U.S. News & World Report: Make a trip to the Temple of Olympian Zeus
Located near the Acropolis and the Benaki Museum, the Temple of Olympian Zeus is a tall and impressive marble structure that dates back to the 6th century B.C. The site has a long and storied history, ...
La Brújula Verde: A Complex System of Tanks and Structures Found Beneath the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens
A group of researchers from the National Technical University of Athens has conducted an ambitious geophysical study to unravel the hidden mysteries beneath the Temple of Olympian Zeus, one of the ...
A Complex System of Tanks and Structures Found Beneath the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens
La Brújula Verde: Colossal Telamon from the Temple of Zeus at Agrigento Restored to its Original Upright Position
Colossal Telamon from the Temple of Zeus at Agrigento Restored to its Original Upright Position
The statue of Zeus sitting on a magnificent throne rose about 40 feet inside his temple in the sanctuary of Olympia. It was so large that, according to the geographer Strabo, if Zeus stood up, his ...
Zeus is the Olympian god of the sky and the thunder, the king of all other gods and men, and, consequently, the chief figure in Greek mythology. The son of Cronus and Rhea, he is probably most famous for his infidelity to his sister and wife, Hera. Athena, Apollo and Artemis, Hermes, Dionysus, Heracles, Helen of Troy, and the Muses are all children of his numerous erotic affairs. Hephaestus ...