece
Myths, history, islands and life today
From the Cyclades to Crete, from Athens to Delphi, from Homer to Cavafy: Greece in the round, past and present.
Explore the siteGreece is one of the best-loved countries in Europe, and not just for its sea: democracy, theatre, philosophy, the Olympic Games and many of the stories still read in schools were born here. This guide, online for more than twenty years, is for travellers, students and the simply curious.
You will find the islands archipelago by archipelago, Athens and the great mainland sites, history from the Minoan palaces to today, the Greek myths section designed for students and teachers too, plus food, traditions, the economy and practical advice to plan your trip.
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History, art, philosophy, traditions
- History
- Timeline
- Cycladic civilisation
- Minoan civilisation
- Mycenaean civilisation
- Greek colonies
- Sparta vs Athens
- Alcibiades
- Demosthenes
- Alexander the Great
- Hellenistic age
- Roman Greece
- Byzantine Empire
- Ottoman Greece
- War of Independence
- The 20th century
- Greek philosophy
- Socrates and Plato
- Aristotle
- Pythagoras
- Democritus
- Archimedes
- Greek science
- Ancient literature
- Greek theatre
- Modern literature
- Greek language
- Greek alphabet
- Greek art
- Architectural orders
- Archaeology
- Ancient Olympics
- Greek music
- Bouzouki
- Rebetiko
- Greek dances
- Sirtaki
- Maria Callas
- Festivals and traditions
- Easter
- Christmas
- Greek cuisine
- Eating out
- Greek recipes
- Moussaka
- Feta
- Greek cheeses
- Bread
- Sweets
- Drinks
- Ouzo
- Greek wine
- Kafenio
- Shopping
- Glossary
Greek myths
- Introduction to mythology
- The origin of the world
- The Titans
- The twelve Olympians
- Zeus
- Hera
- Poseidon
- Demeter
- Athena
- Apollo
- Artemis
- Ares
- Aphrodite
- Hephaestus
- Hermes
- Dionysus
- Hades
- Hestia
- Minor deities
- Prometheus and Pandora
- Crete in myth
- Heracles
- The twelve labours
- Perseus and Medusa
- Theseus
- The Minotaur
- Daedalus and Icarus
- Jason and the Argonauts
- Bellerophon and Pegasus
- The Trojan War
- Achilles
- Odysseus
- Homer, Iliad and Odyssey
- Oedipus and Thebes
- Orpheus and Eurydice
- The underworld
- Monsters of myth
- Metamorphoses
- Constellations and myths
- Santorini and Atlantis
- Places of myth
- Myths and words
- Myth glossary
- Myths for schools
- Ancient religion
Islands, cities and places
- Greek islands
- Cyclades
- Dodecanese
- Ionian Islands
- Sporades
- Saronic islands
- North-East Aegean
- Crete
- Athens
- Attica
- Peloponnese
- Central Greece
- Thessaly
- Epirus
- Macedonia
- Thrace
- Cities
- Acropolis
- Parthenon
- Agora
- History of Athens
- Piraeus
- Delphi
- Olympia
- Mycenae
- Corinth Canal
- Patras
- Thessaloniki
- Mount Athos
- Palace of Knossos
- Heraklion
- Beaches of Crete
- Airports of Crete
- Santorini
- Mykonos
- Naxos
- Paros
- Milos
- Ios
- Sifnos
- Serifos
- Folegandros
- Sikinos
- Anafi
- Amorgos
- Andros
- Tinos
- Syros
- Kea
- Kythnos
- Delos
- Rhodes
- Kos
- Kalymnos
- Leros
- Patmos
- Astypalea
- Symi
- Tilos
- Nisyros
- Karpathos
- Kasos
- Halki
- Kastellorizo
- Corfu
- Paxos
- Lefkada
- Meganisi
- Kefalonia
- Ithaca
- Zakynthos
- Kythira
- Antikythera
- Elafonisos
- Skiathos
- Skopelos
- Alonissos
- Skyros
- Aegina
- Poros
- Hydra
- Spetses
- Salamis
- Lesbos
- Chios
- Samos
- Ikaria
- Fourni
- Lemnos
- Agios Efstratios
- Samothrace
- Thassos
- Psara
- Oinousses