The Fratricides is about internecine strife in a village in the Epirus during the Greek civil war of the late 1940s. Many of the villagers, including Captain Drakos, son of the local priest Father Yanaros, have taken to the mountains and joined the Communist rebels. It is Holy Week and, ...
ippocrates, often referred to as the 'Father of Western Medicine', is credited with being the first healer to separate the discipline of medicine from religion, arguing that disease was not a punishment inflicted by the gods, but rather the product of environmental factors, diet, and lifestyle.Aphorisms, the best known ...
Kazantzakis's autobiographical novel Report to Greco was one of the last things he wrote before he died. It paints a vivid picture of his childhood in Crete, still occupied by the Turks, and then steadily grows into a spiritual quest that takes him to Italy, Jerusalem, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Russia ...
The inhabitants of a Greek village, ruled by the Turks, plan to enact the life of Christ in a mystery play but are overwhelmed by their task. A group of refugees, fleeing from the ruins of their plundered homes, arrive asking for protection - and suddenly the drama of the ...
'Irresistibly fascinating' MARIE CLAIRE GREECE'Essential' VICTORIA HISLOP'Brilliantly conceived' PAUL CARTLEDGEAn enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeologyTwo strangers meet in a trapped elevator. One is an archaeologist, the other isn't. A simple question, 'What do ...
The Greek folk songs—Dimotika Tragoudia in Greek— are songs of the Greek countryside, from island towns to mountain villages. They have been passed down from generation to generation in a centuries-long oral tradition, lasting until the present.
We, the monsters of Greek mythology, have decided to make our voices heard. To finally put an end to all the lies and slander. The time has come for our truth to be heard: who we are, what we do, what we want. We are not like you humans. We ...
The monsters of Greek mythology finally get a say and tell their own stories. Here’s your chance to get to know them and stop being afraid of them. They say that the Minotaur was a man with the head of a bull. They also say that he was the son ...
I am Poseidon. I am the salt on the faces of seafarers, the deep grooves in their hardened hands. I am the love that people feel for the sea. I am also their fear and dread for the mighty waves that rock the boats. I’m not one to boast, but ...
At the time when the Earth was still young, it was up to the heroes to carry out the most difficult, or even impossible tasks. And first among them was Hercules, who was sent to tidy up and clean all kinds of places, even the stables of Augeas, whose filth ...
I am the god Hermes, the messenger of the gods. I was born in a cave and on the very first day of my life I accomplished so many feats that other people cannot achieve in their entire lives. I got out of my cradle, walked hundreds of kilometres across ...
'Love in the Snow', written in 1896, is one of Papadiamandis's most poignant tales. Zissimos Lorenzatos writes in his introductory note to this short story:
I am Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Of all animals the one I love most is the owl. I like to help people, but I prefer to help those that help themselves rather than expect everything on a silver platter. I am a first-rate warrior but I also love the ...
The monsters from Greek mythology speak out for themselves. Do not be afraid of them. They want you to get to know them. The Sirens sing beautiful mesmerising songs. Anyone who happens to listen to their song loses their minds; they forget their homes and their loved ones, and from ...
‘In The Blind Man with the Lamp, Tasos Leivaditis takes up the haunting paradoxical temperament of the prose poem, and carries it into a register of existential fatigue and disquiet. . . .
Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mother in the chaos, she flees across the ...
Since the Earth was young, there have been (and still are!) all kinds of jobs to be done, all kinds of dangers to avoid, and all kinds of tasks to accomplish. But the most terrible dangers, the most difficult adventures and the most impossible tasks often await the hero in ...
Since the Earth was young, there have been (and still are!) all kinds of jobs to be done, all kinds of dangers to avoid, and all kinds of tasks to accomplish. But the most terrible dangers, the most difficult adventures and the most impossible tasks often require long journeys – ...
The Fratricides - Nikos KazantzakisThe Fratricides is about internecine strife in a village in the Epirus during the Greek civil war of the late 1940s. Many of the villagers, including Captain Drakos, son of the local priest Father Yanaros, have taken to the mountains and joined the Communist rebels. It is Holy Week and, ...Ειδική Τιμή 11,62 € 12,49 €Κερδίζεις 0,87 €Άμεσα διαθέσιμο
Report To Greco -Nikos KazantzakisKazantzakis's autobiographical novel Report to Greco was one of the last things he wrote before he died. It paints a vivid picture of his childhood in Crete, still occupied by the Turks, and then steadily grows into a spiritual quest that takes him to Italy, Jerusalem, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Russia ...Ειδική Τιμή 10,34 € 11,12 €Κερδίζεις 0,78 €Διαθέσιμο σε 1-3 εργάσιμες ημέρες
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Christ Recrucified - Nikos KazantzakisThe inhabitants of a Greek village, ruled by the Turks, plan to enact the life of Christ in a mystery play but are overwhelmed by their task. A group of refugees, fleeing from the ruins of their plundered homes, arrive asking for protection - and suddenly the drama of the ...Ειδική Τιμή 10,34 € 11,12 €Κερδίζεις 0,78 €Διαθέσιμο σε 1-3 εργάσιμες ημέρες
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How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator'Irresistibly fascinating' MARIE CLAIRE GREECE'Essential' VICTORIA HISLOP'Brilliantly conceived' PAUL CARTLEDGEAn enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeologyTwo strangers meet in a trapped elevator. One is an archaeologist, the other isn't. A simple question, 'What do ...Ειδική Τιμή 12,05 € 12,96 €Κερδίζεις 0,91 €Διαθέσιμο σε 1-3 εργάσιμες ημέρες
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Love in the Snow - Alexandros Papadiamantis'Love in the Snow', written in 1896, is one of Papadiamandis's most poignant tales. Zissimos Lorenzatos writes in his introductory note to this short story:5,00 €Αποστέλλεται σε 2-5 εργάσιμες ημέρες
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