Greece
Environment
The Greek Goddess Gaia and Her Connection to Earth Day
Today, April 22, Earth Day is celebrated once again as over one billion people help the Earth recover from the ravages of industrialization.
Art
El Greco: The Greek Painter Who Changed the Art World
El Greco is one of the best known artists in the entire history of Western art, as his works have influenced painters over the centuries.
Culture
Rigas Feraios: On the Trail of the Protomartyr of Greek Independence
Rigas Feraios was a Greek revolutionary who fought in the mountains and worked as a writer, merchant, and revolutionary agitator in the wide Balkan Diaspora forming in the states neighboring the Ottoman Empire. He had done it all.
Like so...
Culture
Celebrate Spring With Ancient Greek Tradition of Martis Bracelets
Spring is (almost) in the air in Greece, and Greeks will soon begin preparations to welcome the new season by celebrating an ancient annual custom. The Greek tradition of “Martis” entails that everyone, regardless of age, adorns themselves with...
Culture
Hidden in the Basement: The Last Artisans of Psiri, Athens
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Psiri is one of the most central neighborhoods in Athens—that means lots of tourists wandering throughout the streets in a sort of theme park. But one can randomly come across traditional workshops.
By Xavier Sole Salvat
Most people just follow the...
Ancient Greece
Greek Art in All Its Stunning Glory: The Jockey of Artemision
The Jockey of Artemision, a large Greek bronze sculpture of a young boy riding a horse, is a magnificent surviving statue from Ancient Greece and a rare example of a racehorse in Greek sculpture.
It was discovered in the fall...
Greece
Who Were the 20,000 Christian Martyrs of Nicomedia?
On December 28, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the death of the 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia, modern Izmit in Turkey, who were burned to death at the order of the Roman Emperor Maximian in the year 303.
At the turn...
Culture
Christopsomo: Bread Meets Fine Art at the Greek Christmas Table
Christopsomo, or “Christ’s bread,” has been an indispensable part of the Christmas Day table in every Greek household throughout the centuries.
If you are ever fortunate enough to spend a Christmas in Greece, you will be certain to become enchanted...
Culture
Nude on the Parthenon: Nelly’s Daring Photos Banned by Facebook
Nelly (1899 – 1998) was a Greek female photographer and the first artist to photograph a nude dancer on the Acropolis. Her pictures of ancient Greek temples set against sea and sky backgrounds helped shape the visual image of...
Art
Alexandros Iolas: The Rise and Tragic Fall of Greece’s Greatest Art Collector
The story of Alexandros Iolas, Greece's greatest art collector, reads, appropriately, like a Greek tragedy.
Archaeology
Female Artisans May Have Created Archaic Pottery, Researcher Says
The striking, nearly 5-foot tall Dipylon Amphora, from approximately 700 BC, is a masterpiece of the art of Ancient Greek pottery.
Ancient Greece
Did The Earth’s Fumes Drive Pythia’s Prophecies at Delphi?
Pythia's prophesies at Delphi may have been associated with fumes from the spring waters that flowed under the temple, ancient historians and modern scientists have been claiming.
"...neither her face nor hue went untransformed; Her breast heaved; Her wild heart...
Culture
Greece’s Traditional Art of Basket Weaving Facing Extinction
Traditional handicrafts of Greece were initially born out of necessity. Still appreciated today is basket weaving.
Ancient Greece
Greek Village Boasts True Descendants of Spartans
There is a Greek village in Mani, Peloponnese, called Neochori, where its residents boast they are true descendants of ancient Sparta.
Ancient Greece
Why Spartan Men Had Long Hair
In ancient Greece, hair was an important indicator of class and place of origin. Notably, Spartan men were known for their long, flowing hair, which became linked to the ancient warriors in antiquity.
While many would not associate long, beautiful...