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Crete: Birthplace of the Wild Goddess of the Hunt

2021-04-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Paximadia Islets

On Crete, there is a legend, a god or goddess, or a myth around every bend in the road or turn of a river.

Tags: Artemis, crete, Crete Island, Crete legends, Goddess Artemis, Greek gods, Gulf of Mesara, hunters, huntress, Kritikos Lagonikos, legends, Mesara, myths, Paximadia, Paximadia Islands, Paximadia Islets, Potnia, Potnio Thron

Tsoutsouras: A Cretan Experience No Legend Can Capture

2021-01-31 by Phil Butler

Tsoutsouras

In Tsoutsouras, in southern Crete, theres more legend, experiences, and myth than any tourist can take in.

Tags: Cretan legends, Eileithyia Cave, extraterrestials, Gorge of Mindris, Inatos, kouzoulada, Minoans, Minos, myths, South Crete, Tomb of Minos, Tsoutsouras, UFOs, Underworld

Take a Trip to Greece’s “Loch Ness” – Lake Stymphalia [video]

2020-08-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Lake Stymphalia

Lake Stymphalia is one of Greece’s most beautiful and mysterious places, the place where Herakles defeated the Stymphalian Birds.

Tags: Greek attractions, Greek destinations, Greek myths, Herakles, Lake Stymphalia, myths, Stymphalian Birds, Stymphalian Lake

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

The Minoan Theater at Karteros – A Top 10 Crete Experience

2019-06-16 by Phil Butler

Minoan Theater

The Minoan Theater in Karteros is an authentic journey into Minoan life that begins like a prayer and ends like an epiphany.

Tags: Crete attractions, Crete experiences, Crete Riding Academy, Cumaean Sibyl, Karteros, Karteros Beach, Karteros events, King Minos, Knossos, Minoan Civilization, Minoan myths, Minoan Theater, Minos, myths, Prince of the Lilies, The Minoan Theater

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