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04 August 2026

The Greeks have a word (or two)
for it: 65, Odyssey (η Οδύσσεια)
and Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς)

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How many would-be critics of ‘The Odyssey’ know the meaning of ‘Odyssey’ or the name of Odysseus? … a sailing ship at sunset in Rethymnon (P...

15 July 2026

The Greeks have a word (or two) for it:
64, καφές (coffee), Φραπές (frappé)

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A frappé and a Greek coffee (ena ellinikó skéto) on the go at Damnoni on the south coast of Crete, south of Rethymnon (Photograph: Patrick C...

14 July 2026

The Greeks have a word for it:
63, Ποδόσφαιρο, Football

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The Nikos Kazantzakis Stadium, also known as Ergotelis Stadium or Martinengo Stadium, is the traditional home of Ergotelis in Iraklion (Phot...

17 June 2026

The Greeks have a word (or two)
for it: 62, Ελευθερία ή θάνατος,
‘Freedom or Death’,
an irreversible binomial

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The nine blue and white stripes of the Greek flag represent the nine syllables of the rallying cry Ελευθερία ή θάνατος (‘Eleftheria i Thana...

18 May 2026

‘The Thucydides Trap’
could trap Trump, with
classical lessons on
war and democracy

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The Monument of the Unknown Soldier outside Parliament in Athens … the quotations are from the Funeral Oration by Pericles, recounted by Thu...

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The Greeks have a word (or two) for it: 65, Odyssey (η Οδύσσεια) and Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς)

The Greeks have a word (or two) for it: 64, καφές (coffee), Φραπές (frappé)

The Greeks have a word for it: 63, Ποδόσφαιρο, Football

The Greeks have a word (or two) for it: 62, Ελευθερία ή θάνατος, ‘Freedom or Death’, an irreversible binomial

‘The Thucydides Trap’ could trap Trump, with classical lessons on war and democracy

The Greeks have a word (or two)
for it: 65, Odyssey (η Οδύσσεια)
and Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς)

The Greeks have a word (or two) for it:
64, καφές (coffee), Φραπές (frappé)

The Greeks have a word for it:
63, Ποδόσφαιρο, Football

The Greeks have a word (or two)
for it: 62, Ελευθερία ή θάνατος,
‘Freedom or Death’,
an irreversible binomial

‘The Thucydides Trap’
could trap Trump, with
classical lessons on
war and democracy