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…
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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Electra, Antigone, Phaedra, Medea – Greek women appear time and again as the central-figures on whose fate some tragic play was based. One wonders what the few women in attendance in the ancient theatres as spectators made of such dramas.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
