Greek underworld

It's a case of Hermes vs Hermes. One, the global luxury goods giant based in Paris, is suing the other, a cozy bookseller tucked away in a Turkish seaside town, over alleged trade name infringement.

Ümit Nar, who owns the Sahaf Hermes store in the Aegean coast city of İzmir, argues that he has been in business for 15 years and never once been mistaken for a French luxury goods maker.

Archaeologists excavating a hilltop sanctuary on the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos have discovered "countless" pottery offerings left by ancient worshippers over the centuries, Greece's Culture Ministry said on June 7.

The city of Elefsina is turning into a new cultural destination of Attica thanks to the organization "Elefsina 2023 Cultural Capital of Europe".

The Gate of Hell, (Plutonium), which was unearthed in 2013 by the Italian excavation team in Pamukkale, one of Türkiye's UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites, has been opened to visitors. Plutonium, which is called the "gateway to the land of the dead" in ancient sources, began hosting hundreds of local and foreign tourists on the very first day.

On arrival visitors were introduced to Charon, the ferryman, before being asked to pay him an obol for entry…

Persephone is a tour guide in Greece, but perhaps not the type people are used to.

Billed as the world's first robot tour guide inside a cave, Persephone has been welcoming visitors since mid-July to the Alistrati Cave in northern Greece.

The Gate of Hell (Plutonium), which was discovered in 2013 in the excavations in the ancient city of Hierapolis, located next to Pamukkale in western Turkey, and which was considered as the "gateway to the land of the dead" in the ancient world, is set to be opened to visitors this year.

An image taken during military exercise Stolen Cerberus V, involving members of the Hellenic and US air forces, which concluded Thursday. USAF Capt. Ryan Pritchard, Stolen Cerberus V deputy mission commander, said interoperability of the two forces had "increased exponentially" after the 12-day drill. [ANA-MPA/GEETHA Press Office]

Usually wedding photos show…people. But this time the couple are two cute dogs.

Meet Kaya and her “husband” Hades. Both dogs are two years old, with Kaya being characterized as independent, loyal but also loving, while Hades is more independent but is seeking love for all.

The name Angelos Klonis does not probably ring a bell to many people. But when you place a face to that name, you just might get hit by that moment of revelation. Angelos was the famous American hero featured on Life magazine’s cover during WW2. It is that rugged face of a man, looking alert with his cigarette hanging from his lip and rifle from his shoulder.