philhellene, armchair classicist, tour planner, foodie
Massachusetts, USA
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The grounds around the Acropolis appear to have been there since the 5th c BCE, but were designed in the 1950s by artist and architect, Dimitris Pikionis. Anyone who has strolled these shaded walkways knows he deserves greater notoriety than history has afforded him. #acropolis
Καλό μήνα- welcome, November. In Anafiotika in Athens, just below the Acropolis and at the margins of Plaka, is a mural by street artist, Loaf. The "Street of the Eyes" mural was painted in May 2019. Loaf is known for these signature black-and-white eyes on urban walls.
#athens
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ΚΑΛΟ ΜΗΝΑ-Wishing you a happy November! Cycle ll classes begin 4 January. Visit thegreekinstitute.org for course information. Registration for Cycle ll classes will open mid-December. Sharing an image of the home of Theodoros K. Kostouros (1913–1986), The Poet of #Nafplio.
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#oxiday #σανσημερα "If there had not been the virtue and courage of the Greeks, we do not know what the outcome of World War II would have been." -Winston Churchill, 1940
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Indeed the grotesque and unreal in events and people always stepped to Thomas's elbow when he started clowning. It was as if he had touched off a secret spring of lunacy in reality itself.
— Lawrence Durrell, on pub-crawling with Dylan Thomas
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Crete Faces Severe Flooding as Rivers Swell and Roads Turn to Rivers
Severe storms have flooded homes and roads across Crete, swept away a bridge in Rethymno and caused power cuts as the island remains under Red Code.
greekcitytimes.com/2026/10/0…
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Crete Town Faces Severe Damage After Storms - tovima.com tovima.com/society/crete-tow…
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Heavy rain continues in Crete; Fire Service remains on high alert
amna.gr/en/article/1027997/H…
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Flash flooding swept away parked cars and caused infrastructure damage on the Greek island of Crete on Thursday. abcnews.link/CAWMADA
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The Salvago Villa in the Quartier Grec, Alexandria. Home to Cavafy’s friends the Greek cotton baron Michael Salvagos and his wife Argine, of the Benakis dynasty.
Καλό μήνα! Have a wonderful October - a beautiful month in Corfu. This image is from the Panagia Monastery in Paleokastritsa.
#paleokastritsa #corfu #greece #kerkyra
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1/ 🍂 📜 Κοντάκιο & Ρωμανός ο Μελωδός ~
🔸 ΤΟ κοντάκιο είναι το υμνογραφικό είδος του Βυζαντίου, που ήκμασε τον 6ο αιώνα μαζί με τον ποιητή που κατ’ εξοχήν ταυτίστηκε με αυτό, τον Ρωμανό τον Μελωδό
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Καλό μήνα! October is here, and our Cycle I language learners are in their third week. Cycle II begins 4 Jan., and registration opens in Dec. The new Introductory Modern Greek morning session will be offered again in Cycle II. For course information, visit thegreekinstitute.org
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Continuing from yesterday’s Benakis family photo… Here’s Antonis Benakis – friend of Cavafy, Greek-Alexandrian art collector and founder of the Benaki Museum in Athens. Son of Emmanuel Benakis, brother of Penelope Delta, and the hero of her book “Trellantonis” (Crazy Antony).
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This famous solitary
Sitting at one bleak uncurtained window
Over wintry London —
Sole student of balance in a falling world
He helped us mend the little greenstick fractures
Of our verse, taught polish in austerity.
— Lawrence Durrell
T. S. Eliot (b. 26 September 1888)
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The Benakis Family, one of the leading families of the Greek diaspora in Alexandria. Seated in the foreground are friends of Cavafy: the author Penelope Delta and her brother Antonis, founder of the Benakis Museum in Athens. Photo: Alexandros K. Samaras collection.
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What fun! For their Classic Chats podcast I talked to the fabulous @wmarybeard and @chiggi about #Homer’s #Odyssey!
youtu.be/O97CknW-YS4
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JUST ADDED! In addition to the evening classes, Introductory Modern Greek will now be offered via Zoom on Wednesday mornings from 10 AM to 11:15 AM EDT.
This course is designed for those with no prior knowledge of the Greek language. thegreekinstitute.org/course…
#greek #moderngreek
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One of the things I love about Greek is the seemingly infinite formulaic greetings and wishes. Just learned a new one: καλό αποκαλόκαιρο!--a wish at the end of summer.
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“The few translations of your poems which we have seen have interested us very much indeed.”
– Letter from Leonard Woolf to C.P. Cavafy, 17 September 1923. Cavafy Archive, Athens.
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Sharing this on behalf of the @mfaboston, and these wonderful musicians.
Grammy-nominated performer and composer, Vasilis Kostas celebrates the rich tradition of the Greek laouto. We hope you have the opportunity to attend!
#greekmusic #vasiliskostas #laouto
