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10 World-Famous Paintings Embracing Greek Mythology

Greek mythology came to life on canvas through numerous vibrant artworks, many of which have transcended into world-famous masterpieces of paining. Throughout history, mythological subjects have fascinated the minds of people who continue to admire ancient legends captured by painters...

Movie on Homer’s Odyssey Starring Ralph Fiennes Shot in Greece

An epic movie based on Homer's ancient Greek classic, 'The Odyssey' is wrapping up filming on the Ionian island of Corfu. Starring Ralph Fiennes as Odysseus and Juliette Binoche as his beloved wife Penelope, production of  'The Return' started in...

Does Homer’s Odyssey Mention Ancient LSD and its Antidote?

Probably one of the best known Odyssey tales is the story of Odysseus' journey to the land of the sorceress Circe, an iconic character in the poem. In the pages of the Odyssey the land is described as an...

The Real Fruit Behind Odyssey’s Lotus-Eaters Oblivion

Within the 9th chapter of the Odyssey, Homer introduces a mystical and fascinating tribe, the Lotus-eaters, or in Greek Lotophàgi (λωτοφάγοι). A narrative interlude that is shorter than the other iconic stages of the Greek hero, but nevertheless hides a...

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 about a hundred years ago. Joyce, who was a noted philhellene, insisted that the cover of his tome match the blue of the Greek flag,...

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...

The Odyssey at a Glance

The Odyssey of Homer is a Greek epic poem that tells of the return journey of Odysseus to the island of Ithaca from the war at Troy, which Homer related in the Iliad. In the Greek tradition, the war...

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...