One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos was said to have guarded the island of Crete, off the coast of Greece. He ...

April 22, Earth Day is celebrated once again as over one billion people help the Earth recover from the ravages of ...

An Oxford-based institute has unveiled an ambitious proposal to carve massive replicas of the Parthenon Marbles into Mount ...

There are many mysteries concerning the ancient Greek world, including the identity of some of its most illustrious members ...

This post highlights historical places to visit in Athens Greece. It also provides insight into planning your itinerary for a ...

This stunning Greek island packs all the goodness of Mykonos without the crowds - golden beaches, breathtaking historic sites ...

In the early 1950s, the great French couturier Christian Dior envisioned a clothing collection inspired by the Acropolis and the beauty of ancient Greek statues. A year later his inspired ...

The Seven Wonders of the World are often seen as the pinnacle of human architecture and the perfect form of engineering, that ...

With his international travels, Usher carries memories of many places that made an impression on him, particularly a visit he made to Dublin and a statue he saw of the legendary Irish rocker Phil ...

The Archaeological Museum of Samo in Vathi offers a clutch of artefacts from the site – whilst the Archaeological Museum of Pythagoreion gives of the town. Displaying bathhouse ruins and ...

A bronze statue of Maria Callas, created by acclaimed Greek sculptor Nikos Floros, was unveiled on Thursday at the main building of UNESCO in Paris. The installation was made possible through the ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...