Hero Games in het Antikenmuseum Basel Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig, 'Hero Games'. Foto/Photo: TES

Athena guides the visitors through the Hero Games via an audio guide in three languages (English, German, and French). A total of seven missions, in the form of both analogue and digital games, lead visitors in the footsteps of their ancient predecessors. They experience the same adventures, face the same monsters, and solve the same puzzles.

On their way, they encounter the terrifying Medusa at the edge of the world, followed by the forest of Calydon and the gigantic boar, a malevolent monster. They overcome the three-headed Cerberus in the underworld and face the man-eating Minotaur in its labyrinth on Crete.

They find themselves in the Greek camp, which has been besieging Troy for ten years. In the room of Medea, one of the most powerful sorceresses in the world, there is much to see. The visitors add the most essential ingredients. They must strictly follow the recipe.

The final mission takes them to the mountains of Thebes. Here, the cruel Sphinx sits on a rock and poses a riddle to anyone who wants to pass. Finally, the visitors have endured the adventures and reached the sacred city of Delphi. Here, Apollo, the god of prophecy, presides over the oracle site. In his temple, he speaks through his prophetess, the Pythia. The Pythia proclaims her oracles while seated on a tripod cauldron.