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Ancient Olympia
April 26, 2026
Ancient Olympia was home of the ancient Olympic Games, and encompass a extensive area. Its layout is divided between the sacred precinct known as the Altis and the surrounding administrative and athletic facilities.
Located near the western coast of the Peloponnese peninsula of southern Greece, 10 miles (16 km) inland from the Ionian Sea, near a point where the Alpheus (Alfios) and Cladeus (Kladios) rivers meet.
Set amid an idyllic countryside consisting of low, wooded hills alternating with farmland, the Olympia archaeological site is of outstanding cultural significance. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1989.
Delphi Oracle
March 8, 2026
Delphi was considered by the ancient Greeks to be the centre of the world. According to ancient myth, Zeus released two eagles, one from the east, the other from the west, and caused them to fly toward the centre. They met at the future site of Delphi, and the spot was marked by a stone called the omphalos (navel), which was later housed in the Temple of Apollo. According to legend, the oracle at Delphi originally belonged to Gaea, the Earth goddess, and was guarded by her child Python, the serpent. Apollo is said to have slain Python and founded his own oracle there.
Delphi is now a major archaeological site with well-preserved ruins. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.
The Story of Minotaur
The story of the Minotaur is a classic Greek tragedy about hubris, monstrous consequences, and the rise of a hero.
It begins with King Minos of Crete, who prayed to Poseidon for a sign of his right to rule. Poseidon sent a magnificent white bull, intended to be offered as sacrifice to the god. However, Minos kept the bull for himself.
In retaliation, Poseidon cursed Minos’s wife, Pasiphae, to fall in love with the bull. With the help of the inventor Daedalus, who built her a wooden cow to hide inside, she conceived a “son”, Asterion. Because Poseidon cursed Pasiphae, the boy was born with the body of a man and the head of a bull. It was known as Minotaur, i.e. Minos + taurus (bull).
As the Minotaur grew, he became feral and began devouring humans. To contain the beast and prevent it from escaping, Minos ordered Daedalus to construct the Labyrinth, a massive, endless maze beneath the palace at Knossos.