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Καλή Πρωτομαγιά! Happy 1st of May, and International Labor Day. “Olympus of Bithynia, its monks belonging to another time. The foliage of music: how music builds a nest; how it strengthens its foliage.” George Seferis, A Poet’s Journal: Days of 1945-1951; Sunday, May Day 1949

Sharing:How to Travel: An Ancient Guide for the Modern Tourist Herodotus Edited and translated by M. D. Usher A transporting anthology of ancient Greek and Roman travel writings…press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove…

🌞🌾 «Καλημέρα» με μια λέξη ~ ❧ Kάθε πρωί στις 🕕 μια αλλιώτικη καλημέρα, με μια λέξη κι ένα μικρό ποίημα να φωτίζουν τη μέρα... ~~~~ #kalimera_me_mia_lexi

May 19 is Pontian Genocide Remembrance Day. The Pontic Greek genocide remains one of the deepest wounds in modern Greek history.

The shrine itself is hardly bigger than a large telephone booth, but the lamps are always in repair and the floor always dusted. How this is done is rather a puzzle. Yet it has always been so. . . . — Lawrence Durrell Shrine of St. Arsenius, Corfu

When Forster came to Alexandria he thought the war would bring an end to the civilisation he had known. Now he found that Cavafy, standing on his balcony, was already surveying a wider wreckage. — Michael Haag

🌞🌾 «Καλημέρα» με μια λέξη ~ ❧ Kάθε πρωί στις 🕕 μια αλλιώτικη καλημέρα, με μια λέξη κι ένα μικρό ποίημα να φωτίζουν τη μέρα... ~~~~ #kalimera_me_mia_lexi

Sometimes at evening I might come upon her sitting absently alone on the little painted wooden terrace of the Café Baudrot, gazing into space. Her sketching blocks lay before her, unopened. On her lips, the tiny moustache of cream from her café viennois. — Lawrence Durrell

Today is the day, Boston Marathoners! May this 130th race, 20 April 2026, be your own personal best. Learn about the marathon’s ancient origins at athensmarathon.com/history/ #bostonmarathon2026 #boston130 @bostonmarathon

El Castillo de la Duquesa de Plakentia en Penteli, antes de la renovación. Arquitecto Stamatis Kleanthis (Atenas, 1925). Fotografías antiguas de Grecia

Welcome, Boston Marathoners! May this 130th race, 20 April 2026, exceed your expectations. Learn about the marathon’s ancient origins at athensmarathon.com/history/ #bostonmarathon2026

“Even in poems that seem to be impersonal images from a bygone life, the poet’s own experience is always present – hidden or obvious. That is why his works feel so deeply rooted in our contemporary life.” – George Seferis, born #OTD 1900, on Cavafy

Χριστός Ανέστη. Happy Easter! #greekeaster #orthodoxeaster #greece

Icon with the Crucifixion of Christ At the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens Tomorrow is the Great and Holy Pascha (Easter), which celebrates the Resurrection of Christ

Χριστός Ανέστη! Happy Easter

Happy Easter from Greece! 🌷 Have a good one! #VisitGreece #GreekEaster

Καλή Ανάσταση! Wishing everyone a peaceful and happy Easter. #καληανασταση #greekeaster #kalopascha

Vaso corintio de figuras rojas , con una sirena, del pintor Tideo. 550 a.C.