All you need to know about the island's myths, legends and its gods.
About Helios (The Sun) and the Colossus - why it was put up and what happened to it. About the Temple of Apollo Pythios at Rhodes, and the Temple of Athena at Lindos. One of the six 'Put it in your pocket' series on Greek Islands.
The myth of how Poseidon, God of the sea, was given the island, and how the people angered him and he caused their deaths in the eruption. The Caldera and the Akrotiri Archaeological site. It is one of six 'Put It in Your Pocket series' on Greek islands.
Intends to explore how, and even why, early Christianity took over. In this book, the author travels from England to Scotland, from Cornwall to... Læs mere
In Lap of the Gods Jill Dudley explores the ancient Greek myths and legends of Crete and other Aegean islands, describing the landscape and the individuality of each as well as the characters she meets.
About Hippocrates and his new approach to medicine and his break with the tradition of treating the sick in the Temple of Asclepius, where his father was a Physician priest. One of six Greek islands booklets.
All you need to know about Greek Myths concerning the Trojan War.
All you need to know about the Island's myths, legends and its gods.
All you need to know about the island's myths, legends, and its gods.
All you need to know about the island's myths, legends and its gods
The myth about the abduction by Hades off Demeter's daughter Kore. How she was allowed back for 8 months of the year but returned to Hades for the other 4 the founding of Demeter's Eleusinian mysteries.
An easy introduction to early Greek drama.