This is the second installment of Edmonds resident Nathaniel Brown’s recent travels to Greece. You can read part 1 here. Patra My driver to Patra had never been in ...

The statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus was discovered in 1877, but its influential presence makes it a timeless piece ...

Why go? Katakolon, on a pretty little harbour with colourful fishing boats, is near the legendary city of Olympia. Immerse ...

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In Olympia, Greece, the Statue of Zeus was created as a dazzling display of divine grandeur. Standing at an imposing height of 40 feet, this statue crafted from ivory sat upon a majestic throne ...

The Temple of Hera, also known as the Heraion, is thought to have been constructed around 600 B.C.E. Originally, the structure was dedicated to another god: Hera’s unfaithful husband, Zeus.

The statue of Zeus sitting on a magnificent throne rose about 40 feet inside his temple in the sanctuary of Olympia. It was so large that, according to the geographer Strabo, if Zeus stood up, his ...

THE TEMPLE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA HEROES ATHLETES 2005 BY JUDITH BARRINGER by JUDITH BARRINGER Publication date 2005 Topics GREEK TEMPLES Collection opensource Language English Item Size 50.1M GREEK ...

THE SACRED SITE OF OLYMPIA The games are held at the site of Olympia, very close to the city of Elis. Other cities in Greece held games but the ancient Olympics were the most famous and prestigious.

The first recorded victor at the Olympics was Coroebus of Elis. A cook by profession, Coroebus won the event called the “stadion” – a footrace of just under 200 metres, run in a straight line.