Greece's Island of Samos: The Birthplace of Philosophers and Gods

Greece's Island of Samos: The Birthplace of Philosophers and Gods

Relief inscribed stele depicting Hera and Athena, patron-deities of Samos and Athens respectively, clasping hands. Exhibited at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Credit: Marsyas Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 2.5 Greece’s island of Samos, the birthplace of mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras as well as astronomer Aristarchus, has a fascinating history tied to the myth of the Argonauts and the birth of Hera, the queen of the gods. The first record…