Nymphs

From mythology to some you may not have heard of

Greek jazz pianist Emmanuel Saridakis presents "The Dance of the Maenads," a musical-narrative project inspired by Greek mythology, at the Half Note jazz club in Mets on Thursday, January 16.

Ruins of an ancient Roman neighbourhood described as a "little Pompeii", have been discovered on a site intended for social housing in southern France, The Independent reported.

Called an "exceptional discovery" by the French culture ministry, the 7,000sq m (75,000 sq ft) find in Vienne, a small town to the south of Lyon, includes luxury house and public buildings.

A collision between a fishing boat and a water tanker vessel off the Saronic Gulf island of Aegina near the Greek capital on Wednesday left two people dead, reports said.

The bodies of the two victims, which early reports say they were brothers, were reportedly recovered by the crew of the tanker, while the fishing vessel, "Panayiotis," sank after the collision.

A unique video shows the wild beauty of Mount Psiloritis which stands at 2456 meters. height.

The highest mountain of Crete, also known as Mount Ida, used to be a holy mountain in Minoan Crete and many myths were strongly attached to. According to Greek mythology, Zeus was born there and was brought up by Kourites and the nymph Amaltheia.