The New Acropolis Museum- Athens' Pride and Joy

Today I finally found the time to treat myself with a walk in the finest part of Athens, the Plaka. My destination was my long awaited dream, the Acropolis Museum, the new highlight of Athens, majestically located at the foot of the Acropolis.

Well, I was prepared to see something extraordinary, but what I saw surpassed all expectations. I can say, the Museum is simply breathtaking. The building is huge (226,000 square feet - 10 times larger than the old museum), ultra-modern, full of light and incredibly clean! It displays the Parthenon sculptures, reliefs and artifacts as well as other finds from the Acropolis hill, reflecting the religious beliefs, the standards and the daily life of the Ancient Greeks. Another great highlight is that, right under your feet, you can see excavations through the glass floor-panels. It's a strange feeling which I really enjoyed.

Should you ever happen to visit Athens, I think it's the first place you should consider for a visit. You will be stunned. You won't miss it, it is right at the center, and the ticket costs only €1 until 2010.

But beware, the museum is huge! So, in case your feet start complaining after so much culture you may have a seat at the museum's cafeteria, with a wonderful view of the Acropolis, or educate yourself in the multimedia room.

Well, I could go on writing about it for hours- but, since a picture is worth a thousand words, enjoy a slideshow with pictures of the Museum from the New York Times .

Anyway, for me, it was a wonderful experience which filled me with pride...and I can only hope that time comes soon when the British Museum finally, returns our marble sculptures in its rightful place. (In 1817, Lord Elgin, a British Ambassador, removed much of the sculpture from the Acropolis, while Greece was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire and took them to his home country. Right now, they are housed at the British Museum). To quote Razia Iqbal, BBC arts correspondent: "The structure is Greece's answer to the British argument that there is nowhere in their country to house the Elgin marbles".

www.theacropolismuseum.gr

awesome bronze statues

Hello!

Well, it's really really hot here in Greece, but I still am in the city because I am very into my mythology project. So, with the help of some "submarine" (that's a greek candy-like spoon sweet, dipped in a glass of ice-cold water) to keep me fresh, I am writing and writing, posting pictures, correcting sometimes...

Today I went to the Archaeological Museum of my hometown Piraeus (that's the harbor of Athens), because I was really curious how the neighbourhood my grandmother was from ("Apollo Piraeus"), got its name...

In the Museum I found the answer. Look above, that's the legendary "Apollo from Piraeus", dating back to the 4th century BC. Looks like Apollo was very popular in our region :). But the museum had a lot more to offer. I was impressed by the many interesting sculptures, especially the bronze ones, and how well they are preserved.

Here is a link to the official website of the museum.

And since this summer we are reviving the ..."bronze age" here in Piraeus (everyone is bronze-tanned...so much sun!), I thought I'd update some gods' pages with bronze statues . Here they are: Apollo, Artemis, and Athena. Lets call it "Greek-Gods.info Summer Edition" :D. I hope you like them!

Greek Mythology Puzzle

Hello ,

now that we had Easter holidays in Greece I finally found the time to add some interactivity to the site and made a flash puzzle related to the Olympian gods.

Here is the link. I hope you have fun!

Should you find any bugs (I am sure there are plenty) please email me!

Thanks a lot
Evie

New tool added

Hello from a slightly cooler Athens,

I found a very nice tool on the web and decided to give it a try.

It's called AnswerTips from www.answers.com and creates small information bubbles on every word of the website when double clicked.

I hope you like it.

Mythology Quiz online!

Greetings from a very hot Athens,

I like websites having interactivity, be it in form of forums, chats or quizzes...whatever- and having an educational website, I thought including quizzes in it would be an interesting, challenging option .

So now that its high summer in Greece (which means everything is quiet and cozy and there is not much work to do as a teacher), and after some relaxing days at the beach, I finally found the time and strength to develop the first mythology quiz.

I hope you like the idea just like me, since there are more quizzes to come soon!

Now click on http://www.greek-gods.info/quiz/

and take part. Good luck!!

Website problems fixed

During the previous days, some technical problems occured to the website and it was not working properly. My apologies for any inconveniences this might have cause.

It seems that now the problems have been fixed, please contact me should you still see some "bugs".

Thank you very much!

Small Correction + Apologies

I want to thank my website's visitors for the nice responses and critics I receive from time to time.

My special thanks go to Loren Crispell who corrected following point today, concerning the theogony: Ouranos, the Titan of the Skies, wasn't swallowing his children as I had written, but was just pushing them back into the womb of his wife Gaea.

The mistake is now corrected, I am sorry for the wrong information I had published.