audio companion greece · phase 1 execution-ready
Peripatos
working title · brand pending
An expert whispering in your ear, where history happened. Nemea first.
01 · The idea
The Acropolis, Delphi, Mycenae, Olympia: standing where the world was made, unable to see it.
A scholar in your ear, at your pace, with cinematic sound design: agora crowds, a Panathenaic torch. Geo-triggered chapters open on what you see, end pointing onward.
Visiting a monument versus being visited by it.
02 · The four absolute rules
Non-negotiable.
- 01
The language. Always “audio companion” or “companion.”
- 02
The roster. Greek scholars ≥50%: cultural, editorial, political grounds.
- 03
The signature. Every chapter signed by a named expert.
- 04
The silence. No notifications, no auto-play, no shouting through a sanctuary.
03 · Listen · Nemea, chapter 1
The Three Columns
the pilot companion
Generated Chapter 1, unlocked at the Temple of Zeus geofence. AI stand-in; real scholars later.
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AI stand-in voice
“Look up. Three columns.”
04 · The sites
Silent until you stand in the right place.
Nemea · Peloponnese
The Sanctuary of Zeus & the Games
Ritual, sport, a crown of wild celery. 8 chapters.
Athens · Acropolis
The Democratic Body
Women, ritual, civic performance in 5th-century Athens.
Mystras · Laconia
The Last City of the Romans
Byzantine city above Sparta, held by the fifteenth century.