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Greece
German Playmobil Makes Greek Toy Gods for Children's Charity
Toymaking giant Playmobil has, for the first time, created Olympian gods Zeus and Athena inspired by Greek mythology. The figures are specifically for the Greek market with proceeds from the sales going toward the ELPIDA association of friends of...
Greece
Summer Solstice Celebrated by Ancient Religions
According to an article posted on the BBC, there are still many Greeks who follow Pre-Christian gods. For those, June 21, is considered as a very unique day.
Many of them participate in the Prometheia festival, an event which honors...
Education
TEI Patras Brouhaha Over Athena Project
Students at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Patras engaged in scuffles over disagreements concerning the government's so-called Athena project to consolidate colleges. It reportedly began when some assembly members refused to resign their positions.
A large group of students...
Education
The Final Athena Plan
The Ministry of Education announced the school departments that will continue to receive students next year as well as those departments which will start preparing to close down.
The application of the education restructuring plan Athena will reduce departments and...
Education
Greek Students Protest Education Reforms
Nearly Some 2,000 Greek university and technical college students protested outside Parliament on March 6 after Education Minister Constantinos Aravanitopoulos submitted the government’s plan for an overhaul of the system that allows students to stay in college without graduating...
Hollywood
Fox Adds Another Greek God Series to its Programming
Fox programming has picked up another show involving the Greek Gods. Just a few months ago, they green lit "Athena" from novelist Lisa Joy. Now, Fox has put "Olympus" into development.
The series is an action-drama production from actor, writer...