Tag: athens
Dionysian phallus festival held in Athens for the first time in 2,000 years
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Oh my! How very Bacchic. Wait until everyone gets a load of my Moses book, which has an extensive discussion of Dionysus. I will be doing a Christ in Greece book comparing Jesus with Greek deities, including and especially Dionysus. Amazing stuff. So glad to see this revival. They need…
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Ancient Greek ‘Altar of the 12 Gods’ endangered by Athens railway
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An important ancient Greek archaeological site from the sixth century BCE, the Altar of the 12 Gods in the Agora at Athens, is currently endangered by the activity of a local railway company, the ISAP. One of the oldest ruins in the city, the altar honored the 12 Olympian gods:…
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