The towering Greek philosopher and poet Homer described olive oil as “liquid gold” and the Greek tragedian extraordinaire Sophocles called olives “our sweet silvered wet nurse”. Olive oil is the oil ...

Few figures in ancient mythology remain as legendary to this day as Odysseus, the fabled Greek king of Ithaca who devised the ...

This summer marks the fourth time Court Theatre has mounted Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare's “An Iliad.” Based on Robert ...

Crete is and remains one of Greece's most sought-after destinations — and you can feel it on every corner. Although the ...

What makes this show a candidate for the best solo show in Chicago theater history is that the telling comes at great cost to the teller.

The Greek language thrived under Roman rule as Latin remained limited; cultural pride and education preserved Eastern ...

These ancient carvings, dating to the late Hellenistic period, appear to confirm the site as a sacred space dedicated to the ...

Christopher Nolan is bringing Homer’s The Odyssey to life in a new epic fantasy-action film. Starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, the movie follows his dangerous journey home after the Trojan War, facing ...

Archaeologists have made an exciting discovery after they unearthed fragments inscribed with the name Odysseus on the island ...

The team now believe the Agios Athanasios is the previously-referenced site of the Odysseion—the center of a cult of hero ...

There is something about Greece that sets it apart from many other holiday destinations across the globe; its mythological ...

Archaeologists in the UK uncovered a mosaic from the Roman era depicting the famous battle between two protagonists of the ...