Category: Great Greek Lists

Ancient Greek Colonies

Did You Know These 10 Iconic Cities Began As Greek Colonies?

    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...

He Died Laughing!

10 of the Weirdest Deaths in Ancient Greece

    You won’t believe the ways in which these ancient Greeks died, some senseless, some embarrassing, some ridiculous, some hilarious but all curious, unusual and bizarre. Samuel Johnson, English critic, biographer, essayist and...

Influential Ancient Greek Painters

The 10 Most Influential Ancient Greek Painters

    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...

Circe - Ancient Greek sorceress offering a cup of poison to Odysseus

10 of the Most Deadly Women in Greek Mythology

    In ancient Greece, so said the philosopher, Aristotle, ‘women would bring disorder and evil and were utterly useless and caused more confusion than the enemy’.  The characterization of women in Greek mythology was...

Orthodox Church and the Greek flag by Michela Ravasio

15 Beautiful Unique Churches of Greece

    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...

Take a tip from the ancient Greeks on how to live a stress-free life

10 Wacky Ancient Greek Tips on How to Live a Stress Free Life

    Are you having trouble surviving the day to day trials and tribulations of life in the fast lane of modern living? We have a lot to contend with, our days see too...

In Greek Mythology hamadryads are tree nymphs who live inside trees

10 Ancient Greek Myths About Trees

    Woodlands and forests played a noticeable role in ancient Greek folklore and mythology, in these mystical whereabouts, full of hidden secrets; anything was possible, anything could happen. In many ancient Greek myths...

Greek Goddess surrounded by flowers

20 Ancient Greek Flower Myths

    From birth to death, from innocence to passion, flowers have numerous interpretations and implications in myths and legends of ancient Greece. Flowers often symbolize youth, beauty and pleasure but they may also...

My 10 Most Popular Posts About Greece - Greeks and all things Greeker

My 10 Most Popular Posts About Greece and all Things Greeker (2025)

    It’s all here, all you need to know about Greece and the Greeks, what makes them tick, how they think, where they came from and how they got here. Weird and wonderful...

Temple of Olympian Zeus – Athens - Greece

Top 30 Archaeological Sites and Landmarks of Greece

    Greece, one of the most loved and highly regarded tourist destinations and home to one of the World’s oldest civilizations, is a treasure trove of archaeological sites, ancient temples, sanctuaries and artifacts....