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The Dodecanese is a group of twelve main islands (and many smaller ones) in the southeastern Aegean Sea. The name itself literally means “twelve islands” – with each having a unique character and rich history, and attracting various types of tourism.

The photographic exhibition of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Η Ελλάδα στον Κόσμο on the Olympic Spirit was inaugurated on June 13 at the Beijing Olympic Museum by the Embassy of Greece in China. The event took place in the presence of the leadership of the Beijing Olympic City Development Association, university professors and students, and representatives of the Chinese media.
The exhibition, titled “Dialogue of Cultures - From Ancient to Modern Olympic Games”, consists of 15 roll-ups with photographic material provided digitally by the E' General Directorate, while it is enriched with the continuous screening of the documentary produced by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, “Spyros Louis Cup”. It will remain open until July 13.
Addressing the event, Dr. Evgenios Kalpyris, Ambassador of Greece to China, noted that “the exhibition offers a powerful presentation of important moments in Olympic history and is a powerful reminder of the common Olympic traditions that unite Greece and China”.
The Director of the Museum, Mr. Hou Ming, also addressed the event, expressing his appreciation for the high quality of the exhibition and his hope that it will contribute to the strengthening of cooperation between Greece and China for the promotion of the Olympic Movement.

📚📚On the occasion of the publication of his last book "Drawing down the moon" (Ikaros, 2025), fiction writer and translator Chrysostomos Tsaprailis spoke to Reading Greece about speculative fiction and the way the legendary past is revived in contemporary settings as a way to re-enchant the world.

"Indeed, the revival of the legendary past in contemporary settings is a theme permeating my work, the ulterior goal being a sort of re-enchantment of our world. This is done by focusing on remnants of past legends and rites (be them authentic or re-imagined/invented) that evoke awe and wonder (two emotional states that are scarce in the modern world), images from my childhood, and uncanny elements of our own reality; then sieving and transforming everything through the sensibilities of my generation, and trying to organically reintegrate them in the now, ignoring the rules of cold-minded rationality. In the end, what I strive for is creating mythical versions of the world, versions which can act as sanctuaries for modern audiences disillusioned by both modernity and conservative/reactionary nostalgia".

Εκδόσεις Ίκαρος - Ikaros Publishing
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