In Greek mythology, the Sirens were half-bird ... and for a minute there it seemed like this was going to be an art-film version of “Forrest Gump,” Parthenope is the least interesting person ...

With a little practice, the language won't be "all Greek" during your next visit. Helen Iatrou is a travel journalist and guidebook author from Australia who has lived in Greece for almost three ...

People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived high above Mount Olympus, in a palace in the clouds.