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Pay a Visit to Greek 'Europa' With New Banknote

While Greece was struggling to get its proposed reform measures accepted by the European Commission (EC) in order to succeed the extension of its bailout program, the European Central Bank (ECB) renewed its long-standing tough love vows with Athens, releasing new €20...

Graffiti Art From Greek Myth ‘Niobe’ in Gaza

Releasing a two-minute video on his website featuring his new art pieces scattered across depressing Palestinian ruins, world's best-known mystery graffiti artist Banksy repositions the popular ancient Greek myth of "Niobe" into the new spatio-temporal setting of Gaza. Banksy, using his artistic stubbornness as...

Ancient Greece has something to say about the three-person baby debate

By Helen King*, Open University The science and morality of creating a life with DNA from three different individuals is hot news. The UK parliament has voted in favour of allowing trials of mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT), otherwise also known as three-person...

‘Myths 2015’: Greek Jewellery Exhibition in Germany

Munich's cultural menu will open our eyes to a whole new world of artistic awesomeness during "Schmuck"-Munich Jewellery Week 2015. With the city of Munich hosting one of the eldest contemporary jewellery exhibitions in the world since 1959, this special...

Divers Discover Metal Linked to Mythical Island of Atlantis in Ancient Greek Shipwreck

A team of divers have discovered dozens of pieces of ancient metals from a shipwreck, aged 2,600 years, off the coast of Sicily island, in the south of Italy. According to "Archaeology Magazine," the wreck belongs to a Greek...

Homer is a Tradition, not a Person, British Historian Says

Homer should not be thought of as a person but as a tradition, said historian and award-winning author Adam Nicolson. In his latest book titled "Why Homer Matters," Nicolson claims that the two most important books in Western civilization are...

Technology Brings Ancient Greek Myths to Life

"Panoply" is a modern technology project that aims to bring ancient Greek myths to life. Animator Steve K. Simmons and his wife, Sonya Nevin, have been using scenes presented in various ancient Greek vases in order to create short...

Kate Upton Plays Goddess Athena in New Mobile Game Ad

Model and actress Kate Upton is channeling her inner Greek goddess, playing Athena in an ad for a new mobile game. The blonde bombshell takes on the role in the larger-than-life campaign for "Game of War: Fire Age." Donning gold...

Carlsberg Takes Over Greece's Olympic Brewery

Denmarks' Carlsberg is about to become the number two beer company in Greece after an agreement to acquire Olympic Brewery, according to Reuters. The Chairman of the New Olympic Brewery will be Lars Lehmann from the Carlsberg Group and CEO...

Greek Tourism Organization, Promo Video Infuriates Australia

Australian media is far from happy with Greece's National Tourism Organization's (EOT) latest promotion video entitled "Visit Greece: Gods Myths, Heroes" in which an Australian landmark -- the infamous beach of the Twelve Apostles -- is featured. "The Greeks...