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On the trail of Homer’s heroes in Greece
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAs I sheltered from the pale winter sun in the shade of Mycenae’s Lion Gate, I had never felt closer to Homer’s Iliad – and the Greek heroes of the...
‘I was curious to see if a holiday could bridge the gap between my daughter’s youth and my middle...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months ago“She’s known as the Helen of the Caribbean,” says Keys, our guide on an inland Segway tour. “Just as...
Lovers’ holiday: A romantic guide to ‘Helen of the West Indies,’ Saint Lucia
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDid you know the island of Saint Lucia is such a beautiful and love-bombed locale it has earned the...
How a UC professor helped find the ancient city of Troy, searched for Trojan War evidence
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWhen you think of archaeology, the first name that likely pops up is Indiana Jones. As for real...
Stunning frescoes of mythological characters uncovered in Pompeii
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAncient Romans were enjoying more than just the food during their feasts, a new discovery at the...
If it’s all Greek to you, Emily Wilson’s new translation of ‘The Iliad’ may be worth a read
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIs ‘Iliad’ a difficult read? What is the main story of ‘The Iliad’? What is ‘The Iliad’? How long is...
Orlando Bloom says he’s ‘blanked’ Troy role from his mind: ‘I didn’t want to do the movie’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoOrlando Bloom has expressed discontent with his character Paris in the 2004’s Troy, admitting that...
Rare Roman paintings depicting mythological characters unearthed in Pompeii 2,000 years after...
NY Post via Yahoo News· 2 months agoArchaeologists discovered rare paintings, showing Helen of Troy and other Greek figures, in the lost...
The best poetry books of 2024 so far
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThere’s a squib by James Fenton that runs “Jeremy Prynne, Jeremy Prynne, isn’t your oeuvre rather thynne?” It was already a hostage to fortune in 2001,...
How the Greek home of the Olympics is keeping the flame alive for visitors
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNowhere does organised chaos quite as splendidly as Greece. And as with other facets of life in the...
