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Cavafy: The Greek Poet Master at Saying a Lot with Very Little
Greek poet Konstantinos Kavafis brought an international aura to modern Greek poetry, by being a master at saying a lot with very little.
Europe
The Greek Orthodox Monastery Thriving in Catholic Italy
A Greek Orthodox monastery, founded more than one thousand years ago is thriving just south of Rome, Italy in the epicenter of Catholicism.
Art
Alexander the Great’s Romance: The Story of the Illuminated Codex
The "Romance" of Alexander the Great is a unique illuminated manuscript on his life and was the most widely-read romance in the Middle Ages as it was translated into thirty languages.
The original version was composed in Ancient Greek sometime...
Art
Kostis Palamas, the Great Poet of Greece
Kostis Palamas was not only one of the major Greek poets of modern times. He was also one of the most inspiring figures of Hellenism, as pieces of his literary work were adopted as national poems of the young...
Greek News
The Fascinating Story of the Real-Life Alexis Zorbas
Zorba the Greek, the story of Alexis Zorbas, is one of the most memorable films in the history of the genre, and the Nikos Kazantzakis book on which it is based is one of the best works of modern...
Culture
The Turbulent Life of Byzantine Empress Theodora
In Constantinople, circa 500 AD, a girl was born to a poor circus worker and his wife. That child, Theodora, would become an actress, a prostitute, a mistress, a feminist, an empress of the civilized world, and eventually, a...
Greek church
Stolen 10th Century Gospel Returns to Greek Monastery from the US
A rare, handwritten gospel stolen from a Greek monastery was recently returned by its latest owner, the Museum of the Bible in Washington.
The artifact is believed to be one of the oldest handwritten gospels, written in Greek sometime between...
Culture
Five Greece-Inspired Books to Read on Vacation
Greece offers not only an abundance of wonderful vacation destinations but also plenty of charming, funny, and bittersweet stories captured by various authors.
The authors of these five books were inspired by Greece and brought it to life in their...
Ancient Greece
The Naxos Quartet: The Greek Gods in the Modern World
The Naxos Quartet is a compelling series of novels by author Patrick Garner about the Greek gods in the modern world.
We know the Greek gods from mythology, and assume their stories ended there. According to Garner, they did not....
Culture
Yannis Ritsos: The Greatest Greek Poet of His Time
When Yannis Ritsos passed away on November 11, 1990, the world of poetry lost one of the greatest poets of the 20th century.