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Stories Set in Athens
From the Agora's philosophers to Plaka's tour buses — Athens concentrates three thousand years of stories in one city, with the islands a ferry ride away. These ten famous works span Aristophanes to tour-group comedies; on StoryTerra you can filter Athenian stories by exact era.
Open Athens on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Athens and Greece
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Browse 31 books, 38 movies and 6 games set in Athens.
God of War
Unleash the power of the Gods and embark on a merciless quest as Kratos, an ex-Spartan warrior driven to destroy Ares, the God of War. Armed with lethal double chainblades, Kratos must carve through mythology’s darkest…
The Blood of Olympus
Nico had warned them. Going through the House of Hades would stir the demigods' worst memories. Their ghosts would become restless. Nico may actually become a ghost if he has to shadow-travel with Reyna and Coach Hedge…
The Burglars
In Athens a collection of emeralds is successfully stolen by a team of robbers led by safe-cracker Azad. Things go smoothly until they miss the ship by which they planned their escape; a police chief pursues Azad while…
The Two Faces of January
1962. A con artist his wife and a dangerous stranger are caught up in the murder of a private detective and are forced to try and escape Athens.
The Delta Force
A 707 aircraft jetliner en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of…
Murderball
Quadriplegics who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens Greece.
A Touch of Spice
"A Touch of Spice" is a story about Fanis a young Greek boy growing up in Istanbul whose grandfather a culinary philosopher and mentor teaches him that both food and life require a little salt to give them flavor. They…
Yanni: Live at the Acropolis
A concert by contemporary instrumental musician Yanni recorded live at the Herodes Atticus Theatre in Athens on 25 Sep 1993.
The Republic
Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classic text is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation,…
Lolitas of Athens
What lies hidden in a nymphet’s soul? Lust for sex? Self-preservation? Childhood trauma? Father quest? Who can really see? A Police Officer who wants to bring Rosie back onto the right track does - but Rosie is too busy…
The 10 stories above are just a sample of the 75 in the catalogue for this entry. For the full live catalogue with trailers and time filters, open Athens in the StoryTerra app. On the live map you can also filter by the exact time the stories take place — any year, decade or century, from BCE to the future.
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