Hekatombaion – July – New Year in Ancient Greece
In the Gregorian calendar July is named after Julius Caesar who was born in this month. However, for the ancient Athenians July, known as Hekatombaion, named after the Hekatomb a procession of...
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The Word Panic Originates From the Greek God Pan
The word Panic, Panikos in Greek, meaning a sudden sensation of fear, overwhelming anxiety or agitation; a feeling so strong as to often block out reasonable and logical behavior, is derived from...
June – the Month of Hera Greek Goddess of Women
June is the most popular month for weddings, nowadays, the reason for this is the higher chance of good weather, in ancient Greece though, this was not the case. The month of...
20 of the Funniest Greek Expressions
Greek isn’t one of the easiest foreign languages to master especially when it comes to everyday quips and wisecrack expressions and sayings and idioms. Unless you are Greek or have lived in...
Goddess Maia and Greek May Day Traditions
The Ancient Greek Goddess Maia The month of May, a month celebrating spring and the summer ahead, a month of rebirth, nuture and flowers. May takes its name from Maia, in...
20 Everyday English Sayings and Idioms With Greek Origins
We all use lots of phrases and sayings in our everyday conversations, right? Probably, we have a vague understanding of their meaning but, have we ever stopped to think from where they...
Meaning of Euphoria – A Greek State of Ecstacy
Euphoria, an overwhelming, pleasurable, emotion, is an ancient Greek word, a noun, from the Greek ‘eu’, meaning well and ‘phero’, meaning to bear, or, to carry. The opposite of euphoria, is dysphoria,...
Patras Carnival – The Largest and Craziest in Greece
Carnival season is here and if you’re lucky enough to be in Greece, head for Patras, home to the Patras Carnival. Patras, a vibrant, lively city, the third largest in the country,...
The 10 Week Run Up to Greek Easter
We’ve only just about recovered from Christmas and New Year, and here in Greece, the Greeks, ever on the lookout for a reason to celebrate, (actually, they don’t need a reason )...
The Antikythera Mechanism – The World’s first Computer
Over two thousand years ago the ancient Greeks predicted the first lunar eclipse and even more amazingly they did it with the aid of the World’s first computer, The Antikythera Mechanism, and...
