Greek lawmakers elect advocate for return of sculptures from Britain as president
Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum as the country’s new president.
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Iphigenia, the Most Enigmatic Figure of Greek Mythology
The name Iphigenia has been synonymous with ancient Greek tragedy and mythology, as well as the concept of sacrifice, for millennia.
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7 Enchanting Places Around the World Steeped in Mythology and Folklore
From Copenhagen's Little Mermaid to Scotland's Loch Ness, uncover seven magical destinations filled with mythology and ...
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Top Baby Names Inspired by Greek Mythology
Greek names like Agatha, Daphne, and Demetrius are sophisticated – and uncommon enough that your child won’t be one of many on the playground, the Babycenter blog adds. Artemis, the goddess of the ...
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2,000-Year-Old Greek Statue Found Abandoned in a Bag Near Trash Cans: Police
Greek authorities said the statue is from the Hellenistic period Greek Police A statue dating back more than 2,000 years was allegedly found in a black bag near garbage bins in a part of the Greek ...
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Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near trash cans
A 32-year-old Greek man discovered the artifact in ... said that the loosely folded drapery suggests that the statue is of a goddess. Regular women in that period were typically depicted wearing ...
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2,000-year-old headless statue found in Greece near trash cans, police now investigating
A 32-year-old Greek national found the statue on Jan. 18 in a black bag near the trash bins. The statue, believed to be from the Hellenistic period, is currently being held by authorities for ...
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2,000-year-old Greek statue found abandoned in garbage bag
A marble statue of a woman, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the 80 ...
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Ancient statue found dumped 'near dustbins' - Greek police
Police in Greece said they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag near dustbins in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The organised crime unit said ...
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An Ancient Headless Statue Is Found Amid Trash in Greece
The police said a man handed over a statue that he said he found in a plastic bag among trash bins. By Christine Hauser On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the police with ...
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Ancient Greek Statue Sparks Time Travel Theories with Laptop-Like Object
An ancient Greek statue of a woman seemingly using a laptop has sparked online theories about time travel. Titled “Grave Naiskos of an Enthroned Woman with an Attendant,” the 37-inch marble sculpture, ...
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Missing goddess statue replaced five decades later
A statue of a goddess that went missing from a visitor ... and is a reproduction of the original Roman marble copy of a Greek statue dating from the 4th Century BC. Tony Young, head gardener ...