Walsh White's newest play, Arachne, will premiere this summer at Traveling Players in Tysons Corner Center.  While the show ...

Journalist Jeanne Carstensen writes about the incident in the book "A Greek Tragedy: One Day, a Deadly Shipwreck and the Human Cost of the Refugee Crisis" and talks with host Deepa Fernandes about ...

From the Roman Empire to Russian Tsars and the Scottish Highlands, Richard McLauchlan's new book The Bagpipes: A Cultural History explores the mythology ... was none other than the Roman Emperor Nero.

In Greek mythology, Daedalus was commissioned by King Minos to build the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, a terrible beast with a bull head. When Athenian hero Theseus penetrated the labyrinth ...

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Greek Language Day is now officially recognised. Credit: Mstyslav Chernov, CC BY-SA 3.0 In a historic decision, UNESCO on Monday officially declared February 9 as World Greek Language Day, after ...

According to all the different variations of Greek mythology, passed down through generations, the Greek gods were the definition of immortality and therefore eternal existence. Their veins flowed ...

There are two types of sacrifices which are eaten by the owner. One is the shelamim – peace-offering – and the other is the Todah – thanksgiving-offering. The law is that the shelamim can be ...

The novel follows Sophie, who is on holiday with her university friends at a Greek villa ahead of her best friend Helena’s marriage. As time goes on, Sophie begins to question everything about ...