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Owing to the near impossible 12 strenuous labours bestowed on Hercules, of Greek mythology fame, any task deemed difficult, needing strength, time, or extra brain power, may be referred to as a Herculean task. Hercules, son of Zeus and his girlfriend of the day, Alcemene, had a curse put upon his head, by the jealous wife of Zeus, Hera.

These storytellers, or bards, were known in Ancient Greece as “rhapsodes”, people who travelled from place to place, entrancing gatherings with their mystical tales. The word “rhapsode”, comes from the Greek words “rhaptein” meaning to sew and “ode”, meaning song, hence these strolling storytellers of Ancient Greece, you could say, stitched together stories in the form of songs.

Feeling Greeker! Their “Greekness” just rubs off on you and before you know it, you are “Greeker than the Greeks”! What Have I Learnt From My Years Of Living Among These Wonderful People Called Greeks?

The Primordials, the first generation of gods and goddesses, created from Chaos, were Gaia (Mother Earth) and Uranus (Heaven) who lived on Mount Othrys, a mountain range of central Greece in the northeastern part of Phthiotis and southern part of Magnesia.

540 B.C. – 480 B.C. In August 480 BC Leonidas led his men out of Sparta to meet the mighty Persian army, where in great Greek style, with only three hundred men against thousands, the Spartans showed what they were made of; This is Greece – This is Sparta Not to be daunted the Spartans, when ordered by the Persians to lay down their weapons, replied, with the famous words “Come and get ...

I’m Susan but just call me Greeker! Greeker than the Greeks If you’re as passionate about Greece and its people as I am, if you’re hungry for quirky, mysterious, strange and sometimes downright hilarious little-known facts about Greece, then you’ve come to the right place.

The most famous labyrinth in Greek mythology is the one commissioned by King Minos of Crete. It was designed by the architect Daedalus, at the Palace of Knossos, located on Kephala hill, a few kilometers from Heraklion, said to have originally consisted of as many as 1,300 rooms spread over three acres of land containing many magnificent mosaics …

“Paris” I hear you say, “Why Paris?” Well, the most famous of all Elysian Fields in the world is right at the heart of Paris! We all know it but maybe by another name, the French version, The Champs-Élysées, a two-kilometre stretch between the Place de la Concorde and the Arc de Triumph, frequently described as the world’s most beautiful avenue!

Another version of the story, has Pan and Echo producing two children together, Lambe and Lynx. Yet another version has Pan falling in love with Echo, not to be reciprocated as it turns out, as Echo is in love with Narcissus, who only loved himself, this unrequited love causes Echo to waste away, but her voice could still be heard in caves. ‘The Great God Pan Is Dead’