Fleves: The Greek Island That Once Guarded Athens’ Shores
Fleves: Athens’ secret island, where history and nature converge. Credit: Manfred Werner Tsui, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Just opposit...
Father Dimitrios: The Orthodox Monk Who Was a British Spy
David Balfour as Father Dimitrios the British spy disguised as an Orthodox monk. Credit: Archive of St. Panteleimon Monastery, Athos The st...
Popular English Names You Had No Idea Were Actually Greek
Credit: Corwinhee /Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0 Every couple who is expecting a child at some point has to face the difficult task of c...
Animal Bones Uncover Neolithic Farming at Dispilio Settlement in Greece
Modern reconstruction of the hypothetical Neolithic settlement of Dispilio, Greece . Credit: Tryfon Manolis / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA ...
Hippocrates, the Greek Father of Modern Medicine
Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, medicine, and his daughter Hygeia. Credit: /Wikimedia Commons/ NearEMPTiness / CC BY 4.0 Born on The i...
Midsummer Bonfire Custom of “Klidonas” Revived in Argolis, Greece
Popular tradition holds that Saint John reveals each person’s destiny and fortune through various divination rituals, which is why he is als...
Greece Plans Paid Bounty on Toxic Pufferfish
Silver-cheeked toadfish, also known as Lagocephalus sceleratus. Greece plans a paid fishing program to tackle the invasive pufferfish. Cred...
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