Okay, so I always thought I had to go to Greece to see the Parthenon, but apparently not. There’s a shiny replica in…wait for it…Nashville, TN.

Oh, you already knew this, you say? Well, I was apparently the last to know. And it makes no sense to me. According to the Examiner, Nashville is “The Athens of the South.” Having never equated the home of The Grand Ole Oprey with the cradle of western democracy, this gives me pause, but it’s on the internet, so it must be true.

Having grown up in Greece, NY, I feel as if my hometown has failed to live up to its promise. I don’t remember any pillars at Greece Athena High School. I do remember some kind of flashy diner on Mount Read Road with a Greek motif, but it all seems pretty lame next to the PARTHENON. Some might say that my paranormal romance series for Silhouette Nocturne, which weaves ancient Greek myths into modern day love stories might be monumental accomplishment enough for my hometown, but those people are wrong. (And I would like to meet them.)

I hereby challenge my hometown to outdo Nashville–and that huge church that’s shaped like a trireme with a battering ram on the front doesn’t count. A town called Greece needs a Colossus, or at least some awesome bronzed statuary. Maybe a decadent banquet hall, or a classical agora. Something, anything, to take away the shame at having been bested by Nashville Tenessee…

Tags: greece, Greek Myth, Greek Mythology, historical, Silhouette Nocturne

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