Greek mythology is a mirror- one that reflects ancient gender roles, fears, and desires—and also provides tools for critique and inspiration. By exploring the divine feminine.  We Question traditional ideas of power. We Reclaim marginalized voices. We Expose the cultural roots of patriarchal societies. We Reimagine stories to fit new visions of justice and equity.  Greek […]

Women: uniting to create encouraging journeys of culture and history, designed by women and for everyone to experience. These journeys promote empowerment openly and freely, fostering community awareness and cultural connections. Each pathway we tread is carefully laid out to encourage and lead to personal growth. Over three decades, I have had extensive hands-on experience […]

Greek mythology is a mirror- one that reflects ancient gender roles, fears, and desires—and also provides tools for critique and inspiration. By exploring the divine feminine.  We Question traditional ideas of power. We Reclaim marginalized voices. We Expose the cultural roots of patriarchal societies. We Reimagine stories to fit new visions of justice and equity.  Greek […]

A common language and consciousness were among the few elements that united Athenian and Spartan women in ancient times. Otherwise, women in the two cities had very different obligations and rights. Daily life in Athens and Sparta was diametrically opposed. In Sparta, the political system was oligarchic and military organisation prevailed. In Athens, direct democracy […]

The fruit of love and abundance In ancient Greece, the quince was not just a fruit; it was a symbol of love, fertility, and prosperity. Originating from the region of Kydonia in Crete (now Chania), it acquired its name and became part of the mythology, religion, and diet of the ancient Greeks.  The ancients called […]

Let’s talk about Baubo, with a touch of reverence and a healthy dose of sacred mischief ,the mythic figure who proved that sometimes the world isn’t healed through awe and solemnity, but through laughter, shock, and fearless honesty.  Baubo is the old, limping, audacious woman of the Eleusinian Mysteries who dared to do something outrageous: standing before a […]

Porphera, the Tyrian purple, the renowned royal dye of the Mediterranean, stands as one of the most striking examples of how technology, chemistry, and power intertwined from the Minoan world to Byzantium. Already in Minoan Crete, in centers such as Knossos, Phaistos, Zakros, and sites with dense concentrations of murex shells like Koufonisi and the eastern Cretan coasts, there are indications […]

The diet of the Bronze Age people of Crete, as one can see, is surprisingly interesting and modern. In some aspects even more exotic than what we today in Crete understand to be the traditional Cretan Mediterranean cuisine. Based on the findings of the excavations and analysis of the fragments of pottery animal bones, sea […]

There are scents that are never forgotten; just a gentle breeze is enough to awaken memories and emotions. Jasmine is one of those flowers: white, delicate, with a fragrance that travels and embraces the senses. Throughout the Mediterranean, jasmine adorns courtyards and balconies, climbs over old stone walls, and offers a feeling of purity and […]

Among the many plants that flourish under the Mediterranean sun, the lygaria—known in English as the chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus)—holds a special place in women’s history. Its delicate lilac blossoms sway gently in the summer breeze, filling riverbanks and village paths with subtle fragrance. For centuries, it has been more than a plant: it has been a quiet companion […]

The Byzantine Empire was desperate for silk, the must-have fabric of the era. But China had a firm grip on silk production, and the Persians weren’t making it easy to trade along the Silk Road. Emperor Justinian I decided to take matters into his own hands, hatching a daring plan to smuggle silk worms right out of […]

At the beginning of the world, the Gods.. I Ιn the womb of the Earth, in the land between two rivers, the first civilizations were born.Mesopotamia!  Its swaddling clothes were rocked by the Sumerians, the Akkadians, the Babylonians, the Assyrians. Language found its flow and passed into immortality through writing, the cuneiform. The wheel was invented and rolled into the […]

Open your arms, and you will embrace Crete. One hand will brush the shores of Chania, the other will reach out to touch Lasithi. At the heart of Lasithi lies AgiosNikolaos — the cradle of my birth. It is a land where contradictions breathe: sea and mountain, earth and salt — a dance forever between Sun and Moon. In the […]

It is the matter that submits to the Word and is glorified… The beauty that frees from fear, the ideal image of man that tames and civilizes, the magnificent naked body of the goddess, a source of joy and bliss for all. Greece is the dream that becomes eloquent words, the unquenchable desire of the Soul for […]

The One Antigone, one was Phaedra however there were no Antigones, Phaedras and Iphigenes in the ancient amphitheatre in fifth-century Athens as spectators. This, moreover, constitutes the popularity (not the populism!) of the ancient Greek theatre. Eminently acoustic, classical culture (how many Athenians, even rich ones, had read manuscripts of historians, rhetors, lyricists, philosophers and tragedians?) relied on oral tradition and the […]

At the beginning of the world, the Gods.. I (The world began from within the womb of the earth) Ιn the womb of the Earth, in the land between two rivers, the first civilisations were born. Mesopotamia!  The Sumerians, the Akkadians, the Babylonians, the Assyrians. Language found its flow and passed into immortality through writing, the cuneiform. The wheel was […]

The ancient lunar priestesses were referred to as virgins. “Virgin” doesn’t mean a woman who never had sex with a man like the church says today. The Latin word “virgin” comes from “vir” meaning strength, power, powerful woman.. It applied to the goddesses who were called virgins not because of their purity, but because of their […]

When visitors go to museums, they do so for a variety of reasons; to learn about history and culture, find inspiration or enjoy an experience with family and friends. Museums also offer an alternative way to connect with the past and experience unexpected emotions. But it is the stories behind the artifacts that connect the […]

While women were excluded from the ancient Olympic Games, the Heraean Games held in Olympia gave parthenoi (unmarried young women) the opportunity to participate in a running competition. The games were organised by a group of sixteen women, who were also charged to weave a peplos for Hera (just like women did for Athena in Athens) and arranging choral dances. Competitors raced in […]

Coins made of electrum first appeared in the late 7th century BC among the Lydians, but it was their adoption by the Greeks that marked a turning point in economic and political life mostly within the Greek world. Coinage was a means for both transactions and symbolic purposes—from offerings to oracles to Charon’s obol for passage across the river […]