The Hellenic Society

'Hadestown tour heads to Newcastle and Sunderland in 2027'

Hadestown tour coming to Newcastle Theatre Royal and Sunderland Empire in 2027 Tony‑winning musical Hadestown will play Newcastle and Sunderland on its 2027 UK tour. Find out what to expect and how to book.

'Rare Greco-Roman Mosaic of River God Discovered in Ancient Aspendos'

Rare Greco-Roman Mosaic of River God Discovered in Ancient Aspendos A rare third-century AD mosaic depicting the Greek river god Eurymedon has been discovered in ancient Aspendos, revealing the enduring influence of Greco-Roman culture in Anatolia.

LGFF 2026: London Greek Film Festival - Call for Film & Script Submissions. LONDON GREEK FILM FESTIVAL :: LGFF

'Acropolis Museum Opens Exhibition on Ancient Greek Art in Italy'

Acropolis Museum Opens Exhibition on Ancient Greek Art in Italy The Acropolis Museum inaugurated the exhibition “Inspiration: Ancient Greek Art in Italy” on Monday, 15 June, highlighting the multiple ways Greek art influenced, transformed and was reinterpreted in Italy from the 8th century BC to the 20th century. The opening ceremony took place in Athens in ...

'Greek theatrical mask found in Croatian cave points to ancient Illyrian sanctuary rituals'

https://archaeologymag.com/2026/05/greek-theatrical-mask-found-in-croatian-cave

Greek theatrical mask found in Croatian cave points to ancient Illyrian sanctuary rituals | Archaeology News Online Magazine Ancient Greek theatrical mask found in a Croatian cave sheds light on Illyrian rituals and contact with Greek culture.

'Introducing children to the toys of ancient Greece'

Introducing children to the toys of ancient Greece | eKathimerini.com Across European classrooms, ancient Greek toys are finding new life through Greektoys, a program created by Sofia Pavlaki (photo), her husband Luis Santos and her sister Fotini.

'UNESCO Adds Six Minoan Palace Centres to World Heritage List'

UNESCO Adds Six Minoan Palace Centres to World Heritage List Greece celebrated UNESCO’s inscription of six Minoan palace centres in Crete onto the World Heritage List, highlighting the island’s rich archaeological heritage and the importance of the ancient Minoan civilisation.

Reminder: our members AGM is on 20 June at 2pm, Room G22/26 at Senate House, London WC1E 7HU.

It's followed by a colloquium to which you are warmly invited.

Join us for an afternoon devoted to the ancient Greece of one of Britain's foremost verse writers, Tony Harrison (1937-2025), with an emphasis on his film poems, including The Gaze of the Gorgon (1992), Prometheus (1998), and Metamorpheus (2000). The programme will explore how Harrison’s classicism—shaped by his lifelong engagement with Greek literature—finds urgent modern expression in these works, where tightly wrought verse meets stark visual imagery.

The event is co-organized by the SPHS and the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (APGRD).

2.30-3.00 Agata Handley (Lodz): ‘It is not in the hereafter . . .’: Death and Ekphrasis in Tony
Harrison’s Film Poetry
3.00-3.30 Henry Stead (St Andrews): The barbed-wire lyre
3.30-3.45 questions
3.45-4.15 tea and cake
4.15-4.45 Edith Hall (Durham): Framing the Rhythm in Tony Harrison’s Film Poems
4.45-5.15 Oliver Taplin (Oxford) in conversation with TV executive producer and editor Peter
Symes
5.15-5.30 questions
5.30 reception

'Nymphomaniacs and s*x droughts: what I learned while studying women’s pleasure'

Nymphomaniacs and s*x droughts: what I learned while studying women’s pleasure In antiquity, women were considered the more s*xual s*x – hornier, more libidinous and lust-fuelled than men. Why did that perception change?