Homer's Iliad
Ancient Greece
Was the Trojan Horse an Actual Wooden Horse?
The story of the Trojan Horse is one of the most famous stories in Greek mythology. It is part of the climax of the dramatic legend of the Trojan War. However, researchers have differing ideas about what the Trojan...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Heroes’ Busts Adorn Village in Turkey
Homer's Ancient Greek Poem Iliad has inspired the citizens of a small village in Turkey to install busts of the Trojan war heroes on their main square. Tevfikiye, is located 1 km away from the archaeological site of ancient...
Ancient Greece
Homer’s Iliad, the Story of the Trojan War
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Homer’s Iliad is usually thought of as the first work of European literature—and many would say it is the greatest. It tells part of the saga of the city of Troy and the war that took place there. In...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece’s Antidote to War Was Theater and Sports
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Contrary to war, theater was a place of light and allowed Greeks to face each other and learn of their history together in the very light of the day.
By Evaggelos Vallianatos
Mountains, forests, rivers, and extremely difficult terrain divided the...
Archaeology
Greek-Australian TV Star’s New Podcast Explores Schliemann Papers
Greek-Australian TV star Thaao Penghlis of US long-running drama Days of Our Lives is launching a fascinating podcast about the life of Heinrich Schliemann, the German archaeologist who, in the 19th century, brought back to light the greatest ancient Greek...
Culture
Contemporary Theatrical Adaptation of Homer’s Iliad
For the first time in the history of the Greek theater, the audience will have the opportunity to watch the theatrical adaptation of The Iliad of Homer.
In the Athens Festival, the contemporary adaptation of the Iliad directed by Stathis...
Greek News
Homer’s Iliad Translated into South African
After 10 years of long hard work, retired South African university classics professor Richard Whitaker has finished his poetic translation of Homer's war epic The Iliad into the South African language.
The translation comprises of a flexible 5-beat line, usually...