Greek Mythology

Lately I had the opportunity to visit the Numismatic Museum of Athens, in the very center of the city, in order to visit the latest exhibition "Myth and Coinage". It is a joint exhibition in collaboration of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, the Numismatic Museum of Athens and the Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection , offering a dialogue between Greek Mythology and ancient coinage. I was impressed by the museum ...not only by the number of coins that were on display but also by the friendly and helpful staff in the Museum that assisted me on every question . The photographs I have taken can be viewed in the gallery section of each Olympian god (i.e. goddess Athena ). Also, visit the website of the Museum ( http://www.nma.gr/), where you can find pictures of the majority of the coins and see its highlights in Virtual reality !

In case you played the Hidden Mythology Game and add then tried to add your score to the leader board, you might have noticed that your score was not added to the database. The error is now fixed, feel free to play again . My apologies and Good Luck!

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 surpass ed 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, r eflecting 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...

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 revi...

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

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.

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!!