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In this section of the site, you will find brief articles about various aspects of Greek culture. Browse by clicking the pictures, or use the menu on the left. We thank all the people who generously shared their work and time by contributing to the site.

... Greece is a continuous process. In English the expression "Ancient Greece" includes the meaning of "finished," whereas for us Greece goes on living, for better or worse; it is in life, has not expired yet.

George Seferis in an interview, 1969

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    • Hosios Loukas
    • The Byzantine Icon
    • The Art of the Book in the Middle Ages
    • El Greco
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    • Photis Kontoglou
  • Drama
    • Ancient Tragedy
    • Aristophanes
    • Karagiozis
    • Aspects of Modern Greek Drama
  • Literature
    • Plato
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    • The Song of Armouris and Digenis Akrites
    • Erotokritos
    • C. P. Cavafy
    • Seferis and Elytis
    • Folk Songs
  • Music
    • The Sirens’ Song
    • Byzantine Chant
    • Rebetiko
    • Tetos Demetriades
  • Architecture
    • Parthenon
    • Constantinople
    • Hagia Sophia
    • Athens in the Ottoman Period
    • Neoclassical Athens
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