Homer Archive

Colossi Of Memnon Guarded Temple Of Pharaoh Amenhotep III And Curious Sound Phenomenon

AncientPages.com | February 2, 2021

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Egyptian architects did not sign their buildings, so their impressive achievements or the remains of them, as we see them today can only

Hephaestus (Hephaistos) – God Of Fire And Master Craftsman Constructed Talos, First Greek Robot And Divine Weapons Of The Gods

AncientPages.com | July 7, 2018

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the god of fire, divine blacksmith, inventor, and patron of crafts. He was often depicted with blacksmiths' attributes

Civilizations

Colossi Of Memnon: Gigantic Stone Statues Guarding The Temple Of Pharaoh Amenhotep III

AncientPages.com | July 13, 2016

AncientPages.com - For the last 3,400 years, since 1350 B.C. two gigantic stone statues known as the Colossi of Memnon have been guarding the temple of Pharaoh Amenhotep III,

From 1300 to 1130 BC, the period when the events of both Homeric poems presumably took place, there were 14 solar eclipses. Only five of them were visible in the Ionian Sea area, and two of them only obscured 2% of the sun.

Myths & Legends

Solar Eclipses And New Attempt To Date Homer’s Iliad And Odyssey

AncientPages.com | January 7, 2016

AncientPages.com - Scientists once again try to restore the chronology of the Homeric epics Iliad and Odyssey. They compare the natural phenomena the epic describes with astronomically ascertained ones,