Many varieties of ancient Greek healing herbs grow on "Asclepius Path," Mount Kerketion, where god of medicine, Asclepius, collected them.

The Tower of Babel has a surprising parallel in Greek mythology—Otus and Ephialtes’ daring attempt to reach Olympus.

Greek Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias visited the legendary Mount Olympus on Thursday, February 6, accompanied by the Chiefs of General Staff. The visit to the Mountain Race and Skiing ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Members of Spanish and Danish royal families gathered in Athens Friday for the wedding of Nikolaos, son of Greece’s late former King Constantine II, and Chrysi Vardinogianni.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Several thousand high school and university students blocked traffic in central Athens Friday in an anti-government protest against delays in an investigation into a 2023 ...

Earthquakes are still rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes as authorities bolster their emergency ...

Several thousand high school and university students blocked traffic in central Athens on Friday in an anti ... in northern Greece, when a passenger train was incorrectly routed onto the same ...

The government of Greece declared a state of emergency Thursday ... in planes Tuesday to reach safety in other cities including Athens. "We are going to leave because I am afraid, there are ...

Burnt to a crisp by lava from Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 ... The few that could be opened were philosophical texts written in ancient Greek. But most of the scrolls were so badly damaged, they ...

SANTORINI, Greece (AP) — The hundreds of earthquakes that have rattled Greek islands on the Aegean Sea are a “seismic swarm" and could continue for weeks before eventually diminishing ...

Cloudy with a high of 47 °F (8.3 °C). Winds from N to NNE at 11 mph (17.7 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 7 to 9 mph (11.3 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 39 °F (3.9 °C ...