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Scholarships Available for English-Language Greek Antiquity BA Degree

Scholarships are now available for international students enrolling in an English-language Bachelor of Arts program in the Archaeology, History, and Literature of Ancient Greece at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The €10,000 scholarships are being offered to those...

New York Theater Hosts Modern Greek Plays in English

Four dramas by renowned Greek playwrights will be performed for the first time in English by American and Greek-American actors at the Eclipses Group Theater New York (EGTNY) on May 5 and 6. The production is a collaboration of EGTNY,...

First Woman to Translate Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ into English

Classicist Emily Wilson, is the first woman who has translated 'The Odyssey' by Homer, giving a fresh approach to the text, as New York Times critic Wyatt Mason wrote. "Wilson has made small, but it turns out, radical changes to...

IAGTM: English Words Originated From Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey (Part 2)

Three new words for you today: The word Humor comes from Himor (juicy or someone who is happy or excited; Gr: χυμόρ;), originated from the word Himos (Juice; Gr: χυμός;) in Euboean Dialect (Gr: ευβοϊκή διάλεκτο;). First found on Plato's Kratylos (Gr: Κρατύλος του Πλάτωνος;) where the final sigma (s; Gr:...

English Words Originated From Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey (Part 1)

Two words for you today that came from the Greek Poet Homer. The word amen comes from the latin "amen," the well known amen that we all know from the Bible and all the Christian scripts. What most of us...

"In Laws from Tiranna" Travels to New York with… English Subtitles

“In Laws from Tirana”, the theatrical comedy by M. Reppas and T. Papathanasiou, travels to New York for the spring season. The play has been the biggest box office success in Greece during the last four years. It gained...

The Greek Orphans of 1821 Revolution and How They Ended Up in the US

The fate of Greek orphans of the 1821 Revolution in the US is but a footnote in the history of the glorious uprising against the Turks. Nonetheless, it is definitely a fascinating one. What happened to some children who lost...

Telly Savalas’ Family Honored With Greek Citizenship in LA

The family of late Greek American actor Telly Savalas, best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak on the crime drama series Kojak (1973–1978), were awarded Greek citizenship at the Consulate of Greece in Los Angeles, USA. The recipients were the...

The Greek Peanut Vendor of the White House

A Greek peanut vendor who set shop outside the White House became famous in the US in the first half of the 20th century. Nicholas Stefanos “Steve” Vasilakes emigrated from Ligerea, Laconia, Greece, to the United States in 1910 and...

The American Author Who Fell in Love With the Greek Language

Mary Norris is an American author who learned the Greek language during her twenty-four-year career at the famous ''New Yorker'' magazine.

The Ex-Slave Who Authored a Greek Language Book

William Sanders Scarborough was an African-American, emancipated slave who authored a Greek textbook. His First Lessons in Greek was written in 1881. The textbook offered Greek to English and English to Greek language practice as well as exercises on...

Mark Zuckerberg Apologizes for Social Media Harming Children

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologized to families who say their children had been harmed by social media during a fiery hearing in the US Senate. Zuckerberg, who runs Instagram and Facebook, turned to them and said, "No one should...

Elpidophoros Clashes With Greek Church Over Same-Sex Marriage

Elpidophoros, the head of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, expressed over the weekend his disagreement with the Head of the Orthodox Church in Greece over the baptism of children by same-sex parents. In a wide-ranging interview with the Athens...

The First American to Become an Orthodox Christian

Born on December 29, 1716 in the Tidewater of Virginia, Philip Ludwell III was America's first Orthodox convert.

The Story Behind Maya Angelou’s Greek Last Name

Famous African American poet and author Maya Angelou, who recently became the first black woman to appear on a US coin, has a distinctly Greek last name. Likely one of the most famous modern American poets, Angelou was born in...