Thanks to all of you for helping us make the Hellas Holiday E-Card Center a rousing success! Many of us enjoyed both making and sending these e-cards. For those of you interested in numbers, 71 people sent a total of 205 cards!!

Many thanks to Alerissa Nestor for organizing this wonderful project!! Apparently, she wasn't driven insane enough with the holiday center & she is making noises about creating a general e-card center. Please let any of Hellas's scribes if you want this to happen and/or are interested in creating cards for this new project.

Kallistos Alexandros has been a very busy man lately with his project, The Great Museion on Delos. The Museion is made up of four great halls - one each for Egypt, Mesopotamia, Hellenes & Rome. According to the site's main page, "each of these halls displays the arts of its culture. Sculpture, painting, literature, architecture, and the minor arts are all represented. Each great hall has its own members hall wherein members of Delian Dreams may contribute images, text, or links appropriate to the area."

Heidelberg University (Germany) will be returning a portion of a frieze that was on the north wall of the Parthenon. This is the first time that any of the sculptures from the Parthenon that were taken from the country that has been returned to Greece. For more information.

The Greek Isle of Keros will soon be the home to archeological digs to discover more information about the Cycladic flat-faced marble figurines the island is known for. Archeologist will try and figure out why this small, nearly barren island was so important since it is surrounded by larger, more hospitable islands. For more information.

While this is not ancient news, it’s important news. Greece experienced a 6.7-6.9 magnitude undersea quake Sunday, January 8. All of Greece was shook by the quake, but no major injuries or damages were reported. For more information.

The scribes of Hellas will be very busy soon, as they begin to plan a festival to show the AncientWorlds what Hellas has to offer. If you are interested in lending a hand, drop one of them a note!

Details such as dates (late-February to early March) and the theme are still being discussed, but stay tuned to the Hellenic World Page for more information.

If you have any articles you wish to submit or a group event you would like to see in a future edition of the Hellenic World News please contact me, Anna Hippon, or my cohorts in crime, Alerissa Nestor or Bacchus Isocrates.

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Featured Articles: The Greek Sphinx by DIonysia Xanthippos
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Group Spotlight: Recently remodeled and revamped, Delian Dreams & its Museion on Delos promises to be the next big thing here at AW! Group threads include: role-play, mythology & discussions on ancient art. Delos was the hub of a golden age for spiritual and economic Classical Hellas, and Delian Dreams looks to be doing the same thing for Hellas here at AncientWorlds.

Member Spotlight: Desdemona Eurimedon is a very busy lady here in AncientWorlds, and she plays an active role in her leadership of a multitude of groups. Stop in her wonderfully decorated abode and say hi to this friendly and active lady!

Featured Location: Named the Best Hood in Hellas, Attica is a great place to visit and even a better place to live! Come and see why this home of both Marathon and Athens is so well regarded.