Κοινότητα Αναγνωστών Βιβλίων - readers.gr

This first edition of "Trophies of the Argonauts", which bears the signature of the Municipality of Volos, claims an eminent position among related projects sponsored by the Olympic Games, due to one basic feature: the originality of its content. With its central thematic axon the athletic legacy of the Argonauts, this album opens an unknown page -until today- of the legendary Olympic athletics, a page as closely linked with mythology as it is with the history of Volos itself. This book not only establishes the relationship between the Argonauts and the mythic Olympic Games but also their contribution to the institutionalization of panhellenic athletic competitions, uniquely revealing the city's historical and cultural heritage. [...] (Fani Palle-Petralia, Deputy Minister of Culture)