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Carnival,Αποκριές Posted by dareios on Feb 18, 2012
Carnival (αποκριές) (or Triodion) are called the three weeks before Lent. It has taken this name because at this period Christians do not eat meat. The word Apokries, like the word Carnival, literally means to stay away from the meat. For Greeks it started in ancient times as a worship to the God of wine…
The 12 Olympians (last part) Posted by dareios on Feb 16, 2012
This is the last post of the series presenting the last two Olympians. Artemis (Άρτεμις): Virgin goddess of wilderness,fertility (γονιμότητα),hunt(κυνήγι) and wild animals. Daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin (δίδυμη) sister of Apollo. She is often depicted with the crescent of the moon above her forehead and her symbol is a deer with…
Adjectives Posted by dareios on Feb 11, 2012
Greek adjectives describe, modify, or attribute a property to a noun. They have three genders (masculine feminine, neuter), singular and plural. They always have the same gender, number and case with the noun they refer to. Ex. Η μεγάλη τρύπα (H megalee trypa). (Feminine) The big hole. Το μεγάλο σχέδιο (To megalo shedio). (Neuter) The…
The 12 Olympians (Part 3) Posted by dareios on Feb 5, 2012
Three more Olympians are presented in this pre-last post of the series. Ares (Άρης): God of war and lover of Venus. Son of Zeus and Hera. His obsession with war and fight has made him the most disliked god of the mountain. Only Venus and Hades liked him, for obvious reasons… His passion, his…
The 12 Olympians (Part 2) Posted by dareios on Jan 29, 2012
We continue our last post with 4 more Olympians. Athena (Αθηνά): Virgin goddess of wisdom (σοφία), war (πόλεμος), justice (δικαιοσύνη) and skill. However, war was rather like a duty for her. She was not proud of it. Her role was more about negotiating and peacekeeping. Her symbols are the spear (δόρυ), the helmet (κράνος) and the…
The 12 Olympians (Part 1) Posted by dareios on Jan 23, 2012
The 12 gods of Olympus (12 θεοί του Ολύμπου) were the principle gods of the Greek Mythology residing on the top of the Olympus Mountain. The Olympians came to power after their victory over Titans(Τιτάνες) in the war of gods. Titans were the children of Gaia (Γή, earth) and Uranus(Ουρανός,sky) and the ancestors of the…
Dialogs (Booking a room,eating out) Posted by dareios on Jan 22, 2012
Today I will give you two sample dialogs that you may need if you ever visit Greece. You could also give me your suggestions. Booking a room You: Καλημέρα! (kaleemera)/ Καλησπέρα (kaleespera)/ Γεία σας!(Gia sas) Good morning! / Good evening! / Hello! Clerk: Same greeting back, πως μπορώ να σας εξυπηρετήσω ;(pos boro na sas…