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Emily Wilson, the first woman to translate the Odyssey in English, has opened a new window to Homeric words, expressions and cultural concepts, which were lost in translation by earlier male scholars. Wilson's translation features some small but radical changes to the way several Homeric expressions are explained, never seen in the 400 years of the poem's versions in English ; while her version brings the reader closer to the original, it also changes the traditional conversation surrounding concepts such as freedom and slavery, human nature, or gender inequality.

This art icle is the first one out of some series that introduce the cultural face of Athens to the world : From music festivals to art gallery openings and from museum visits to unique street happenings, Athens fills the world with its cultural events and justifies its definition as eternal cultural center!

In the 4th c. BC, Greek military commander Aeneas Tacticus wrote the  Poliorketika , or  How To Survive Under Siege,  now known as the first war treatise in western literature. He was also an inventor, credited with some of the earliest cryptographic systems ever used for military purposes. Greek Culture Society

Greece is much more than its ancient past.  In the time when the Dark Ages were spreading across Europe, Greece and the whole Asia Minor was home to the Byzantine Empire , the natural continuity of the Roman Empire which was gradually transforming into a Greek-speaking, Orthodox Christian mega-state.

We are all human. Still, each one of us has their own " hidden superpower" that makes us overcome every problem. Just like the ancient Greek gods, who were full of human passion and divine powers, doing everything in excess. Now, Javier Moreno from BuzzFeed helps you discover the Greek god hidden inside you. Take the quiz and discover; are you more of a Zeus or an Aphrodite? Greek Culture Society

More than a system of writing, ancient Egyptian  hieroglyphs  represented a code used in all monuments in the land of the Nile. Found in inscriptions, cryptograms and decorative patterns, hieroglyphic signs became symbols for Egypt for other ancient civilizations like the Greeks and Romans. In fact, some were so popular that survived long after the fall of the Pharaohs.  culture