The 50th anniversary Saturn Awards just wrapped up earlier this week. Named after the Roman name of Greek god Kronos (the father of Zeus), the Saturn Awards are given to the best science fiction, fantasy and horror movies/series of the …
Oct. 22 is the birthday of Petros “Pete” Pihos, the Philadelphia Eagles legend from the 1940’s and early 50’s. A NFL Hall of Famer, Pete Pihos won the NFL championship 2 times with the Eagles in the late 1940’s. He …
The 2022 Nobel Prize winners have been announced this week. The awards are given out in 4 categories : Literature, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Chemistry. On top of that there is the Nobel peace prize and a special prize …
This year for space week we will look at the Hera mission, the latest collaboration between ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA. Currently the planet has no defence against an asteroid hitting earth, and unless humanity wants to risk ending …
A 4-time grammy award winner with global sales of over 100 million records, Olivia Newton-John was one of the bestselling artists of the 2nd half of the 20th century to today. Olivia Newton-John was an iconic figure in the entertainment …
With the new season of European football (soccer) starting, now is a good time to look at the 8 teams linked to Greek myths playing in the group stages this year. We have 4 times Champions League (CL) champions Ajax …
The new Champions Hockey League just started! Bringing together all the best hockey teams in Europe, the Champions Hockey League is always packed with action. Sparta Prague, one of the most successful teams in Czechia (Czech Republic), is also one …
Hercules: The Legendary Hero of Ancient Mythology Hercules is one of the most famous and beloved heroes in ancient mythology. He was the son of Zeus, the king of the gods, and Alcmene, a mortal woman, and is known for …
With his 14 Grand Slam wins (a record at his retirement in 2002), Pete Sampras is still 4th in the list of all-time winners. And he will probably stay there for a while as the most any currently active players …
July 12th is the birthday of Michael Ventris, the man who shocked the world in the 1950’s when he announced that he had deciphered Linear B, the ancient Mycenaean Greek alphabet that nobody had been able to decipher until then …