My Greek Mythology Trivia Quizzes have gotten a major overhaul. These are trivia quizzes covering Greek gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, monsters and hubris, and a few other topics.

I realized that not everyone has a classics MA under their belt, so the questions were too tough! Therefore, I've revamped them in a few ways:

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Squidoo, the odd service I use to host Ancient Greece Odyssey, has a tool that tracks what phrases people have Googled to find a lens ( Read more... )

4th May 2005


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It's been a busy month: finishing my coursework for my PhD program, preparing for the dissertation, preparing for surgery!

Nevertheless, I haven't been entirely idle. In addition to an in-depth webpage on Volcanoes, I have gotten back to Greece. Next up, Delphi! So far the page is just getting started, but I've gotten the first two sections ( Read more... )

The freeway follows the route of the old Sacred Way to Eleusis, fourteen miles through refineries, quarries, and a run-down factory town surrounding the ancient sanctuary. It is so small to have held something to great, even with the added fountains (long gone), stone courtyard, walls and gates added by the Romans.


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Next were the classical and Hellenistic art galleries, and I could have spent days here. A few samples of its fine collection:


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Most evenings, Dr. Christine Downing would give a talk related to the next day's itinerary. These are my notes from her lecture.

Greek religion began with rituals -- of purification, of protection, etc. It was animist.

Jane Ellen Harrison said: in the beginning, there were no gods and goddesses.


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