Siren enters English through Latin sīrēn, from the Greek Seirēn. In its earliest form, it names the mythic beings themselves. The etymology does not point to beauty or danger so much as compulsion. A ...

A semester that concluded with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ speech at Commencement also saw the launch of a major online resource for Greek literature that was largely developed at Boston ...

For most people, the name Jesus feels settled, familiar, and deeply tied to memory. And over time, repeated use makes a name ...

Director Leila Henriques describes Medea, the 2 400-year-old story, as essentially “a breakup where children are used as bargaining chips.” Gofaone Bodigelo, who plays Medea, connects the character to ...

Toronto is renowned for its dining scene. And coming this month, there’s a new modern Greek restaurant opening in the city that will replace a former Eastern Mediterranean spot. From the team at Ink ...

A countdown clock ticks down at the election headquarters of a man named Oedipus, a candidate for high political office who has built his campaign on restoring a divided city-state now unable to talk ...

Old Dominion University’s latest show is mostly Greek to me but somehow still compelling, and mostly understandable. Consider this premise for a musical, with a book by Sarah Hammond and music and ...

Every day I walk on campus and see segments of my history. I see Greek letters emblazoned on the chests of students, eager to signal their involvement in fraternity brotherhood and sorority sisterhood ...

The characters of Greek tragedy have often been reimagined into various modern contexts, but few are as visually or thematically striking as that of the Barnard theater department’s production of ...

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I know it when I see it. I’m not talking about obscenity, although the grape leaves at Kaia — lush with foie gras, topped with gleaming silver anchovies — are so indecently swoony that a ...