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Ivanka Trump Studies Greek Mythology During Coronavirus Pandemic

Presidential adviser Ivanka Trump said Tuesday she’s mostly working from home during the coronavirus outbreak while also caring for her three children, learning to play guitar -- and now studying Greek mythology. Ms. Trump said she has been using the...

Greek Mythology Can Be Toxic, According to Columbia University Students

"Ovid’s 'Metamorphoses' is a fixture of Lit Hum, but like so many texts in the Western canon, it contains triggering and offensive material that marginalizes student identities in the classroom. These texts, wrought with histories and narratives of exclusion...

San Jose Museum of Art Features Contemporary Works that Feature Scenes from Classical Greek Mythology

The San Jose Museum of Art highlights contemporary works that feature scenes from classical Greek mythology this spring. Swans, Swine, and Sirens, on view April 18 – December 1, 2013, comprises 20 works on paper from SJMA’s permanent collection. The...

Students Paint Greek Mythology on Astoria’s Walls

Students of the Frank Sinatra School of Arts in Astoria decided to liven up the neighborhood - which still has a Greek-American community - with characters from Greek Mythology painted on walls. Tony Meloni, their supervisory teacher, helps his...

Ensemble Play Metamorphoses Based on Greek Mythology

Based on Greek mythology, the ensemble play 'Metamorphoses' takes Ovid’s classic transformation stories and sets them to contemporary language. The play uses the idea of love through the medium of water to examine how and why human beings change,...

Local Theater Troupe in Texas Brings Greek Mythology to Life

Theater can be a powerful teaching tool. One woman from Austin, Texas is bringing theater to many schools to bring Greek Mythology to life. Judy Matetzschk-Cambell is the founder and Artistic Director of Pollyanna Theater Company.  Julie Linnard is a principal...

New Reebok Freestyle Greek Mythology

Reebok seldom configures its design but only applies new colors on certain models that often create interesting combos. Like any other shoe brands, uniqueness is the key to a successful sneaker promotion that is why Reebok referenced to the...

Largest Bronze Sculpture Of Greek Mythology to be Unveiled in Miami

Internationally acclaimed artist Ginés Serrán will make a grand declaration of peace when he unveils the world’s largest bronze sculpture of Classical Mythology, “The Union of the World: Monument to World Peace,” on January 23rd in Mary Brickell Village,...

Game is inspired by Greek mythology

Massively popular JRPG series gets its first release outside Japan You can't beat the Japanese when it comes to taking a classic myth and putting a entirely new spin on it, as the popular "Heracles" series - which kicked off...

FMYLIFE Moments in Greek Mythology

The fmylife posts and similar websites have become a recent sensation in the internet. McSweeney's Quarterly has published a list with FMYLIFE Momnets in Greek Mythology. The stories are really funny and clever. Enjoy! Aeneas After the Greeks began to burn...

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...

SpaceX Launchpad Deimos is Named After an Ancient Greek Deity

  Billionaire Elon Musk is notorious for his sense of humor and his penchant for mixing his taste in internet memes with his various business and technology ventures -- to varying success -- but his most recent project is a...

StaEllinika: The New Online Platform for Diaspora Greek Language Education

Children of the diaspora can now travel the wonderful world of Greek language, mythology and culture, all from their home computer, mobile phone, or tablet thanks to a new initiative launched on Tuesday. StaEllinika is an initiative of the the Stavros...

New Project Will Form Archive of Greek-American Music (video)

The new "Greek Music in America Archives Project," funded by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2019-2020, will be the first-ever comprehensive and publicly-accessible collection of Greek music recorded in America, or recorded in Greece by American companies, from...

UK PM Boris Johnson Compares Brexit to Tortures of Greek Hero Prometheus

The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson compared Brexit to the eternal torture of the Greek hero Prometheus during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday night in New York. Johnson gave a speech which attracted the attention...