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Corinth in History & Today

editor — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:44:00 +0000

Thanks to its position, Corinth was one of the richest cities in mainland Greece. Sited just south of the Isthmus, it possessed two ports – one providing access to the Gulf of Corinth and the west; the other giving access to the east. By the eighth century bc Corinth began confidently founding overseas colonies, which included Corcyra on Corfu and Syracuse in Sicily. In the mid-seventh century bc the far-sighted tyrannos Cypselus further expanded Corinth’s trading base. During his reign and that of his son, Periander, work began on the Temple of Apollo and Fountain of Peirene, as well as

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Corinth & False Promises of Love

editor — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 23:56:00 +0000

About Corinth I shall tell no lies. Rather, I shall tell of Sisyphus, deceptive as a god, and of Medea who married much against her father’s wish. who here in Corinth held the sceptre and the palace and the royal estates. He once endured great hardships, trying to harness Pegasus, the offspring of the snake-haired Gorgon, until Athene, maiden-goddess, brought him the bridle with the golden brow-band. And dream became reality. As he lay asleep in darkness, Bellerophon believed the maiden goddess of the dusky aegis spoke to him. Seizing the magic bridle, he

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