Athena Lives in Tennessee
Not only is the Nashville Parthenon more complete than the one in Athens, it now houses an ‘improved’ version of Phidias’ colossal chryselephantine cult statue of Athena reinforced with fiberglass
Why I Hate Penelope
For men, the Golden Age was full of thrills and achievements, but for women it was mostly silence and wool-making.
Bruce and Tad Lansdale: Stewards of the Land
This year the American Farm School is celebrating its 85th anniversary. It also marks the departure of Director Bruce Lansdale and his wife, Tad. During their devoted 35-year stewardship the School has become an agricultural institution of worldwide importance.
The Resolute Women of Cyprus
This month observes the sixteenth anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. An eyewitness account of the Women Walk Home event of last year vividly illustrates the continued resolve of the Cypriot people to find a solution to their misfortune
Athens: The Human Resource
Like city people everywhere, Athenians go through periods when they revel in self-criticism. They like to think they have the most polluted atmosphere, the noisiest streets, the most congested traffic jams, the fewest green areas, and the greatest concentrations of concrete.
Mourning for Adonais
Enamoured with Geometric art, Humfry Payne became the youngest director of the British School of Archaeology in Athens at the age of 27. He wrote a book on Corinthian art and dug it up later at Perachora.
Wood Song
“Wood has a grain and if you go against it, you will have to throw the work away.” Two woodcarvers speak of their traditional craft as an intimate relationship between material and artisan.
Time, Hard Work and Sacrifices
Some men are born great; some have greatness thrust upon them. Others are great because they are the only ones around who are capable of picking up the pieces.
Rhodes: Behind the Cliches
The third Aegean island, the most visited, the most prosperous, the habitat of deer and butterflies – and the least Greek. These catch phrases conceal a way of life in which ancient ruins, Mussolini Gothic walls, and strobe-lit discos peacefully co-exist
Music for the Gods
Perhaps the most tantalizing aspect of ancient Greek culture is the loss of its music-a vital feature of their religion, drama, comedy, private entertainment and even athletics. The complexity and variety of the instruments depicted on vases hint at the sophistication and pervasiveness of music in ancient Greece.