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The Last Priest of Poseidon

2020-02-14 by Phil Butler

The Course of Empire

For Plato the island of Atlantis was Poseidon’s domain. Here on Crete the gods are still at play.

Tags: Amnissos, ancient Crete, antiquity, crete, gods, Greek gods, Greek myths, Halicarnassus, Knossos, Korinthos, Minoan gods, Minoan myths, myths, Phaistos, Philistos, Poseidon, priests

Crete’s Ancient Sunken City of Olus Gives Up More Secrets

2020-02-07 by Phil Butler

Sunken city

Underwater excavations off Crete island are revealing more facts about the sunken city of Olous, off Elounda.

Tags: Agios Nikolaos, ancient Crete, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, archaeology, Crete antiquity, Crete archaeology, Elounda, Ierapetra, Ierapytna, Minoan Civilization, Minoans, Olus, sunken cities

Exquisite Artemis and Apollo Statues Unearthed on Crete

2019-07-22 by Argophilia Travel News

Roman statues

The Chania Ephorate of Antiquities will present two important archaeological discoveries on July 24, at Chania’s Archaeological Museum.

Tags: ancient Crete, Apollonia Beach Resort, Artemus, Chania Ephorate of Antiquities, Crete archaeology, Vanna Niniou-Kindeli

Footprints Discovered at Trachilos, Crete Date from 5.7 Million Years Ago

2018-07-31 by Phil Butler

Crete footprints

Dr. Per Ahlberg and a team of scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden have identified fossilized humanoid footprints in a small area near Trachilos, Crete. Fossil footprints in a track laid down almost 6 million years ago suggest a humanoid or previously unknown primate presence on the Aegean island. The scientists say the animal or ancient human responsible for the prints was probably claw-less and bipedal, walked on the soles of its feet, and had other hominin-like characteristics.

Tags: ancient Crete, anthropology, apes, crete, Crete geology, EDEN, El Graeco, geology, Gerard Gierlinski, hominids, Immanuel Velikovsky, Palaeontology, paleolithic Crete, pre-history, Stone Age




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2021-03-03 By Argophilia Travel News

This USGS reported a magnitude 6.3 earthquake centered 10 km WNW of Týrnavos, Greece. No serious damage or injuries have been reported.

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Greece COVID-19 Vaccinations to Exceed 1 Million Within a Week

2021-03-02 By Argophilia Travel News

National Vaccination Committee President Maria Theodoridou says vaccinations in Greece will exceed one million within a week.

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