Greek City Times1d
The reign of King Amyntas III marks the beginning of Macedon’s rise in the Hellenic world.
Amyntas III came to power following a tumultuous period marked by invasions from neighboring tribes and internal strife among ...
Greek City Times1d
The Mask of Agamemnon – A Great Hoax?
Schliemann believed he had found the burial mask of Agamemnon, the legendary king who led the Greeks during the Trojan War, ...
Up and Coming Weekly3d
Happy Valentine’s Day from Leda and the swan
Been to the grocery store lately? Seen another human being in the last week? If so, you have either personally seen the upwardly mobile price of eggs or listened to someone complaining about it. The ...
Greek Reporter4d
Iphigenia, the Most Enigmatic Figure of Greek Mythology
The name Iphigenia has been synonymous with ancient Greek tragedy and mythology, as well as the concept of sacrifice, for millennia.
Can Movie Stars Handle Greek Classics? London Is Finding Out.
Sophocles is suddenly everywhere on the city’s stages. In concurrent shows, Rami Malek is playing Oedipus and Brie Larson is ...
Opinion
Commentary: Plagues destroy humanity, vaccines save it
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” The words are Ecclesiastes 1:9 – among my ...
BroadwayWorld8d
IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT Comes to New Ghosts Theatre Company Next Month
New Ghosts Theatre Company (NGTC) will present a return season of their 2020 production of Gary Owen’s IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT at ...
WhatsOnStage9d
Elektra West End review – Brie Larson leads an abstract, elusive revival
After the expansiveness of Oedipus at the Old Vic, complete with dancing chorus, this version of Sophocles’s Elektra specialises in stripped back starkness – and comes with a singing chorus in true ...
Greek Reporter9d
Idomeneus, the King of Crete Who Fought in the Trojan War
King Idomeneus was the ruler of Crete in the time of the Trojan War, and he participated in that event according to Greek ...
The origins of the red carpet are more sinister than you’d think
The red carpet: a place for the glamorous to pout their lips, dip their hips, and revel in each other’s fabulousness, while ...
The College Fix14d
British university puts trigger warning on Greek mythology for ‘distressing’ content
The University of Exeter put a trigger warning on two classic pieces of ancient Greek literature, Homer’s “The Iliad” and ...