The myth of the Giants, the brute force punished by the gods
The legend of the Gigantomachy, a frightening struggle between the rebellious giants and the gods, is a recurring motif in Greek culture. It is also depicted on the pediment of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, so that whoever stood before it would know the power of the Greek gods.
In the myths' descrip...
According to the ancient Greeks, life after death existed in Hades, the kingdom of the Underworld, where all the dead were transported with no distinction between good and evil souls.
With cults in the name of the Chthonic deities, the ancients hoped to sweeten the fate that awaited them in the rea...
MiC – Ministero della Cultura
Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.
Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.
Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.
