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Drone footage of Ancient Heraion, Corinthia

Drone footage of Ancient Heraion, Corinthia I took our new drone (a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced) for a spin at little-known Ancient Heraion (near Perakhora, Loutraki, Cape Melangavi and the lighthouse), about 95 km (59 mi) west of Athens on a promontory jutting into the Gulf of Corinth. This Heraion (as is the case with the other Heraia in Greece, such as[...] Read More »

Heracles’s Sixth Labour: the Stymphalian Birds

The Stymphalian Birds Eternal Greece Ltd
Related Packages / Small Group Tours: Four Labours of Heracles Two Labours of Hercules: Stymphalian Birds and the Nemean Lion BOOK OUR TOURS HERE For the sixth Labour, King Eurystheus ordered Heracles to drive away an enormous flock of birds which gathered at  lake Stymphalia, high in the mountains of northern Peloponnese, near the town of Stymphalos. The Stymphalian Birds[...] Read More »

Heracles’s First Labour: the Nemean Lion

Heracles's First Labour: the Nemean Lion Related Packages / Tours: Four Labours of Heracles Archaeological Treasures of Athens, Argolid and Corinthia The Treasures of the Argolid Book the tour here The first of Heracles' twelve labours, set by King Eurystheus (his cousin) was to slay the invincible Nemean lion which roamed the hills of Nemea, terrorising the population. Setting out[...] Read More »

Heracles (Hercules)

Heracles (Hercules) Related Packages / Tours: Four Labours of Heracles Archaeological Treasures of Athens, Argolid and Corinthia Book the tour here Heracles (Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλῆς, Hēraklēs, from Hēra, “Hera”, and kleos, “glory”), was a divine hero (semi-god) in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene. He was the greatest of the Greek heroes, of exemplary masculinity, the ancestor of royal[…]

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