A deeper look into the development of ancient Greek art and sculpture through time, covering various styles, forms and ...

In ancient Greek mythology, before the more famous Olympian Greek gods (think Poseidon, Athena, Aphrodite, Hermes and ... and hid Zeus on the island of Crete. Once fully grown, he returned to fulfil ...

Although some movies and media depict ancient people as unclean, that’s not entirely accurate. The ancients had hygiene ...

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Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Perge, Turkey, have discovered five Roman statues, including Aphrodite and Eros.

The best time to visit Crete is from mid-May to June or from September to October. May brings with it warmer waters and beautiful wildflowers that can be spotted throughout the island's natural ...

Jet2holidays has extended its summer 2026 programme to Kalamata and Crete on the back of demand from holidaymakers and travel agents. The operator has added more capacity to Kalamata and Chania in ...

During combat with the Trojan hero Aeneas, a son of Aphrodite, Diomedes is disarmed. However, this does not dismay the Achaean Greek, and he crushes Aeneas’ hip with a giant stone. Aphrodite comes to ...

More services will run to Antalya, Kos, Rhodes and Heraklion in Crete between May and September. This comes just days after Jet2 disclosed that 2025 represents the companies’ biggest ever programme of ...