the patriarch of all Greek gods and the ruler of Mount Olympus. While only 15 of the original 104 columns of the temple are still standing, this landmark is one of the most common associated with ...

A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess ... When people needed help from the gods, they went to the temple to pray. They might go if they were feeling sick, going on a journey or worried ...

When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

Each god and goddess had power over a different aspect of life or the world. Click below to find out a bit more about them. The Greeks built temples to their gods and goddesses. Some temples were ...