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The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) is launching a new exhibition titled “The Greek Monsters” on September 26, 2014. Designed by Greek-based artists, Beetroot, the oversized, colorful creatures are engaging for children and adults alike and tell classic mythological tales in...

The Onassis Affiliate Foundation in New York is presenting an original exhibition by Beetroot Design Group entitled “The Greek Monsters”. “This is a humorous and interactive exhibition for children and adults, reflecting the Greek creativity and imagination,” said the executive directors...

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...

Bailout Grecee The Greek economic crisis has not only inspired fears about a default and a domino effect in other European nations, but it has also inspired Halloween fans to dress up as Greece, or better - bailout Greece. The...

Fox Entertainment recently announced its development of an animated comedy series set in ancient Greece, slated to be released in the Spring of 2022. The series, which Michael Thorn, the president of Fox Entertainment calls an "incredibly irreverent family comedy,"...

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...

The National Hellenic Museum in Chicago presents an amazing opportunity for youngsters to learn about Greek Mythology and participate in craft projects. Every Saturday from June 4 through August 20 at 11 a.m. in the Children’s Classroom of the museum,...

The renowned epic poems of Homer -- the Iliad and the Odyssey -- have been extremely appreciated in foreign universities and especially in the U.S., with lovers of classical studies organizing special marathon readings entitled Homerathons. Students, teachers, administrative employees...

Rick Riordan revealed on April 21 that he is working on a new book that has nothing to do with the so far popular series of Percy Jackson and his adventures, but will rather tell the ancient Greek myths...

“The Odyssey” will open at Kean University’s Wilkins Theater on Friday. Adapted by Mary Zimmerman from the translation by Robert Fitzgerald, the play is based on the ancient Greek poem by Homer. “The world’s first action hero, Odysseus, struggles across...

Over eighty mayors, city officials, staff and donors took part in the Mayors for Peace Reception on May 4th in New York, hosted by John and Margo Catsimatidis at their Fifth Avenue apartment. Special guests of the reception were...

Art museum highlighting heroes and myths of ancient Greece Four slabs of marble and two clay vases bound for Baltimore received exit visas issued by the Hellenic minister of culture himself. They were driven to the airport in Athens, Greece,...