Ο Μέντης και οι Ταφίοι

Στις ακτές της Ακαρνανίας, υπήρχε ένας θαλασσινός λαός σχεδόν ξεχασμένος σήμερα: οι Ταφίοι. Μια φυλή ναυτικών και πειρατών που κυριαρχούσε στα νησιά του Ιονίου.

Lysimachus the Acarnanian

 

Many were the teachers and educators of Alexander the Great, but few influenced him deeply and shaped his character and personality. The greatest of all was of course Aristotle, whose influence on the young king was enormous, as is known. There were others too,

Evinos- Marpissa- Idas

    Marpissa was the daughter of the river god Evinus and the granddaughter of the god of war Ares. When he once visited Aetolia, Idas, a Messenian hero who was considered the strongest and most daring of men, happened to be at a festival, on Mount Chalkis (Varasova), dedicated to the goddess Artemis.

Kallirroi (Aetolia)

Another Callirrhoe of Greek mythology, was a beautiful virgin from Calydon. She was so beautiful that several people claimed to win her love. One of them was Koresos, a priest of the god Dionysus, who fell madly in love with her.

Titormos the Aetolian

The most famous hero of Greek mythology is undoubtedly Hercules, a demigod, well-known for his feats, his great achievements and his physical strength. A strength that has never been surpassed in the mythological world. However,

Odysseus in Aetolia

This is not a conspiracy theory, nor a fantastic invention. It is a record of a historian of the 2nd century BC, Apollodorus, who, together with Homer and Hesiod, give through their works, a very good and detailed picture of the Greek myths about the gods and heroes.

Μάχη της πόλης Μεδεών

  Η μάχη της πόλης Μεδεών, 231 π.Χ. ήταν μια πολεμική σύγκρουση μεταξύ της Αιτωλικής Συμπολιτείας και των Ιλλυρίων που έσπευσαν να υποστηρίξουν τους Ακαρνάνες

Η επίθεση των Αιτωλών στον Μεδεώνα

    Το 231 π.Χ. η βασιλεία καταλύθηκε στην Ήπειρο. Την θέση του βασιλείου των Μολοσσών που είχε φιλικές σχέσεις με το βασίλειο