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The Odyssey | To February 26

The National Theater of Northern Greece presents an epic online production of the big epic itself, with 38 actors from its respected ensemble rendering Homer's "Odyssey" in its respective rhapsodies, in a series of 24 podcasts running through February 26 on its website (ntng.gr) and at soundcloud.com/ntngreece.

Homer Odyssey: Oldest Extract Discovered on Clay Tablet

BBC - A clay tablet discovered during an archaeological dig may be the oldest written record of Homer's epic tale, the Odyssey, ever found in Greece, the country's culture ministry has said.

Found near the ruined Temple of Zeus in the ancient city of Olympia, the tablet has been dated to Roman times.

Clay plaque found at Olympia hailed as oldest written record of Odyssey

Archaeologists in Greece have discovered what they believe to be the oldest known extract of Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey."

A team of Greek and German researchers found it on an engraved clay plaque in Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games in the Peloponnese peninsula, the Greek culture ministry said on Tuesday.

Free falling back to the 80s

A routine transaction with the Greek civil service can easily develop into an odyssey of irrationality. There is nothing original about this observation. The problems of the country's unreformed public administration have been swelling, albeit with fluctuations, for decades now.

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