For 2,500 years the most spectacular marble statues ever seen graced the Parthenon, atop the Acropolis in Athens. For all of that time artists, architects, mathematicians, and scholars studied and admired the Temple of Athena and her sculptures. We’ll talk history, the man who envisioned the Acropolis complex, and why the Parthenon Marbles are pride and “essence of Greekness.”
How a Turkish shadow puppet evolved into a symbol of Greek suffering and resistance. Funny and subversive, Karagiózis connected Greeks in cities, villages and islands by keeping their music, culture and the seeds of resistance alive; sustaining Greeks through the Ottoman Occupation, the War for Independence, civil war, Nazi brutality and military oppression.
Guest Georgia Dourdoulakis explains why icons are so important to the Orthodox Church; how they are NOT “graven images;” why we say they are written, not drawn; and what theology in colors means.
Learning to Read Icons
Overnight Greece went from democracy to military dictatorship, and Melina went from privileged society girl and actor to political juggernaut. How love of country launched her from star of the Broadway stage into battle for soul of Greece.
Melina Mercouri - The Last Greek Goddess
Greek actor/politician Melina Mercouri on being a national hero
Interview with Jules Dassin and Melina Mercouri
Melina cafe bistro/ A Greek cafe dedicated to Melina Mercouri