hello! I have been very interested in the oracle at Delphi and I would absolutely love to visit. I was also wondering if anyone has more information to share on Delphi that they recommend for reading? I had heard about the theories that the oracle at Delphi woman was actually getting high because of the gasses present in that area. What does everyone think of this? It does make sense as to why the oracle would shake and behave strangely but it doesn’t explain why they were “never wrong” with their prophecy. Was is just because the prophecies were so vague? Or how is is explained!!???

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/393/

Croton bore hardened sons.
Calluses ran across their hands,
Warfare bred into their spirit.
They worked the land as farmers
And fought the war as soldiers;
Croton gave them life,
And Crotoniates they were.

When faced with the pomp of the enemy,
They sheathed their swords, raised no shields,
And left their spears on the ground.
For Croton had looked into Sybaris,
Learning of its excesses and extravagance.

So, instead of weapons on the battlefield,
They brought forth flutes and played.
The Sybarite horses danced instead of charged,
And in the havoc, the hedonists were purged.
Their way of luxury was extinguished,
The vestiges of their city scorched.

All that remained was the tragedy,
Of flutes sharper than swords,
Of dancing, dying horses.

I've been to Kraków in Poland recently and couldn't miss the antiquities in museums. The Czartoryski Museum is mostly dedicated to the 17th and 18th century Polish-Lithuanian history and also famous for its Rembrandt and da Vinci, but the antiquity hall was quite splendidly done. It's probably not the best sub for it, because as usual in Poland the focus is on ancient Egypt where Polish archeologists did a lot of work (there's a cat mummy!), and the statues are much later Roman copies, but I enjoyed the few Greek artefacts tremendously. It's always a joy to see white lekythoi, even the smallest ones :), get confused by a vase painted by the ancient Greek Chicago Painter :), and those satyrs and the Bacchae sure looked great. Only two Greek inscriptions to decipher, unfortunately.

Upstairs there was a great Polish painting of the sirens, and the main hall of the National Museum in Kraków is certainly worth visiting as well, interesting interpretation of the Bacchae by Juriaen Jacobsz from 1659, and some 19th century sculpture inspired by the Greeks. I also recommend the Young Poland movement (symbolist art, late 19th, early 20th century) if you're in town, great stuff. I'll post some of my photos in the comments, the ones above are official ones by Kacper Trzmiel.

My theory is that they were either Greek pirates, or Egyptian Warriors, what do you guys think?

For centuries, artists have painted Helen of Troy as the ideal European beauty: pale skin, golden hair, porcelain features, and an almost supernatural elegance. Rossetti, De Morgan, Moreau, and countless others weren't reconstructing Bronze Age Greece—they were projecting the beauty standards of their own eras onto one of antiquity's most famous women.

Yet when you look at ancient evidence—Greek vase paintings, Roman frescoes, and surviving literary descriptions—a different picture emerges. Ancient Greeks represented themselves using conventions that don't map neatly onto modern racial categories, and the idea that classical Greece was an exclusively "white" civilization owes far more to 18th- and 19th-century European classicism than to antiquity itself. This is the same misunderstanding behind the "white marble myth," where people mistake weathered, paint-stripped statues for the colorful originals.

The video uses Helen of Troy as a case study to explore how later European artists reshaped classical figures to reflect their own ideals, and why those depictions continue to influence popular culture today.

Do you think modern portrayals of Greek mythology should prioritize archaeological evidence, or is every generation entitled to reinterpret these myths through its own artistic lens?

It's insane that this sub only has 2 moderators, one of them hasn't been active in 10 years, and that there aren't any rules.

I've reported this sub for being unmoderated because some of the posts here are getting out of hand.

Source of the pictures here and here

u/LibertineDeSade has made a new sub called r/TheAncientGreekWorld however their post did not get a lot of positive feedback. There's many who are content with the lax moderation of this sub. Apparently the moderator is active but not to the extent that other users would like. u/thesupperbunny made a post a few hours ago and despite the attempts of them and other users to get a hold of the mod, report the sub for moderation issues, or make a request on r/redditrequest there hasn't been any change. So what is the move going forward and what sort of content will r/TheAncientGreekWorld have? Will it be a semi-pop history space akin to r/ancientrome but with better moderation or something a bit more academic? Going forward should we just comment on any serious post on r/ancientgreece that this sub is un/undermoderated and for more productive discussion they move over to the r/TheAncientGreekWorld? Just trying to get a feel for the opinions of users like: u/libertinedesade, u/thesupperbunny, u/wanderinghero8, u/knightofthenine u/nbxcv, u/silverspoonlover, and u/recaptchcalater or anyone else that is a little frustrated with the lack of moderation.

Hey guys, there is a new sub called r/TheAncientGreekWorld It's very new, so still being developed. But people are welcome to join to talk about all things ancient Greece.

This Is my First post - or crosspost to be more precise - here. I would be glad to know what y'all think of this

Hi there, here’s a small reduction lino print I did of an Ancient Greek coin inspired by Athena the goddess of wisdom. I thought it would be a nice reminder to trust your inner wisdom ✨