Not too long ago, I bumped into the art of Jeff Murray while browsing Instagram and found him working on a Greek mythology project that is worth sharing. Watch the video below for an intro to Jeff Murray and then …
A few weeks ago, Napoli won the 2020 Coppa Italia vs Juventus, a match we call the Hercules Derby. Juventus is named after Juventas, the goddess of youth who eventually became the wife of Hercules (Herakles). But what does Napoli …
July 8th is Math 2.0 day, a day to promote the importance of math. To mark this day we will take a look at the history of math. Most people do not realize that the Greek goddess Athena was also …
You might be surprised to find out that the largest cast iron statue in the world (and one the largest statues in the US), is a statue of Vulcan in Birmingham, Alabama. Vulcan was the Roman name of Hephaestus, Greek …
On Olympic Day we take a moment to remember that the Olympics used to be games dedicated to Zeus. This year on Olympic Day there will be a 24 hour session with Olympic athletes that will help motivate you to …
For World Music Day we look at the history of Music and the importance of the 9 Muses. The word Music itself comes from the 9 Muses as you can see the word Muse in MUSic (just like Museum). Some …
To celebrate World Gin Day, here is a short BBC documentary about the history of Gin, a drink originally created by the Dutch. We are happy to announce that we are starting to work with a Dutch Gin brand, Poseidon …
For Russian language day we will take a look at the Greek influence on the Russian language and the Cyrillic alphabet, which was based on the Greek alphabet and is today 1 of 3 official alphabets of the EU (along …
On National Map Reading Week (by Ordnance Survey) we remember Anaximander (c. 610 – c. 546 BC), who made the first known map of the world. Anaximander, a Greek philosopher and geographer, is credited with creating the first known map of the world. His …
Plutarch: The Father of Biography Plutarch (c. 46 – c. 119 CE) was a Greek philosopher, biographer, essayist, and priest who lived in the Roman Empire. He is best known for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of famous …