Irene Papas: The Greek Actress Who Brought Ancient Tragedy to the World
Irene Papas was born Irini Lelekou in 1926 in the small village of Chiliomodi, near Corinth, and died 96 years later as the most recognizable face of ancient…
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The Program That Kept Greek Identity Alive in Australia Has Been Shut Down
A Melbourne-based professor of Greek diaspora studies is sounding the alarm over what he calls a systematic withdrawal by successive Greek governments from…
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Thessaloniki’s 558-Year-Old Mosque Finally Opens to the Public
A mosque that sat behind scaffolding for nearly half a century reopened in Thessaloniki on Sunday, and the city is treating it as a landmark moment. The Hamza…
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Conde Nast Traveller Names Greece the World’s Best Country to Visit in 2026
Greece has been named the world’s best country to visit by UK readers of Conde Nast Traveller, scoring 98.14 out of 100 in the magazine’s 2026 Readers’ Choice…
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Hathaway on Nolan’s Odyssey: Penelope Equals Odysseus in Strategy and Cunning
Anne Hathaway gave a global press interview this week that included ERTnews, and what she revealed about playing Penelope in Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey went…
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Giorgos Mazonakis: The Quiet Charity Work His Fans Never Knew About
Giorgos Mazonakis, one of Greece’s most beloved singers, gave far more than music during his lifetime. As family and fans gather to say goodbye, details are…
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Nolan’s Odyssey Sends Tourists to Ithaca. What They Find is a Rubbish Dump
Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster Odyssey film broke box office records this summer and sent tourists flooding to Ithaca, the island Homer named as Odysseus’s…
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Greek Singer Giorgos Mazonakis Dead at 54 After Cardiac Arrest
Giorgos Mazonakis, one of Greece’s most recognizable voices in popular music, died Wednesday in Athens after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 54 years old.
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The Greek Dialect Spoken in Italy for 2,800 Years Is Dying
In the mountains of Calabria in southern Italy, a small number of villages still speak Grecanico, a Greek dialect with roots stretching back roughly 2,800…
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A Turk Got His DNA Results. They Said Greek
A Turkish man has gone viral after sharing his DNA results on social media, revealing Greek ancestry and then documenting the furious reaction he received from…
