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Phocis

Phocis was a region west of Boeotia, on the northern coast of Gulf of Corinth. Mount Parnassus was a favourite site of Apollo and the Muses. Phocis...

August 8th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Tales of the Knights

The Tales of the Knights, contain collection of popular stories of the Arthurian romances. They includes the tales of Sir Erec (Gereint), Sir Yvain...

April 12th, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Kriemhild's Revenge

Wooing of Kriemhild Invitation to a Festival The Nibelungs in Pochlarn Battle in the Hall The Nibelungs' Last StandWooing of Kriemhild Thirteen yea...

January 1st, 2001

By Jimmy Joe

Nibelungenlied

The Nibelungenlied (the "Song of the Nibelungs") was a heroic epic poem written in Middle High German, most likely in Austria, during the early 13t...

January 1st, 2001

By Jimmy Joe

Ismarus

Ismarus was a coastal city in southern Thrace, occupied by the Cicones, a Thracian tribe. Odysseus sacked Ismarus in one of his early adventures af...

August 8th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Abdera

Abdera was a city west of the river of Nestus, in Thrace. Heracles founded Abdera during his eighth labour. The city was named after his companion ...

August 8th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Thrace

Thrace was a region of what is now in northeast modern Greece and European Turkey. The size and border of Thrace was ill-defined. In Greek mytholog...

August 8th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Pella

Pella was a city of Macedon, possibly founded by Pierus, who was a follower of the Muses. Macedon has a significant role in history, as it was the ...

August 8th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Buthrotum

Buthrotum was a coastal city of northern Epeirus, opposite the island of Corcyra. After the death of Neoptolemus, king of Epeirus, the Trojan seer ...

August 8th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Dodona

Dodona was a city in Epeirus. The city was famous for its forest of oak trees that had oracular power. Oracles were gained through interpretations ...

August 8th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Ambracia

Ambracia was a city of the region also called Ambracia. Ambracia was the major port in the Ambracian Gulf.

August 8th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Ephyra

Ephyra (Ephyre) was the principal city of Thesprotia, a region in southern Epeirus. Neoptolemus became the king of Ephyra after the Trojan War. Neo...

August 8th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe