Homer Odyssey
Ancient Greece
Circe, the First Witch of Greek Mythology
Witches have had a long and elaborate history, even back to ancient Greece. Thanks to Homer and his epic adventure tale the Odyssey, we met Circe, who has often been identified as the first witch in Greek mythology.
Circe was...
Ancient Greece
James Joyce Insisted that Cover of “Ulysses” be the Blue of Greek Flag
Ulysses, the great modernist novel by the brilliant Irish writer James Joyce, was published exactly 100 years ago on Wednesday. Joyce, who was a noted philhellene, insisted that the cover of his tome should match the blue of the...
Ancient Greece
Guide to the Classics: Homer’s Odyssey
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Homer's Odyssey is the quintessential quest that relates to our passage through life and the importance of love, family and home. Odysseus’s adventures have influenced everyone from Batman to Bob Dylan.
By Chris Mackie
The Odyssey of Homer is a Greek...
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Extracting Medical Lessons from the Greek Past
An event entitled “Aromatic and medicinal plants as a means of perpetual development in the country” took place Tuesday, September 16, under the auspices of the Greek National Organization of Medicines and the University of Athens.
The Organization's president, Dimitris...