Mythology

A weather system dubbed Minos by Greek meteorologists is bringing rain, storms and hail to many parts of the country this weekend.

Sweeping in from the west, the system was to hit the islands of the Ionian on Friday, bringing light showers and a drop in temperatures, before spreading east across the rest of Greece.

Unknown individuals blew up early on Thursday morning an ATM located on the Athens-Lamia national highway, near the Greek capital's northern suburb of Ekali.

The perpetrators took the money and fled. Police has opened an investigation. 

An image taken during military exercise Stolen Cerberus V, involving members of the Hellenic and US air forces, which concluded Thursday. USAF Capt. Ryan Pritchard, Stolen Cerberus V deputy mission commander, said interoperability of the two forces had "increased exponentially" after the 12-day drill. [ANA-MPA/GEETHA Press Office]

Athens-based Planet of Zeus, known for their energetic live shows and whose sound combines stoner rock and heavy metal, will be performing at the Gagarin 205 venue on Saturday, May 12, with special guests Deaf Radio - another impressive local outfit with desert rock influences.

Scientists have detected the most distant star ever viewed, a blue behemoth located more than halfway across the universe and named after the ancient Greek mythological figure Icarus.

Today, on March 31th  the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates the traditional St. Lazar's Day, known here as Lazarovden.

Several bronze statuettes depicting ancient deities Dionysus, Eros, and Cupid are among the most intriguing artifacts discovered during the 2017 archaeological excavations of the Ancient Roman city of Serdica in the downtown of today's Bulgarian capital Sofia.

In a photograph from 1985, Maria Arabatzoglou poses along with her fellow students from the tour guide school at the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, in the Peloponnese.

During a presentation conducted last week, archaeologists announced that they may have discovered what is the original port of Naples, with its structure dating back to 25 centuries ago.

Director Pantelis Dentakis has taken up the challenge of working with one of the masterpieces of romantic theater, Heinrich von Kleist's "Penthesilea," inspired by the mutual passion between the mythical Amazon queen and Achilles at Troy, to address the question: Can one fall in love with one's enemy?