Delphi

Greek army chief says country's forces react with prudence to Turkish provocations

Greek armed forces tackle Turkish provocations prudently while offering this country a reliable prevention force, the chief of the Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff, Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis told the Delphi Economic Forum on Thursday.

The Oracle shrine of Delphi

Divination was considered as one of the most important kinds of art (technai—arts, skills, crafts) among the ancient Greeks, second only to medicine, given along with fire to humans by Prometheus (Aeschylus Prometheus Bound 484-99).

Οn the slopes of the Vardousia mountains (PHOTOS)

Fokida, situated only a few hours away from Athens, constitutes an exceptionally gifted, rough and at the same time warm and hospitable land. Such unprecedented and unspoiled natural beauty is generously encountered throughout the whole region not only at mounts Giona, Vardousia and Oiti, but also at Mornos lake and at its gorgeous beaches!

Touring Perfection | Delphi | November 1 - December 3

In cooperation with the Italian Education Institute in Athens, the Archaeological Museum of Delphi presents an exhibition by Italian photographer Paolo Morello titled "Touring Perfection," previously shown at the Epigraphic Museum in Athens. Curated by Aphrodite Economidou, the exhibition pays homage to ancient Greece's greatest cultural monuments as captured by the Palermo-born artist.

Fault lines key to sacred sites of Ancient Greeks, study claims

The ancient Greeks may have built their temples in locations previously struck by earthquakes in the belief that the land held spiritual powers, a British scientist has claimed.

According to a study by Iain Stewart, professor of geoscience communication at the University of Plymouth, several sacred sites in the Aegean region are located on fault lines.

The Charioteer of Delphi: Ancient bronze sculpture shows Polyzalus of Gela in the moment of victory

The Charioteer of Delphi is a masterpiece of the ancient Greeks and is considered to be among the finest of the era’s bronze sculptures. Also known as Heniokhos, the life-size statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896, in Delphi, at the Sanctuary of Apollo.

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