Troy
Greek News
Hollywood Bigwigs Give Thumbs Up for Black Greek Warrior Achilles (video)
Some of Hollywood's biggest directors and actors defended the controversial new Troy series where the mythological Greek warrior Achilles is played by black actor David Gyasi.
Speaking exclusively to Greek Reporter from the red carpet of the 2018 Golden Globe Awards,...
Greek News
Controversy Looms as Mythical Achilles is Played by Black Actor in New BBC Epic
Social media users have expressed their anger at a new series produced by the BBC and Netflix in which Greek mythological figures such as Achilles, Patroclus and Zeus are being played by black actors.
In the Troy: Fall of a...
Archaeology
Turkey to Declare 2018 ‘Year of Troy’
The ruins that are believed to be the site where Troy was standing, are half an hour’s drive from Çanakkale in north-west Turkey, situated on the Dardanelles strait and near the Gallipoli peninsula. The ruins of ten "Troys" -...
Ancient Greece
Greek Goddesses Appear as Black Women on Ancient Ceramic Cup
The image of black people plays a key role in the reconciliation between the everyday world of ancient Greeks and spiritual revelation, says an analysis on The Root.
The analysis is based on a scene on a skyphos -- a...
Hollywood
Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ Headed to Space
Warner Bros is gearing up to create a new version of Homer's "The Odyssey" that will set the Greek epic in space, according to Deadline.
The movie studio has put James DiLapo in place to begin writing the script for...