Rhodes

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• Introduction to Rhodes by FROMMER'S November 20, 2006 Selecting a divine patron was serious business for an ancient city. Most Greek cities played it safe and chose a mainstream god or goddess, a ranking Olympian: someone like Athena or Apollo or Artemis, or Zeus himself. It's revealing that the people of Rhodes chose Helios , the Sun, as their signature god. Indeed, millennia later the cult of the Sun is alive and well on Rhodes, and no wonder: The island receives on average more than 300 days of sunshine a year. What's more, Rhodes is a destination for sun-worshippers from colder, darker, wetter lands around the globe. (read article)
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