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The history of Greece can be traced back to the Stone Age hunters. Our first evidence of real settlement in Greece comes from about 55,000 BC (57,000 years ago). Greek history is usually divided into three periods, a Stone Age, a Bronze Age, and an Iron Age.

Greek Mythology is a large collection of stories and art. It explains everything from the creation of the earth, the Gods, Goddesses, and the place of Man in the Gods designs. Our Greek statues, garden statues, and wall plaques will add a beautiful touch of Greek mythology to the comfort of your home.

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The Gods and Goddesses

The Ancient Greeks worshipped and adored many deities. Many of the Greek Gods and Goddesses were shared with the culture of Rome. Though the Romans worshipped many of the same deities as the Greeks they had different names for most them.

Here are just a few of the major Greek Goddesses with their Roman counterpart. Gaea (Terra-Mother Earth), Hestia (Vesta-Goddess of Hearth and Home), Demeter (Ceres-Goddess of the Harvest or the Goddess of the Fields), Hera (Juno-Protector of Marriage), Athene (Athena-Patron Goddess of Athens, the Goddess of Wisdom, and the Goddess of Weaving), Artemis (Diana-Goddess of the Hunt, Protector of Young Women), Aphrodite (Venus-Goddess of Love and Beauty), Persephone (Proserpina-Goddess of Spring), Hades, the God of the Underworld, abducted Persephone, raped her, and made her Queen of the Underworld)

Some of the major Greek Gods and their Roman counterparts were the Almighty Zeus (Jupiter-the lord of the Sky), Apollon (Apollo-the Striker from Afar), Ares (Mars-the god of War), Eros (Cupid-the primal god of Love), Hades (Pluto-Lord of the Underworld), Hermes (Mercury-the wing shod messenger of the Olympians), Kronos or Cronos ( Saturn-the Titan; father of the Olympians), Pan (Faunus- the Goat-God), Poseidon (Neptune-the lord the Sea).

Architecture

The Greeks were also very adept when it came to architecture. They constructed some of the most fascinating structures, including some that are standing to this very day. These beautiful and fabulous architectural accomplishments have been captured and preserved through the museum quality reproductions of wall plaques and relief’s.

Some of the great architectural feats accomplished by the Greeks include such buildings as the Parthenon (temple of the Greek Goddess Athena built in the 5th century BC on the Athenian Acropolis), Old Temple of Athena (an Archaic temple located on the Acropolis of Athens), Temple of Athena Nike (the earliest Ionic temple on the Acropolis), Theatre of Dionysus (open air theatre in ancient Greece, built at the foot of the Athenian Acropolis), and The Pandroseion (a sanctuary dedicated to Pandrosus, one of the daughters of Cecrops I).

Writers, Philosophers, Heroes, and Mythological Creatures

The Ancient Greeks had a deep and profound belief in numerous entities. They had many mythological creatures and heroes that they feared and treasured. Their history and amazing

stories were preserved through their many philosophers and writers. Today many people have garden statues, and wall plaques representing the Greek mythology era.

Electra is known for her mother, (Clytemnestra) and her lover, (Aegisthus) killing her father when he returned from the Trojan War. Antigone is related to the myth that Oedipus, the son of Laius and Jocasta killed his father Laius and became the king of Thebes.Oedipus unknowingly married his own mother Jocasta and had children by her. Thus, Antigone was the daughter and the sister of Oedipus. Medusa was a snake-haired maiden who turned all who saw her into stone.

Jason is a Greek myth about a hero who traveled on a voyage in search of the Golden Fleece. Odysseus (called Ulysses in Latin) was the ruler of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's Odyssey, Heracles (Hercules) was the son of Zeus and Alcmena. He was known for his tremendous strength, and Perseus (son of Zeus and Danae) slew Medusa with the help of some godly items.

Socrates was a philosopher famous for laconic sayings, and method of discussion. Plato was a student and follower of Socrates until 399, when the condemned Socrates died after drinking the prescribed cup of hemlock. Plato was one of the most famous philosophers of all time and he founded an institution of learning known as the Academy, and Aristotle was a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. Homer is the reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the two major epics of Greek antiquity. Hippocrates was an ancient Greek physician who is referred to as the father of medicine. He collected all the medical knowledge of previous schools, and set up the standard practice for physicians through the Hippocratic Oath.

Of the most famous ancient Greek mythical creatures, there were the Cyclopes who were giant beings with a single, round eye in the middle of their foreheads and Cerberus a three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to the underworld. Sirens were the sisters that lured sailors to their death with their irresistible song. Centaurs were half man, and half horse and known for their lustfulness and drunkenness. Chiron was the only immortal centaur that was known for his exceptional goodness and wisdom. Pegasus was a winged horse that was the son of Poseidon.