The Temple of Hephaestus

As Loriners will know Hephaestus was the patron god of metal working no doubt including the parts wrought in metal on a horse’s harness such as bits, bridles and stirrups. And as everyone knows the Greeks were riding horses more than a thousand years before the Birth of Christ.

Taking the Blue Line

The metro system in Athens is not complicated – just three lines: green, red and blue, as easy as one, two, three and indeed that’s what they are called.

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Coats of Arms

As I get older I dread change so I stick with the same utility and insurance companies year in, year out; no doubt wasting a lot of money.

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Be Philosophical

Socrates, Plato and Aristotle lead the field in the Greek pantheon of philosophers but don’t forget Thales of Miletus and Pythagoras.

The Coronation Remembered

It seems apt to remind you of a post you may have forgotten or not read. It is an extract from a memoir by Uncle George.