Oscar Wilde set out on a transformative journey through Greece, a voyage that would leave an indelible mark on his identity.

From the gastronomic specialties of Sifnos to the enigmatic ruins of the Dodecanese, each Greek island has its own distinct character. Here are the best Greek islands to visit. There’s a Greek ...

Friedrich Hölderlin was an important German Romantic lyric poet whose great work managed to bridge the Classical and Romantic ...

One of Greece’s most significant contemporary painters, Chryssa Vergi has returned to Cyprus at the peak of her creative ...

Imbuing his work with a volatile mix of tenderness, aggression, sophistication, and obscenity, the Roman poet left a record ...

Matt Damon reveals a jaw-dropping transformation for his role as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's upcoming film 'The Odyssey', ...

World Poetry Day is observed annually on March 21 to pay tribute to poets. It also aims to promote the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry worldwide. Poetry is a form of art and culture.

as Greece celebrates World Poetry Day with a free, day-long event hosted by ERT’s Third Program. From 09:00 to 21:00, selected rhapsodies of the epic will be read aloud in modern Greek, bringing the ...

The British sunk their claws into Hong Kong in stages. In 1842 they colonised Hong Kong island; 1860 saw the seizure of the Kowloon peninsula, and in 1898, the British took out a 99-year lease on ...

His genius is harder to see. A lot of his poems tap into something like common culture and common problems, these very basic conflicts that were also the stuff of Greek drama. Those difficulties are ...

The 54-year-old director is now set for his next exciting venture - The Odyssey, an adaptation of the epic Greek poem of the same name by ancient poet Homer. Scheduled for a 2026 release, fans have ...