The Mystic Krewe of Olympia held its eloquent Queen's Toast on Jan. 20 at Tchefuncta Country Club near Covington, an elegant ...

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Zeus was worshiped throughout the Greek world, the most important sites being at Athens, Acragas, and Olympia. At Olympia, the temple to Zeus contained a thirty-foot gold and marble statue of the ...

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The Olympics is a global stage where athletes can make their name, pushing them to their limits as competitors, but what’s left of its ancient spiritual roots?

We all know the Odeon of Herodes Atticus under the Acropolis of Athens, but how many of us are aware of the dark secret of ...

Parc Astérix awaits us for a new season from April 5, 2025, with a host of exciting new features. The park continues to innovate every year, and this year promises a new family coaster called ...

And central to this concept was the site itself. Olympia lay on the north-western corner of the Peloponnese (currently in the Western Greece Region). Zeus, King of the Greek Gods, was said to have ...

These began life as a religious festival for the god Zeus and became a popular competitive athletic event, with temples and stadiums at Olympia. The tune of each refrain has phrases going up ...

The ruins of the ancient Temple of Zeus in Olympia Credit: Getty The light-filled museum, with its statue of Hermes of Praxiteles and the Nike of Paionios is well worth visiting; as is the marble ...