If you are wondering why today's Turks have Greek DNA, here is the answer. This land for thousands of years has constantly shown us its Greek heritage. New discovery of an amazing statue of the goddess Athena.
At Aizanoi’s Temple of Zeus in Kütahya, Medusa was not carved as decoration alone.
In Greco-Roman belief, her face was apotropaic: a warning to evil and a guardian of sacred space.
Nearly 2,000 years later, she still watches from stone.
Monster, protector, or both?
Ancient #Nemea in the heart of the Peloponnese, once hosted the Nemean Games, one of the 4 great Panhellenic festivals. Today the restored Temple of Zeus rises above fallen column drums, echoing stories of athletes, myth & sacred ritual beneath the Greek sky.
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