Elli

It began in the Bronx in the 70s as a dance form of hip-hop culture and is now making its Olympic debut in Paris. Greece may not be represented at this year's breakdance event, but it has potential for the future. "In breaking there are no rules and scores, there is absolute freedom," young dancer Elli Anastasiou says.

Elli Papakonstantinou presents "The Bacchae," a unique interpretation of Euripides' tragedy that fuses ancient myth, gender fluidity research, and new media. Through dance and sound, Papakonstantinou delves into a post-apocalyptic world on the brink of catastrophe.

Just after the Hellenic Navy light cruiser Elli was torpedoed on August 15, 1940, Ioannis Metaxas called a meeting of high-ranking officials and announced that Greece had come under attack from the Italians and was prepared, if necessary, to go to war.

TV anchorwoman Elli Stai, aged 61, became one of the latest Greek celebrity to strip off for HIV for the purposes of lifestyle magazine Down Town’s naked issue. Her flawless figure made the magazine’s cover and she states that it was her first naked photoshoot hence she felt trepidation, however it was the worthy cause that made her say “yes” to it.

Politics and sex appeal make for interesting “bedfellows” as up-and-coming local celebrity-gal Elli Papaggeli proves.