Greek Reporter19 天
The Greek National Anthem and Its Meaning
The Greek National Anthem is one of the most recognizable anywhere in the world, and it is the longest of any such song, written by the country’s “National Poet,” Dionysios Solomos. Its title is “Hymn ...
The Earth Institute Columbia University23 天
A New History of the Ancient Greek City-State
The ancient Greek polis, or city-state, was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles of citizenship, freedom, and equality. Emerging around 650 BCE and lasting until ...
Greek Reporter24 天
The Twenty Most Famous Movies Based on Greek Mythology
The Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts was reimagined in the 1969 movie “Medea.” Credit: Ennio Guarnieri/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain The timeless stories portrayed in Greek mythology have been ...
Wall Street Journal25 天
Empty Tables and Rising Costs Push More Restaurants Into Bankruptcy
Red Lobster has filed for bankruptcy protection and will sell its assets. WSJ explains what went wrong for the seafood restaurant chain. Americans love fish tacos, but not enough to keep Rubio’s ...
The Conversation28 天
A brief history of the muses: the Greek goddesses who provided divine inspiration for ...
Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa ...