The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.

One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...

In Hesiod’s Theogony, the Greek poet wrote about Tartarus. This was a level of the underworld even further down than Hades. In the Theogony, Hesiod mentions the three guards of Tartarus and places ...

This signals Washington’s growing focus on Greece amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. Greek Australian Con Damouras, owner of Bar Italia in Sydney’s Leichhardt since 1952, ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...