Thebes: The legendary port that time has not touched
While Thebes may not be a top tourist destination in Greece, it’s renowned for its rich history, earning it a spot among Europe’s oldest cities. Legend has it that Cadmus, a figure of Greek mythology, founded this city in Viotia. However, Homer’s epics credit its creation to the brothers Zethos and Amphion. As the story goes, Amphion’s lyre-playing enchanted the stones, causing them to form the famed walls of the seven-gated city on their own. Thebes and its port have a storied past that continues to this day. Thebes and ...
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