{"id":3415,"date":"2020-05-27T15:04:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T15:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3415"},"modified":"2020-05-27T15:04:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T15:04:57","slug":"in-a-tour-around-greece-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/in-a-tour-around-greece-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"In a tour around Greece (part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have already reviewed six Gods of Olympu<\/a>s, together with the most famous or important temples dedicated to these Gods that we can still visit in Greece. Let\u2019s continue this virtual tour of our most important archaeological sites by reviewing six more Olympian Gods!<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Apollo:<\/b><\/span> \u0391\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd<\/b><\/span><\/span>:<\/b><\/span> God of light, protector of the arts \u2013 (<\/em><\/span>\u03c4\u03ad\u03c7\u03bd\u03b7<\/span><\/span>, <\/span>\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/span><\/span>, <\/span>\u03c7\u03bf\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2<\/span><\/span><\/em>)<\/em> and oracles (<\/em><\/span>\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/span><\/span> \u03c4\u03ad\u03c7\u03bd\u03b7<\/span><\/span><\/em>)<\/em>; also a healer God. He is usually depicted as a handsome, blond teenager, holding a lyre or a bow. He was the most handsome of all Gods, but nevertheless, he didn\u2019t have much luck with women! He is the founder and ruler of the famous oracle in Delphi and his temple can be found in a most breath-taking scenery (<\/em><\/span>\u039c\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03bf<\/span><\/span> \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/span> \u0394\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03ce\u03bd<\/span><\/span><\/em>)<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Artemis: <\/b><\/span>\u0386\u03c1\u03c4\u03b5\u03bc\u03b9\u03c2<\/b><\/span><\/span>:<\/b><\/span> Goddess of hunting, wild life, animals, and protector of women. Roman name: <\/span>Diana<\/b><\/span>. She is depicted as an athletic and beautiful young woman, holding a bow (<\/em><\/span>\u03c4\u03cc\u03be\u03bf<\/span><\/span><\/em>)<\/em> and usually there is a deer (<\/em><\/span>\u03b5\u03bb\u03ac\u03c6\u03b9<\/span><\/span><\/em>)<\/em> nearby! Her most famous temple used to be in Ephesus, Asia Minor, one of the seven wonders of antiquity, for its immense size and beauty. Nowadays, we can more easily visit her temple in Vravrona, a serene sea-side resort outside Athens.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Hephaestus: <\/b><\/span>the God of fire and metallurgy \u2013 protector of technicians. Roman name: <\/span>Vulcan<\/b><\/span>. He was the only Olympian God who was not handsome but he made up for it with his talent. He made everything the other Gods needed, their weapons, cups, belts, scepters, arrows and many more. His temple can be found in the center of Athens, in Thesion, and was part of the ancient Agora (<\/em><\/span>\u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03b1\u03af\u03b1<\/span><\/span> \u0391\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac<\/span><\/span><\/em>)<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Demetra:<\/b><\/span> \u0394\u03ae\u03bc\u03b7\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1<\/b><\/span><\/span>:<\/b><\/span> goddess of agriculture, protector of farmers and the cultivation of the earth (<\/span>\u03b3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c1\u03b3\u03af\u03b1<\/span><\/span>). She was often depicted as a respectable, mature woman, holding a sheaf of cereal (<\/em><\/span>\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03c7\u03c5<\/span><\/span><\/em>)<\/em> or a sickle (<\/em><\/span>\u03b4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9<\/span><\/span><\/em>)<\/em>. Roman name: <\/span>Ceres<\/b><\/span>. She is responsible for the seasons of the year and the fertility of the land. The most famous temple dedicated to her can be found in the island of Naxos, built with local white marble of excellent quality.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Hermes:<\/b><\/span> \u0395\u03c1\u03bc\u03ae\u03c2<\/b><\/span><\/span>: <\/b><\/span>the messenger of the Gods \u2013 protector of commerce and travel. He is depicted as a beautiful young man wearing winged sandals. Roman name: <\/span>Mercurius<\/b><\/span>. There were not many temples dedicated to him because he could be found everywhere, as his many statues and statuettes indicate. However, we can visit one in Delos, and another in Crete, in ancient Syme.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Hestia: <\/b><\/span>\u0395\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03b1<\/b><\/span><\/span>: <\/b><\/span>the Goddess of the hearth \u2013 protector of the family and family life. She is depicted as a sober, mature woman. Roman name: <\/span>Vesta<\/b><\/span>. In antiquity, she would receive the first offering or libation (<\/em><\/span>\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03b4\u03ae<\/span><\/span><\/em>)<\/em> in every festivity, but there was no public worship as her place was in the hearth of every house. Thus, not many temples dedicated to her survive. Later, the Romans built a lot to celebrate her significant role.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I hope that apart from giving you some information on the 12 Gods of antiquity, this entry took you into a small tour \u2013 even by the power of imagination \u2013 around some of the most beautiful archaeological sites of Greece, as the ancient Greeks really knew how to pick a spot to build a temple to their Gods!<\/span><\/p>\n

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    We have already reviewed six Gods of Olympus, together with the most famous or important temples dedicated to these Gods that we can still visit in Greece. Let\u2019s continue this virtual tour of our most important archaeological sites by reviewing six more Olympian Gods!     Apollo: \u0391\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd: God of light, protector of the arts…<\/p>\n

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