Mount Olympus
Ancient Greece
Why Some Still Believe That Greece’s Mount Olympus Is a Myth
Many outside of Greece believe that Mount Olympus—like Atlantis—is a myth that exists only in Greek mythology, Greek journalist and director Athina Krikeli said recently.
Krikeli, who has lived in the United States for the past twenty-five years and has...
Ancient Greece
When Did the Greek Gods ‘Stop Interacting’ With Humans?
Greek mythology is absolutely filled with interactions between the gods and humans. The gods regularly intervened in human affairs. They got involved in battles, spoke to people, and even had children with humans. Obviously, real Greek history was quite...
Europe
Ex-German Soldier Helps Restore Monastery in Greece Destroyed by Nazis
A letter sent by a former German soldier helped spur the restoration of Agios Dionysios Monastery on Mount Olympus which had been destroyed by the Nazis during WWII.
It was one day in 1996 when prior Maximos of the New...
Ancient Greece
Top Mythological Sites in Greece
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There is something about Greece that sets it apart from many other holiday destinations across the globe; its mythological sites.
Greek News
The Day the Peak of Mount Olympus Was Finally Conquered
In August 1913, the first climbers reached Mount Olympus’s highest peak, famed for its place in Greek mythology as home of the Twelve Olympian gods.
Since that date, it is thought that approximately ten thousand climbers visit the 2,917-meter (9570-foot)...
Culture
Greece Nominates Mount Olympus as Natural World Heritage Site
Greece nominated Mount Olympus, the mythical residence of the Greek gods, as a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site.
Ancient Greece
Greeks Return to Worshipping Gods of Ancient Greece
Some Greeks have returned to worshipping the ancient gods, as groups dedicated to the adoration of the Greek Pantheon spring up across modern-day Greece.
Several different organizations and events exist that are working to create modern forms of celebration and...
Greece
Sleeping Under the Stars on the Peak of Greece’s Mountain of the Gods
Konstantinos Vasilakakos can be called a photographer of the stars—not the Hollywood stars but the celestial elements that fill the night sky and truly fascinate all those who gaze at them.
Vasilakakos is a great fan of night photography and...
Greece
Greek Paralympics Athlete with Amputation Climbs Mount Olympus
A Greek Paralympics athlete who came in sixth at the 2021 Tokyo Games, and who had a leg amputated years ago, became the first disabled person to successfully climb Mount Olympus last week.
Nikos Papangelis, 23, had to have his leg amputated...
Greek News
Disabled Greek Woman Achieves Assisted Skydive
Having conquered Mount Olympus, a young disabled Greek woman made her dream of an assisted airplane skydive come true on Saturday. With the assistance of a skydive trainer, Eleftheria Tosiou finally conquered the sky.
Along with her mother, aunt, some...