Jason Konig

Ithome

Hold one of the ox-horns of the Peloponnese in your hands on Mount Ithome.

Stand on the summit of the mountain of Kronos, with the Olympic stadium at your feet.

Go up into goat territory to see some neglected temples, and get a view of the Temple of Apollo at Bassae from above.

Climb up to the Liakoura summit to encounter humans born from rocks, and an ancient mountain rescue.

Enter into a landscape of suffering on Mount Oiti, ancient bandit country and scene of the agonies of Herakles.

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Stroll through the meadows of Mount Kallidromos, in the footsteps of the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae.

Wander up past tortoises and wind turbines to the place of sacrificial fire on the summit of Mount Kithairon.

Clamber down to the Cave of Pan on western Parnitha, in the footsteps of the late antique pilgrim Nikagoras.

Fight your way through the undergrowth up to the Koromilia peak of Parnitha, and meet one of Alciphron’s parasites.

Get up close to the ancient quarries of Mount Penteli, and to Pausanias’ vision of Greece as a network of marble.