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The Parthenon (/ ˈ p ɑːr θ ə ˌ n ɒ n,-n ən /; Ancient Greek: Παρθενών, romanized: Parthenōn [par.tʰe.nɔ̌ːn]; Greek: Παρθενώνας, romanized: Parthenónas [parθeˈnonas]) is a former temple [6] [7] on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena.
The identity and nature of the deities venerated at the sanctuary remains largely enigmatic, in large part because it was taboo to pronounce their names. Literary sources from antiquity refer to them under the collective name of "Cabeiri" (Greek: Κάβειροι Kábiroi), while they carry the simpler epithet of Gods or Great Gods, which was a title or state of being rather than the actual ...
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. [2] They were called Olympians because, according to tradition, they resided on Mount ...
A monster and a child of Greek gods may impact this technological marvel. To Hatch the Longest Suspension Bridge Ever, Engineers Are Consulting Greek Mythology Skip to main content
Ancient Greek architecture came from the Greeks, or Hellenes, whose culture flourished on the Greek mainland, the Peloponnese, the Aegean Islands, and in colonies in Anatolia and Italy for a period from about 900 BC until the 1st century AD, with the earliest remaining architectural works dating from around 600 BC. [1]
Greek Distinction Length Type Carries Crosses Opened Location Region Ref. 1: Arkadiko Bridge: Γέφυρα του Αρκαδικού: One of the oldest bridges still in existence: 11.5 m (38 ft) Masonry Corbelled vault, large limestone blocks, dry stone
The bridge with the flattest arches was the Trajan's Bridge, with a span-to-rise ratio of about 7 to 1. [2] It also held several other important architectural records (see below). [ 2 ] A number of fully stone segmental arch bridges, scattered throughout the empire , featured ratios of between 6.4 and 3, such as the relatively unknown Bridge at ...
In Greek mythology, the underworld or Hades (Ancient Greek: ᾍδης, romanized: Háidēs) is a distinct realm (one of the three realms that make up the cosmos) where an individual goes after death. The earliest idea of afterlife in Greek myth is that, at the moment of death, an individual's essence ( psyche ) is separated from the corpse and ...