Mycenae is an ancient city located on the fertile Argolid Plain in Peloponnese, Greece.
According to Greek mythology, Perseus—son of the Greek god Zeus and Danae, who was the daughter of Acricio, the king of Argos—founded Mycenae. When Perseus left Argos for Tiryns,
According to Greek mythology, Perseus—son of the Greek god Zeus and Danae, who was the daughter of Acricio, the king of Argos—founded Mycenae. When Perseus left Argos for Tiryns,
he instructed Cyclopes (one-eyed giants) to build the walls of Mycenae with stones no human could lift.
This is where Cyclopean masonry comes from as it's a type of stonework found in Mycenaean architecture, built with massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with
This is where Cyclopean masonry comes from as it's a type of stonework found in Mycenaean architecture, built with massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with
minimal clearance between adjacent stones. Was it really one eyed Giants who built this?
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