Category: Ancient Greeks

Sing to me of the Man, Oh Muse…(I)

Pericles.
Every father’s favorite son.
Every historian’s favorite leader.
My secret ancient crush.
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Sunday October 18th, 2009 in Ancient Greeks, Athens, Greece | No Comments »

Clytie and the Sun

I wanted to tell you my favorite story from Greek mythology.  Its the story of a mortal woman named Clytie who fell in love with Helios, the Sun God.  You may have seen Helios portrayed in paintings, etchings, and urns, commandeering a golden chariot in the sky, led by a team of fiery white horses [...]

Monday August 24th, 2009 in Ancient Greeks | No Comments »

This is Sparta

I’ve been here before.
About eight years ago, I was on my way from Delphi to Ancient Olympia and had to change buses in Sparta.  I’d read that New Sparta wasn’t much to look at and this is quite true–its a dirty, concrete block,  grid-city with insufferable traffic and too many stores selling cheap goods.
Modern Spartans [...]

Sunday August 9th, 2009 in Ancient Greeks, Greece, Sparta | 2 Comments »

The old man and the sea

About ten minutes into the trip down the Apollo coast, an old man boarded the bus and asked if he could have the seat next to mine.  I smiled at him and moved my bags onto my lap.
“Vous etes francaise?” he asked me.
“No, ” I replied in french.  “I’m American, but I speak a little [...]

Monday June 1st, 2009 in Ancient Greeks, Athens, Cape Sounion, Greece | No Comments »

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