It's all about Greece, Greeks and all things Greeker!
From ancient times, without interruption, up until today, Greece, with its endless coastline, inlets and deep bays, which created natural harbours, has been a nation of seafarers. The sea, instilled in the...
The ancient Greeks were always one step ahead, whatever they put their mind to, they did it well; philosophy, architecture, mathematics, literature; they were the leaders. Did you know though, that they were...
If you thought the first hippie communes where the cult followers believed their leaders to be God sprung up in the swinging sixties of flower power; think again. They existed way back...
As fate would have it, or, should I say; as destiny would have it? Most of us think of and use the two words; fate and destiny, in the same way, as...
Greeks are aesthetic people, how can they not be? They invented the word, which derives from aisthanomai, meaning ‘I perceive, I feel, I sense’ and all this begins with ‘the pleasures of...
The word, draconian (δρακόντειος – drakónteios), meaning harsh, severe, cruel and drastic, is used in English and other European languages but its origins are Greek. Draconian derives from Draco (also called Drako...
Greece is a land of beautiful people, sun, sea, ancient ruins, myths and churches. Greeks are passionate about their religion, official figures state there are 9,792 churches and monasteries scattered throughout the...
The magic word, abracadabra, often spoken with great gusto and the wave of a magic wand, just before a rabbit is pulled out of a hat, may have Greek origins, in the...
In these trying and troubled times of isolation and lockdown, we’re all doing our best to cope; some are doing better than others. We’re trying to deal with fear, missing loved ones...
Once again the Greeks did it first but this time, it was not something to brag about, pandemics and epidemics have plagued society throughout history but the earliest recorded outbreak, the plague of...
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