Mythology
For Greek Concierge, mythology is a map of Greece. Each story shows the character of a place and gives more meaning to the journeys we create.
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The Twelve Olympians
The twelve gods who held Olympus, in the order the ancient lists give them: what the texts say each was god of, and where in Greece each was worshipped.
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Other Olympian Gods
Gods of the Olympian court who stand outside the Twelve: what the ancient texts say their role was, and the places in Greece each belongs to.
7 entries -
Titans & First Gods
The first gods, Gaia and Uranus; the twelve Titans the early Greek poet Hesiod names, from Oceanus to Kronos; and their children, such as Prometheus and Atlas.
23 entries -
Gods Beyond Olympus
Gods, spirits and nymphs who live beyond Olympus, from the Muses and the Moirai, or Fates, to mortals made gods, and the places in Greece each belongs to.
29 entries -
Heroes & Mortals
The mortals at the centre of the myths, from Achilles and Hector at Troy to Perseus and Ariadne, and the places in Greece where their stories are set.
39 entries -
Monsters & Creatures
The Minotaur, Medusa, Scylla and the beasts of the Labours of Heracles: what the ancient texts say of them, and the places in Greece each belongs to.
21 entries -
Sacred Places
Mount Olympus, the Labyrinth, the Omphalos and the gates to Hades, the underworld: the places the myths name, and what stands on each site now.
21 entries -
Oracles, Cult & Rites
The oracle at Delphi, the Eleusinian Mysteries and the four crown games of Olympia, Delphi, Nemea and the Isthmus: how each was run, and what was kept secret.
17 entries -
Wars, Voyages & Labours
The wars, voyages, labours and returns that run across many myths, from the Trojan War to the Labours of Heracles, and how the ancient sources build each.
8 entries -
The Ancient Sources
The ancient writers the collection draws on, such as Homer, Hesiod, the tragic poets and the traveller Pausanias: who wrote what, when, and what each records.
15 entries -
A–Z Index
Every entry title, with the ancient epithets (the titles a figure was called by) and the other spellings a reader is as likely to have typed.
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