Greek History Q&A — Primary Sources

Questions about Greek heroes, Byzantine history, Ottoman occupation and the War of Independence answered from primary sources.

• Did Athena Punish Medusa
• Did Hades Kidnap Persephone
• Did Pandora Open A Box Or A Jar
• Did The Trojan War Really Happen
• Did Theseus Abandon Ariadne
• Did Zeus Fear Nyx
• How Did Athena Help Perseus Kill Medusa According To Apollodorus
• How Old Is The Story Of The Iliad And What Evidence Shows Its Older Than Homers
• Was Hades Evil
• Was Medusa Always A Monster
• Were The Titans Evil
• What Did Athena Do To Medusa As Punishment In The Oldest Greek Sources
• What Does Homer Say About Odysseuss Behavior After He Kills The Suitors
• What Does Kleos Mean In Greek
• What Happened At Cape Tainaron
• What Happened To Aegeus After Theseus Defeated The Minotaur
• What Is Kleos In Greek Mythology And Why Does Achilles Risk It By Withdrawing Fr
• What Is Leitourgia In Ancient Greece
• What Is The Meaning Of Ate In Greek
• What Is The Origin Of Heracles Name And What Does It Mean
• What Is The Portara On Naxos
• What Is Xenia And Why Was It Important In Greek Mythology
• What Is Xenia In Greek Culture
• What Role Did Plataea Play In The Battle Of Marathon
• What Was The Anopaea Path And When Did The Persians Learn About It At Thermopyla
• What Were Cycladic Figurines Used For In Ancient Rituals
• What Were The Eleusinian Mysteries
• When Was The Canonical List Of Twelve Labours First Established In Greek Mytholo
• Where Was Apollo Born
• Who Built The Lion Terrace On Delos
• Who Were The Cycladic People
• Why Did Ancient Greeks Consider Delos Sacred Despite Nobody Being Allowed To Be
• Why Did Ancient Romans Like Virgil And Cicero View Odysseus Differently Than Mod
• Why Did The Persians Remove Their Cavalry From Ships Before The Battle Of Marath
• Why Did The Thespians And Thebans Who Died At Thermopylae Get Written Out Of His
• Why Did Theseus Leave Black Sails On His Ship Instead Of Changing Them To White
• Why Does The Iliad End With Hectors Funeral Instead Of Troys Fall
• Why Is Delos Sacred In Greek Mythology