A few days ago The Talos Principle II came out on all major gaming platforms. Named after the Greek myth of Talos, the giant robot built by Hephaestus to protect the island of Crete from invaders, The Talos Principle II …
To celebrate the birthday of John Keats today, lets take a look at how his works were shaped by Greek poetry and literature. John Keats (1795-1821) was one of the most prominent poets of the English Romantic movement, along with …
The other week The Fall of The House of Usher, a Netflix series inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s works, was released on Netflix. If you follow us regularly you will remember that Edgar Allan Poe was a student of the …
To celebrate World Space Week (Oct. 4-Oct.10), lets look at a story about the mission to Psyche, scheduled to launch Oct. 12, 2023. Named after the Greek goddess of the soul, the Psyche mission is a NASA-led space exploration project that aims …
A few days ago 4 new short movies based on Roald Dahl short stories were released on Netflix: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Swan, The Rat Catcher and Poison. Directed by Wes Anderson, who previously directed another Roald …
If you have been following us for some time now you will know that every year, at the start of a new UEFA season, we highlight all the teams playing in the group stages that have a link to Greek …
Today, on US Constitution Day, we will take a look at how the US Constitution was influenced by the Constitution of Athens (written by Aristotle and his students), and by ancient Greek philosophy and political thought. The Greeks are often …
On Sept. 9, 1959, NASA launched Big Joe 1, the first launch of Project Mercury (the Roman name of Greek god Hermes). This was a milestone in NASA’s goal to put land on the moon. NASA’s Project Mercury was a …
Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most famous and influential people in the world, known for his achievements as a bodybuilder, actor, politician, and businessman. He was born on July 30, 1947, in Thal, a small village near Graz, Austria. …
Titan of terror: the dark imagination of H.P. Lovecraft To celebrate H.P. Lovecraft’s birthday today, we will look at the influence of Greek mythology on his work. H.P. Lovecraft was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. …