Greek Food Festival offers food, fun and culture on Truxtun Avenue
By now you’ve probably heard of “opa,” the Greek word that means celebration, but there is another word to help expand that ...
Greek Reporter9d
An Ancient Greek Mother’s Wish Only Comprised of Vowels
As one studies the Greek language, he learns even more, such as the ancient Greek wish of a mother to her son containing only ...
Neos Kosmos3d
Greek Australian family dynamic explored in new way in ‘The Greek Word for Funeral’
On Friday October 18, the Melbourne Theatre Company will host a play reading of a new work, 'The Greek Word for Funeral'.
Psychology Today19d
The Mystery of Homer’s “Wine-Dark Sea”
The ancient Greeks rarely described anything as blue. This quirk has inspired research on the surprising connection between ...
Religion News Service8d
Word study book seeks to offer serious fun
RNS is an independent, nonprofit, and award-winning source of global news on religion, spirituality, and culture. Founded in ...
Lavender13d
2024 LGBT History Project: “But the Bible says!” – How one mistake accidentally sparked today’s anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric
This article is part of a series of articles produced by local LGBTQ+ publications celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month. Philad ...
BMJ17d
When I use a word . . . Purely academic
The word “academic” derives from Plato’s Academy, which he founded on ground that was named after the legendary Greek hero Academos, or Hekademos. And academic was someone who taught or studied at the ...
The Conversation28d
Five aspects of Kaos that might or might not be from Greek myth – according to an expert
In the Greek creation myth, things started off with Chaos, a Greek word that doesn’t really mean “disorder” but more just a sort of yawning void. From Chaos we get Earth (Gaia) and Sky ...
Fort Worth Report13h
Greek Orthodox church opens its doors for celebration of culture, faith in Euless
For the past 32 years, Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church has welcomed Tarrant County residents to a Greek festival ...
The Washington Post20d
Greek gods want you to just say no to drugs
“Chi-Raq,” filmmaker Spike Lee’s 2015 retelling of “Lysistrata” set in present-day Chicago, might be the closest recent analog to “Cracking Zeus,” a shaky new marriage of myth and ...
Amsterdam News12d
‘Medea: Re-Versed’ is hip-hop meets Greek tragedy — and it is fire!
Versed” is the creative work of Luis Quintero's rap-filled version of the Greek tragedy adapted from Euripides.