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In Greek mythology, the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous. Fortunate Isles (Islands of the Blessed) Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, variously treated as a simple geographical location and as a winterless earthly paradise inhabited by the heroes of Greek mythology. Garden of the Hesperides
Characters in Greek mythology by location (39 C) A. Africa in Greek mythology (3 C, 6 P) Asia in Greek mythology (3 C, 17 P) C. Colchis in mythology (3 C, 2 P) E.
Delphi among the main Greek sanctuaries Delphi ( / ˈ d ɛ l f aɪ , ˈ d ɛ l f i / ; [ 1 ] Greek : Δελφοί [ðelˈfi] ), [ a ] in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), was an ancient sacred precinct and the seat of Pythia , the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world .
Characters in Greek mythology by location (39 C) A. Aeginetan mythology (1 C, 1 P) Greek mythology of Anatolia (4 C, 30 P) C. Mythology of Central Greece (7 C, 1 P)
Delphi, located at the foot of Mount Parnassus, was the site of the Temple of Apollo, a Panhellenic sanctuary, and in Greek view the "navel of the world" (the Omphalos). Pythia, the oracle, resided in the temple, receiving pilgrims from all Greece. In the 6th century BCE, Delphi was seen as the religious centre and symbol of unity of the ...
Thebes (/ ˈ θ iː b z /; Greek: Θήβα, Thíva; Ancient Greek: Θῆβαι, Thêbai [tʰɛ̂ːbai̯] [2]) is a city in Boeotia, Central Greece, and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the largest city in Boeotia and a major center for the area along with Livadeia and Tanagra.
Ithaca (/ ˈ ɪ θ ə k ə /; Greek: Ιθάκη, Ithakē) was, in Greek mythology, the island home of the hero Odysseus. The specific location of the island, as it was described in Homer's Odyssey, is a matter for debate. There have been various theories about its location. Modern Ithaca has traditionally been accepted to be Homer's island.
Greek mythology has changed over time to accommodate the evolution of their culture, of which mythology, both overtly and in its unspoken assumptions, is an index of the changes. In Greek mythology's surviving literary forms, as found mostly at the end of the progressive changes, it is inherently political, as Gilbert Cuthbertson (1975) has argued.