Mythology

Archaeologists have discovered a unique statue of the goddess Isis and a marble head of satire in the Sanctuary of the Nymphs and Aphrodite near the Dimitrovgrad village of Kasnakovo.

Valuable finds are extremely well preserved and according to experts, their value may exceed BGN 1 mln.

Known for work that is influenced by popular television entertainment, Athens-based Antonakis presents a new series of work titled "Release the Kraken," a vibrant and colorful play on the catchphrase first uttered in 1981 by Zeus in fantasy adventure "Clash of the Titans" and re-embraced after the film's remake in 2010.

Divination was considered as one of the most important kinds of art (technai—arts, skills, crafts) among the ancient Greeks, second only to medicine, given along with fire to humans by Prometheus (Aeschylus Prometheus Bound 484-99).

In the western Peloponnese, in the beautiful valley of the Alpheios river, lies the most celebrated sanctuary of ancient Greece. Dedicated to Zeus, the father of the gods, it lies at the southwest foot of Mount Kronios, at the confluence of the Alpheios and the Kladeos rivers, in a lush green landscape.

The Greek National Opera formally inaugurates its new home at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) with Richard Strauss's "Elektra," directed by Yiannis Kokkos and conducted by Vassilis Christopoulos, with Sabine Hogrefe in the title role, Agnes Baltsa as Clytemnestra, Gun-Brit Barkmin as Chrysothemis, Frank van Aken as Aegisthus and Dimitris Tiliakos as Orestis.

Luis Felipe Alvim is the new Juiz de Fora Fight waterweight champion. But he was originally expecting to cheer on the title-winner as a fan.

He nearly didn’t get tickets to the fight that he would eventually win.

Civil defense sirens are expected to go off around Greece Tuesday as part of an annual military and public warning exercise dubbed Parmenion after the Macedonian general who served Philip II and Alexander the Great.

Singer-songwriter and France's former first lady Carla Bruni will launch the world tour for her latest album, "French Touch," at the Pallas Theater in Athens, with two shows on October 23 and 24. Bruni's sixth album is a collection of covers, including jazz, pop and rock, sung in English and produced by legendary Canadian producer, composer and musician David Foster.

The 2nd Odyssea International journey with sailing boats is about to start from 7 to 13 October 2017, we freeze the time and we go back in the footsteps of ODYSSEA, reviving the Homeric journey with the aim of awakening and transferring the message: “There is Ithaca! There is hope!”

In the Yuntdağı region of the western province of Manisa's Yunusemre district, excavation works have commenced in order to unearth the Temple of Athena in the ancient city of Aigai.

Archeologists have rolled up their sleeves to find the Temple of Athena, in the 2,800-year-old ancient city of Aigai, which appeared in 19th-century excavation research by German archeologists.