Greece
Greece
Four Amazing Months in Greece: The Odyssey of Two Stranded Tourists in Coronavirus Times
“Today we finally can go home.” So read a message that Greek Reporter received recently from Ilse and Nikola Stadler, a mother and daughter traveling duo from Germany. The two had quite a tale to tell after being stranded...
Celebrities
Popular Greek Performer Haris Alexiou Ends Singing Odyssey
Haris Alexiou, who has been one of the most popular singers in Greece since the 1970s, announced on Thursday that she will no longer sing publicly. "I cannot sing as well as I used to," she explained in an...
Ancient Greece
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Depicts Ancient Athens as a Colorful, Vibrant, and Multi-faceted City (Video)
Ubisoft Quebec, the studio behind the popular Assassin’s Creed Syndicate went the extra mile to ensure the authenticity of ancient Greece in the soon-to-be-released Assassin’s Creed Odyssey by depicting ancient Athens as a colorful, vibrant, and multi-faceted city.
The game takes...
Ancient Greece
Taking an Afternoon Odyssey in an Ancient Greek Warship
“The roaring seas and many a dark range of mountains lie between us,” wrote Homer in The Iliad. Luckily for Greek Reporter and over 100 paying guests this week, the seas were smooth for an afternoon voyage on the...
Archaeology
Ancient 'Odyssey' Find Will Attract Visitors to Greece, Says Olympia Mayor
Ancient Olympia has once again highlighted as a monument to world cultural heritage, following the recent discovery of possibly the oldest copy of Homer's Odyssey.
The mayor of Ancient Olympia, Efthymios Kotzas, spoke to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) on...
Ancient Greece
'Oldest' Record of Homer's Greek Odyssey Unearthed at Olympia
A clay tablet with an engraved inscription is the "oldest extant" record of Homer's Odyssey, experts are saying.
It was discovered after three years of excavations at the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia and has been shown to preserve 13...
Greece
Spartan Fighting Spirit Propels Stefanos Tsitsipas' Wimbledon Odyssey (video)
Greek tennis sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas hailed his Spartan fighting spirit as he prepares to meet ninth seed John Isner at a mouthwatering fourth round clash in Wimbledon on Monday.
The 19-year-old, a former junior number one and the third-youngest player...
entertainment
Greek Actors Voice Characters of Ancient Greece in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Ubisoft Quebec, the studio behind the popular Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is ensuring the authenticity of ancient Greek in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey by casting as many Greek actors as possible.
The game takes place in ancient Greece during the Peloponnesian War.
“You...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Theatre of Aptera to Reopen with Performance of Homer's Odyssey
After some 17 centuries of silence at the Ancient Theatre of Aptera in Chania, Crete, the stage will once again be graced by actors and the seats filled with an enchanted audience.
Following restorations of the historic monument, the first...
Ancient Greece
Watch New 'Assassin’s Creed Odyssey' Gameplay Set in Ancient Greece
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will take the stealth-action series to ancient Greece, makers of the action-adventure series Ubisoft have confirmed.
The game features everything from the “snowy mountain peaks” to the “depths of the Aegean Sea,” according to Ubisoft, which says...
Culture
Homer's Odyssey Is Officially the World's Most Influential Story
Homer's Odyssey has been voted the most influential story to have shaped the entire world, according to a poll of more than 100 international authors, academics, journalists and critics conducted by Britain's BBC.
The Odyssey is, in part, a sequel to...
Culture
President Celebrates Inauguration of 'Odysseys' Exhibit at 150th Anniversary of National Archaeological Museum
On Monday, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos hailed the contribution of the National Archaeological Museum to man-made creations during the inauguration of the new exhibition “Odysseys,” which marks the 150-year anniversary of the museum.
“150 years after its foundation, the National Archaeological...
Greece
National Archaeological Museum Highlights 150-Year Anniversary With 'Odyssey' Exhibition
The National Archaeological Museum (NAM) celebrates its 150th anniversary on October 3, with a new temporary exhibition, titled "Odyssey." In this way, the museum hopes to show its own Odyssey in becoming a cultural beacon for the world with...
Greece
Greek Tax Odyssey: ENFIA Icing on Government's 23.3-Bln-Euro Tax Hunt
Greek taxpayers will need to brace themselves over the next few months for a total of 23.3 billion euros to be squeezed out of them in the form of income tax, priority taxes, car registration fees and other duties....
Archaeology
National Archaeological Museum 150th Anniversary Exhibition 'Odysseys' in October
What do the Antikythera Mechanism, Nestor's golden cup and the marble statue of an athlete from Delos all have in common? The answer is that they are all found in the collections of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens...