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To those who think that Greece does not matter today, let me say that they could not make a bigger mistake. Today, like old Greece, is of the utmost importance for anyone looking to find himself.
Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American author
In our "holy" society, created with wisdom, there is a religion that spreads blessings. It does not require incense, nor deep bows, only a "small sachet" to extinguish objections. Saint Miza the Miracle Worker, the first in the books, who opens doors...
"If Netanyahu wants to know, let him call me," says Shlomi Eldar A report was published by journalist Shlomi Eldar according to which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had received a warning from the UAE president before the...
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded today, Monday, October 5, 2026, jointly to American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel. The three scientists were awarded for their revolutionary discoveries regarding...
Official reports indicated that the total number of all vehicles (petrol, diesel, hybrid and electric) burned in the affected areas was at least 6.000 vehicles. Environmental Disaster: A thick, black cloud of toxic smoke...
On March 4, 1851, Alexandros Papadiamantis (1851 -1911), one of the most important representatives of modern Greek literature, was born. We are publishing his entire short story entitled "The Chalasochorides", in which he writes about the political representatives of the time and...
Constantine P. Cavafy (1863-1933) © (Of Unfinished Poems) Renata Lavagni, Ikaros Publishing House Cavafy Archive (Onassis Foundation) Demaratos The theme, the Character of Demaratos, which Porphyry proposed in conversation, was expressed in this way by the young sophist (intending, later,...
Garyaev also demonstrated that there is a direct correlation between the genetic code and the structure of language, which led him to formulate the "Linguistic Genetic Wave". One of the most important molecular biologists of our time, a pioneer...
The word "utopia" did not exist in ancient Greece, as it had not yet been invented. It is a neologism created by the English philosopher and politician Sir Thomas More in 1516. More used the word as the title of his famous book...
By Alex Aliferis Recently, Greeks in the region were outraged by a Rothschild-linked development project that will restrict Greek citizens' access to the Messinia beach in Kalamata. Greece's Golden Visa allows non-Greeks to...
The ancient Chinese seismograph Ancient peoples did not have scientific instruments to measure the size or intensity of earthquakes as we do today with the Richter scale. Ancient "measurement" and recording Without numbers: The ancient Greeks and Romans...
Greek News FL and Greek Radio FL are celebrating their 5th anniversary. The owner, Mrs. Ioanna Lazarou, makes us proud because of her fighting spirit and her effort to keep the flame of our homeland burning with the power of the written word and...
It consists of two compounds: έλος: meaning whole, completely καυτομα (from the verb καιω / καυτος): meaning fire, burning From religion to modern history: In ancient times, a holocaust was a special type of sacrifice where an animal was completely burned and...
Library in Australia Removes Book How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza After Complaint A public library in Sydney, Australia, has removed the book How to Sell a Genocide from its shelves...
"We fought for these marbles" – Yannis Makrygiannis The uprising of the Greeks was neither a metaphysical "resurrection" of a lost past, nor the "birth" of a new nation from scratch. It was, in the full historical meaning of the word, a National Uprising:...
Foreword: The reason for this text was given to me by the article by the philologist Mrs. Eleni Drakaki "60 ancient Greek phrases that we use today!" dated April 30, 2024. The philologist states that this saying is of ancient Greek origin. I wonder...
George Seferis, a pioneer of haiku in Greece, includes in his collection Sixteen Haiku the well-known triptych about the lake and wine: "Drop just one drop of wine into the lake / and the sun goes out." The characteristics of haiku in Seferis It is...
The transition from myth to reason among the Ionian philosophers was a fundamental intellectual revolution. It was not due to a single factor, but to a unique combination of social, economic, and geographical conditions that gave rise to a new, rational view of...
Human Passions & Weaknesses: The gods have human flaws such as jealousy, anger, vanity, and favoritism. They intervene to punish hubris (arrogance), protect their loved ones, or humiliate their enemies (e.g., Athena and...
My Speech at the International Summit Conference on July 3, 2026 at the "Melina" Cultural Center of the Ministry of Culture for which I was awarded as a Journalist Correspondent of the Hellenic Society of Journalists and Journalists. Dimitris Symeonidis JP To the Organizing Committee of the International Summit Global...
Mr. Symeonidis, I would like you to tell me in a few words about the Comparison Between Australia and Greece on the subject of Taxation. Mr. Diavatis Taxation in Australia presents lower rates for middle incomes and a higher tax-free threshold, while Greece...
100.000 RADIATION RADIATIONS - A REVIEW Translated from English by Dimitris Symeonidis JP On August 14, at 9 p.m., the Israeli television station, Channel Ten, broke all convention and revealed the worst secret of the founders of the Labor Party...
There are languages that record history and languages that give it life and shape. The Greek language belongs to this second, unique category: it is the womb in which Western civilization itself was conceived. It is not simply a tool...
"Ecocide" vs Genocide While everyone talks about the economic consequences, no one talks about the environmental destruction and the slow death of the Iranian people and the impending enslavement of the Lebanese people. As for the Palestinians, they will...
In ancient Greece, procreation was the main purpose of marriage and the basis for the survival of the "household." When a couple faced childlessness, they turned to a wide array of religious, magical, and medical rituals to induce...
ESOPTRON Publications invites the public to a special and particularly interesting speech on the topic: "Panhellenes vs Hellenism" The speaker of the event will be Dimitrios Symeonidis, who through literary and historical references will present a...
Josephine Baker was one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century, combining the status of music hall superstar with that of heroine of the French Resistance. Life and Rise to Fame Origin and Early Years:...
(Continued) The transition from Myth to Reason It constitutes the birth of scientific and philosophical thought in Western Europe. Criticism of Homer served as the main catalyst for this world-historical change, which took place in three specific...
Human Passions & Weaknesses: The gods have human flaws such as jealousy, anger, vanity, and favoritism. They intervene to punish hubris (arrogance), protect their loved ones, or humiliate their enemies (e.g., Athena and...
There are languages that record history and languages that give it life and shape. The Greek language belongs to this second, unique category: it is the womb in which Western civilization itself was conceived. It is not simply a tool...
All of this would have been fine until it was announced that a black actress would play "Helen of Troy" and a transgender actress would play Achilles... Will Greece pay for the distortion of its history? https://youtu.be/KKhOG5NkdNs?si=U6tFhLCQ9lJUikd4 Do...
Education is another sun for the educated The phrase "education is another sun for the educated" (education is another sun for the educated) is traditionally attributed to Heraclitus of Ephesus, although some scholars consider it...
March Idioms K.P. Cavafy Fear greatness, O soul. And if you cannot overcome your ambitions, follow them with hesitation and caution. And the further you proceed, the more scrutinizing and careful you will be. And when you reach your peak,...
https://www.in.gr/2026/03/13/ Μετάφραση από τα Αγγλικά από τον Δημήτρη Συμεωνίδη JP Μια σελίδα από το Παλίμψηστο του Αρχιμήδη, περίπου 950. © Blois, Musée des Beaux-Arts / IRHT-CNRS. Σε άρθρο που δημοσιεύτηκε στο Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (Εφημερίδα...
This alleged phrase by Victor Hugo ("The world is Greece expanding and Greece is the world contracting") is a fabrication of a clever but dangerous person who fooled the world and made the naive write hymns about this...
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is a US civil (non-military) organization founded in 1958 with the main purpose of space exploration, aeronautical research and the study of the Earth. What does NASA really do (2025-2026) NASA...
(Continued) Scholia in Lycophronem:Schoolia vetera et cecentiora partim Isaac and Ioannis Tzetzes Scholion 1392 Line 5 – 1396 Line 3 Kyritas is the surname of Demetrius.* s4 of the all-morphous Mistra, the daughter of Eryxthonus, who changed into every kind. s...
His poetry was not simply an artistic expression, but a functional tool for political action and moral teaching. He wrote mainly elegiac couplets (elegies) and iambic meters. Elegy was the appropriate medium for exhortation, political reflection and the delivery of moral...
Mossad is widely considered one of the most powerful, effective, and elite intelligence services in the world, known for its high-risk operations, espionage, special missions, and ability to infiltrate hostile environments. The...
(Continuation of the article) Callimachus Hymn VI TO DEMITRA TO DEMITRA Performance by Thanasis Papathanasopoulos When the basket descends, women should shout: "Rejoice, great Demitra, fruitful and full of nourishment." When the basket descends, uninitiated, look at it in...
- Tell me, Thanasis, why are you standing there, mute as a relic, in front of my eyes? Why, my Thanasis, do you go out at night? Is there no sleep for you in Hades? Now many years have passed... They threw you deep into the earth... I am gone, have mercy on me. I will sleep. Leave me alone to...
The economic situation in Greece in 2026 is tense, as the country finds itself at a critical crossroads. While official indicators show growth, the daily lives of citizens and structural problems fuel fears of a new "disaster". Let's look at the...
Erysichthon the Thessalian, the man who ate his own flesh and the current Elite who destroys the flesh of our planet. What does the name "Erysichthon" mean? It comes from the union of the words "erisis" and "chthon": "Erysis" means...
The Holy Fire is the flame symbolizing the Resurrection of Christ, which is lit at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Holy Saturday. This ceremony is an ancient, local custom, with roots in the first centuries of Christianity, which is directly linked to the...
The relationship between the Mass Media (MME) and "brainwashing" mainly concerns the manipulation of public opinion and the shaping of behavioral patterns through the systematic projection of specific messages. In sociology and communication studies, the...
ARCACHIOLOGY MAGAZINE Translated from English by Dimitris Symeonidis JP SOHAG, EGYPT—According to a report by Ahram Online, approximately 13.000 sherds, or inscribed pottery fragments, have been discovered at the site of Athrivi, an ancient city in Upper...
In ancient literature, the names Archidike and Thonis represent two different aspects of feminine charm and witty confrontation in late ancient Egypt. Although they are often confused, each carries its own unique...
Earth's orbit has become a vast space junkyard, with thousands of defunct satellites, rocket parts, and smaller components (screws, paint) moving at enormous speeds. This "space junk" poses a serious risk to...
Ioan. Stamatakos: Dictionary of the Modern Greek Language. Second Volume Revolution, - the action and result of revolution (see l), a group uprising against the rulers (or against individual authorities) aimed at the violent overthrow of the political or...
Modern science sees things differently than the "Father of History". His view is now considered historically inaccurate, but also why he supported it. What Herodotus supported In the second book of his "Euterpe" (2.43.1-2.65.1), Herodotus claims...
Beautification seems to have been a way of life for women in antiquity, especially in the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. In the Cretan-Mycenaean area, many utensils and beauty tools have been preserved from all phases of the Bronze Age, but more so from the...
BlackRock and Vanguard Group, the two largest asset management companies in the world, together own the New York Times and other traditional media outlets, as well as Big Pharma. Big Pharma and the systemic media...
"On the occasion of International Women's Day, this little tragedy is dedicated to our Mother Earth. A hymn to her wounded nature and a prayer for her rebirth through love." THE TRAGEDY OF THE EARTH Act I: Hubris (Barbarity) In the...
The Mechanics of Miracles I am concerned with the question of the origin of man, which is the oldest existential enigma. Traditionally, we have an answer that is divided between blind biological evolution and transcendental creation. However, a deeper...
We have the internal factor and the external factor. The main factors and the people who contributed were: Paul von Hindenburg: The then President of Germany, who, despite his initial hesitation, appointed Hitler Chancellor on January 30, 1933....
Archaeologists have found hundreds of clay female statues and sacrificial objects dating back to the 7th century BC, unraveling the mystery of initiation rituals for young girls. In the ancient settlement of Anavolochos, on a hillside in Crete,...
The English word Sock is an ancient Greek word (καλτσα) While the English word sock itself is West Germanic in direct origin, it ultimately has its roots in ancient Greek. The linguistic evolution of the word is as follows: Ancient Greek: It comes from the word συχός,...
In the market of shadows, light is a screen, where truth freezes in fractions. A look of "compliance", a word that fades, silence is the price that each of us pays. It's not the bars' fault, it's not the guards' fault, but the spiral that is woven, slow and...
Text edited by Dimitris Symeonidis JP Eleven notifications to RASFF for the same problem and distribution to over 200 countries and territories reveal the unprecedented complexity of the global infant food chain and the risk of delayed...
ROMA -AMOR - Latin Palindromes The original Byzantine fountain (bottle) that was located in the atrium of Hagia Sophia and bore the famous cancer inscription "NIPSON ANOMIMATA MI MONAN OPSIN" does not survive today. This phrase, which is read the same from the reverse...
The reason for the rejection of the plan was that the sacred space would overshadow the splendor of its palaces. A royal palace was almost built on the Acropolis in the 19th century, when the Bavarian architect and urban planner Karl Friedrich Schinkel...
The Phoenician origin of the Greek alphabet It is no shame not to be first in everything! Vasileios Argyropoulos Linguist Source: Excerpt from the linguistic website: http://www.geocities.com/vasargyr Some fanatics of Neopaganism, if anything, have...
With this method - one on the nail and one on the horseshoe - they command and lull the masses. The Two Sales The First Stage 1. The "Sale" of Fear: Fear is a primal emotion that causes an immediate reaction and search for security. Elites or leaders often...
Translation into Greek by Michael Peridis Neither advisable nor necessary1. The States should be given — insofar as the historian has the ability to do so — the name that provides, most fully, an idea of their composition and their language. After the...
Hiero or Tyrannical: A dialogue political treatise in which the tyrant of Syracuse, Hiero, has a fictional discussion with the poet Simonides about tyranny. Simonides advises Hiero to make tyranny more tolerable to the people and to the tyrant himself....
When her husband was killed, she invited his killers to a royal ceremony. And buried them alive The legend surrounding Olga of Kiev When her husband is killed, she does not cry. When his killers propose marriage to her, she smiles. They...
Research by Dimitris Symeonidis and translations from English. Hajjis (Muslim pilgrims) in Mecca perform the duties of the annual Islamic pilgrimage, the "Hajj", which is obligatory at least once in their lifetime, including...
Dimitris Symeonidis Translated from French Like many European intellectuals, Frédéric Mistral was deeply immersed in classical Greek culture. Mistral's relationship with Greece was also marked by the difficult situation of that country, which had recently...
There is no single "insect law", but a series of European Union regulations that gradually include specific insects in the category of "Novel Foods". The main legislation and approval stages are as follows: The...
The Antoniadou family emigrated to Skyros during the Turkish occupation, where they settled. Agathoniki was also born there. Antonakis Stamatiou's grandfather was a representative of Skyros and the Northern Sporades in the National Assembly of Argos. Her father...
Research and translation of text from English by Dimitris Symeonidis JP Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900–1979) was an English astronomer and astrophysicist who discovered that the Sun and stars are composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. This...
The discovery of a fragmentary papyrus containing significant sections (ninety-seven lines of Greek) from two plays by Euripides has caused a stir in the world of Classical studies. Previously unknown, the texts come from Euripides' Ino, a story...
The term "fall" (or "alosis") with an active or passive meaning, which comes from the ancient Greek verb "aliskoumai" = to destroy, means, especially, the fall of a city into the hands of the enemy, its conquest, its removal. "alosis" or "alosi" [áLosi] O33: 1a.violent occupation...
…for the big “children” who believe in miracles!… …because many times “fairy tales” can be true, but also terrifying! For centuries, Christians transformed the temples of the ancient religion into Christian ones and adapted their own “narrative”...
Translated from English by Dimitris Symeonidis JP Ferdinand Waldo Demara (1921-1982) was the "Great Flat-Faced Conman", an American who adopted many false identities, and became a famous conman, known for his hypocrisy as...
Massacres of Greeks by Jews in Cyrenaica In ancient Cyrenaica (present-day eastern Libya), during the Jewish revolt of 115–117 AD (known as the Revolt of Kitos), historical sources report the following: Number of victims: The Roman historian...
It is complex and multifaceted. We can say that Stoicism functioned as a kind of "preparation" and framework of philosophical expression for the early Christian texts and the Church Fathers, even though the two worlds differ substantially in fundamental...
Stoicism was founded around 300 BC in Athens by Zeno of Citium. Historical and Spiritual Context It emerged in a time of great change and uncertainty (the era of the Hellenistic world after Alexander the Great). Reaction to the "Academy" It offered...
The whole world is talking about Hitler and no one is talking about the equally great criminal Hirohito. The historical finding that Emperor Hirohito (Showa) was one of the greatest war criminals to escape justice is the subject of intense...
Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor (161-180 AD), in his book “Ta eis ἑαυτόν” (In Greek: “Towards the Self”, also known as “Ta eis εἰστόν”), does not want to “tell us” anything conventional. It is not a book written for the public. It is his personal...
The crimes of the church were blamed on Lucretia The three loyal followers of Pope Alexander VI: A corrupt Pope Alexander VI Alexander VI (Papa Alessandro VI, born as Roderic Liancel de Vorja, Catalan: Roderic...
What Conventional History Says about the Life of Homer The Word So that it can be consistent with the acquisition of writing from the East and the fact that other civilizations precede the Greek one, such as the Egyptian one (as we saw in previous posts, the Egyptians themselves...
A made-up saying of contemporaries who attribute it to Hippocrates. However, this phrase is faithful to the spirit, attributed to Hippocrates. However, this saying is not essentially Hippocratic. Origin of the Phrase This idea, known in Western medicine as "prevention is...
The evolution of the "pastrikoherides" in Athens, from the years of Otto to the end of the interwar period, in one book. From klephtrons to swindlers. So many books that are circulating about the good years of old Athens, have managed to convey to us such a...
At the end of the 18th century, a time when Europe was rediscovering history through language, a German scholar and historian, August Ludwig von Schlözer, played a decisive role in linguistics and ethnology. Schlözer, who...
It's the new street language that kids use so that the adults don't understand them. Now, when the lyrics from Trap or from kids in Skate Spots speak, you get the impression that they're aliens because their language is incomprehensible...
By Page from a 1935 Philadelphia newspaper - http://numismatics.org/wikiuploads/Exhibits/funnymoney2-08.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93843675 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Supreme irony, in the context of...
Let us begin with the Apostle Paul, who, speaking of those who aspire to the episcopal throne, says: "Let them see if the bishop is blameless, the husband of one wife" (1 Timothy 3:2). That is: "Therefore a bishop must be blameless and of one wife...
From a philosophical and, mainly, spiritual/metaphysical perspective (often associated with New Age teachings), the "fifth dimension" is not a physical space in the sense of the three dimensions we experience (length, width, height), nor is it simply time. On the contrary,...
The representation of Death with a sword in Ancient Greece suggests the "cutting" of the thread of life or even the cutting of hair, an act that was a sign of death. The relatives of a very seriously ill person would cut a lock of his hair as an offering to the ...
Katerina Plessou arrives in Sydney on September 28, 1835, on a ship carrying 300 convicts and becomes the first Greek settler. On September 28, 1835, the young Aikaterini Plessou arrives in Sydney on a ship carrying 300 convicts;...
The following phrase comes from Thucydides' Histories (2.34.3) "a bed is carried empty, laid out for the unseen, who, if they are not found, will be raised." and means "But one coffin is carried empty. It belongs to the unseen, those whose bodies were not found." There was the...
March 9, 1869 - February 5, 1915 Mathematical studies in the 19th century were considered inaccessible for women. After all, there were some who advocated that Mathematics as a science did not suit female nature. The struggle of women to achieve the inaccessible of all...
His Declaration Translated into Greek by Dimitris Symeonidis I'm turning 41, but I don't feel like celebrating. Our generation no longer has time to save the free Internet that our fathers built for us. What was once the promise of free...
Politics in the Cafe: "Pure Democracy" Poem by Dimitris Symeonidis JP At the coffee tables, politics takes place, Where the bittersweet prophecy of the country is planned. Every cup with foam and an ideology, And it is discussed without a doubt "I will...
19th century. The Enlightenment has opened a wide window of fresh concepts about education, intellectual progress and social cohesion in the European world. It is the long period of changes, which historians will characterize as the "century of education", as,...
The First Greek Woman to Fight for Women's Rights in Greece One of the most enlightened minds of our country, the first Greek journalist, the amazing pioneer and bold fighter for the rights of Greek women, the "great figure of healthy...
April 26, 121 – March 17, 180 AD. Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor (161-180 AD), in his book “Ta eis ἑαυτόν” (In Greek: “Towards the Self”, also known as “Ta eis εἰτόν”), does not want to “tell us” anything conventional. It is not a book written about...
At the sound of his name, Turks and Bulgarians froze. Gerasimos Raftopoulos, 12 years old... The youngest, Greek non-commissioned officer who, with his actions on the battlefields, proved that bravery, courage and heroism are assets that no one...
Menippean satire is a literary genre named after the Cynic philosopher and satirist Menippus (3rd century BC). It is characterized by the mixing of prose with other forms, such as poetry, and often has a philosophical, critical, or mocking tone.
Researched and Translated into Greek by Dimitris Symeonidis JP Alaskan Greeks (Greek: Ελληνες τις Αλασκας, Russian: Греческие аляскинцы, Ukrainian: Греки Аляски) is a general term used to describe people with full or partial...
12/1/1936- 26/8/2025 On August 26, 2025, dear friend and collaborator, Professor George Kanarakis, passed away at the age of 89, in Bathurst, New South Wales after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marcia, his son...
It is approximately 22 kilometers from Megalopolis. It is located on the southern slopes of Mount Lycaon. Today, 1 km. north, there is a village of the same name that constitutes a Municipal District of the Municipality of Megalopolis with a population of approximately 65 residents. History It is considered the...
Translated from English and edited by Dimitris Symeonidis Conti Beach, Bedford Park, Broome Overlooking the waters of Roebuck Bay in Bedford Park, stands a 3-meter statue depicting an Aboriginal woman emerging from the water...
Various dictionaries give us various interpretations of the origin of the word. However, the great Turkish Dictionary "Türk Dil Kurumu" tells us that the word has Pontic origin. The Turkish word lapa generally refers to a thick substance that resembles porridge,...
Since the depths of the centuries, the horse has been a friend, helper, and companion of man. Their lives were so intertwined that from this identification the Centaurs were created, half-human, half-horse, strong, brave, and intelligent. Many archaeologists claim that the...
Chicory is known today as radicchio, endive and in some areas they are even called chicory. Some say that the word has Egyptian origins. However, the Egyptians called the word Ḥindiba, from which we have the word Antidi (The word "antidi" in Latin...
Two speeches, the first by Xenophon Zolotas in French with Greek words and the second by the former French diplomat at the Embassy in Athens, Mr. Luc Aslin de Villancourt, which was made using only French words of Greek origin. Edited and translated...
On July 3, 1908, Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier discovered the "Phastos Disc". The chronicle of the discovery According to the excavation diary written by the chief archaeologist Luigi Pernier, the disc was discovered...
ABC NEWS 24 JUNE 2025 Translated from English by Dimitris Symeonidis Now Australia is also manufacturing Synthetic Meat, a country that is a livestock producer and I don't think it should force people to eat synthetic meat. In fact, the factory in...
Achilleas Paraschos, a very talented poet born in Nafplio in 1838 to Chian parents. He died in 1895. Once Achilleas met Amalia (Maria) Serafim, daughter of a noble Athenian family. They fell in love and then love blossomed from a distance...
The continuation of the article Since the middle of the last century, some of the most valuable manuscripts of ancient Greek literature have been available in digital form at the US Library of Congress, thousands of kilometers away from their birthplace...
The Ancient Manuscripts of Sinai: From the Monastery to the Digital Archive of Congress Introduction to the Library of the Monastery Translated from English by Dimitris Symeonides In the southern part of the Monastery of Saint Catherine lies a treasure trove of knowledge and history:...
I would like to share my experience with Mrs. Ioanna Lazarou, whom I met this year through her online newspaper. During a research on Greek words in Spanish, I found that my article was published in "Greek News...
The continuation of the article A fifth version, mentioned by Nikolaos Politis in his work on insults, as well as many others, is based on the insult that the Italians call far le fiche, with the hand in the shape of a fist and the thumb...
STAFF WRITER - Greek Translation Perth-based entrepreneur Aaron Pascoe has created a mechanical gearbox that generates energy without fuel. Now, his company, GGOE, is looking for partners to implement the technology globally. The...
The second part of the article Greek Monotonic σῡκοφαντης: -ου, ὁ (φαίνω), one who accuses someone of false accusations, a devil, a false accuser, a sycophant, never used in Greek, like the modern English sycophant, i.e. a sycophant; generally, he...
The ancient Greek history behind the word "sycophant" We all know about the richness of the Greek language and its great influence on many other languages. One Greek word with such influence is the word "sycophant", which has been shaped through the ancient...
All Texts are translated from English by Dimitris Symeonidis "Hong" (香) means "aromatic" or "fragrant", "Kong" (港) means "harbor". Also various aromatic trees in the world The name of Hong Kong, which translates as "Aromatic...
Poem by Dimitris Symeonidis In Salamis, where the sea mourns, and the wind whispers ancient tragedies, there lived a maiden, hard as winter, Anaxarete — white, tall, unyielding, but her eyes and heart cold as steel. And Iphis, a young poor man, with a heart...
Homer's Ilias, book Rhapsody R verse 570 Performance I. He filled him with much stubbornness, like a fly, which, as long as it is driven away from the human body, sticks to it and bites it, and he loves the blood of man very much. Homer's Ilias, book Rhapsody R verse 570 and the...
The Italian word "piloto" comes from the Latin "pedota", which is the medieval Greek "πίδοτις", meaning helmsman, the one who handles the "πίδον", the rudder, the rudder of ancient ships. From the word "πίδον" our well-known rudder is also derived,...
The continuation of the article The contribution of the parish clergy: Equally important was the contribution of the parish clergy, who rallied the Greeks around them. Thanks to the respect and prestige that their religious mission ensured, the power that...
The Greek Diaspora honored the contribution of the fighters for the freedom of the homeland, among them many Greeks outside Greece whose names have been engraved in "golden letters" in the pantheon of heroes of '21. We must highlight the contribution of Orthodoxy and...
The word Personality is a Greek word that everyone has the right to use. This word belongs to the Greek language alone, and everyone has the right to use it. Now when we say we interview personalities we have the right to do so...
Two days ago he said literally: "We do not have Greeks of the Interior and Greeks of the Abroad, but only Ecumenical Hellenism." I want to remind him that unfortunately, Greeks of the Diaspora are considered third-class citizens by the Metropolis, and he is very aware of this...
The word Personality is a Greek word that everyone has the right to use. This word belongs to the Greek language alone, and everyone has the right to use it. Now when we say we interview personalities we have the right to do so...
The name of the Moon signifies the aurora, the light, not the abundant light of the morning but the faint illumination that accompanies the Night. The Moon is also called Meni, a name from which the words men (month) and menstrual flow are derived. The word "meni" = moon (meniscus =...
International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8th every year. On this day, I would like to restore the name of the Philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria, whose identity has been distorted by some due to ignorance of historical reality....
The continuation of the article Plato's Tomb: "A valuable discovery - It remains to be evaluated", says the president of the Archaeologists The news is making the rounds of the world. For the Plato Academy it is doubly important. The site cannot become a plot of land for the Museum,...
Written by: Natasha Vissarionos February 9 has been established and celebrated as the International Day of the Greek Language or Hellenic Language, associated with the date of death (February 9, 1857) of our National Poet Dionysios Solomos. It was established in 2017, with...
The continuation of the article The Gymnasium or Palaestra is a large complex, which has not been revealed in its entirety. It is noted that the terms Gymnasium and Palaestra are not synonymous. It seems that the term Gymnasium was used to characterize the wider area and...
The continuation of the article Next to the sanctuary of Athena was the temple of Zeus Morion. There were also altars in the Gymnasium dedicated to Hermes and Hercules. There was a common imposing altar in the Academy dedicated to Prometheus and Hephaestus. From the flame of...
The continuation of the article There is no famous singer in the world who has not sung "La Paloma". It has effortlessly transcended all particular musical traditions and has long been performed in Chinese, Swahili, Samoan and Old...
La paloma (the dove) It was composed while reading Herodotus, by the Spaniard Sebastian Iradier (later Yradier) during his visit to Cuba in 1861. The first verse of the song characteristically refers to Havana: "Cuando Sali de la Habana ,valgame...
The continuation of the article The lecture of archaeologist Efi Lyngouri-Tolia at the Association of Greek Archaeologists on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 The location where the nobilissinusum orbisterrarium gymnasium of the Academy was founded according to Cicero, is located according to the...
The Codex includes the Holy Bible, as well as magical spells and instructions for rituals. The Codex Gigas includes the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Christian Bible, and four other books: two writings by Josephus on the history of...
The continuation of the article Akademus Akademus or Ekademus was an ancient Attic hero of Greek mythology, from whom the suburb of Athens, Akademia or Akadimia, took its name. According to mythology, Akademus was the one who revealed...
Axiothea Phleasia (c. 350 BC) Axiothea Phleasia (flourished c. 350 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and Speusippus. She was born in Phleion, a city in Corinth that was under the control of Sparta when Plato founded...
We know from the Homeric epics of Homer about Telemachus that he had with Penelope, but in reality he had three children with her: Arcesilaus, Polyporthis and of course Telemachus. In total Odysseus had 16 children by various women. This will be...
The country got the name Egypt from the Egyptian twin brother of Danaus and according to ancient testimonies such as the one below by Michael Apostolius tells us that the country got the name from Egypt. Now again according to the ancient testimonies we have various...
The continuation of the article The case of Philainidos is indeed a case worthy of attention, both from the point of view of philology, and from the point of view of the sociological consideration of love in the ancient world, of the moral codes that shape love manners...
Famous were the Deltas of Philaenidos mentioned by Lucian (Pseudologistis or peri tas aphradas 24). Clement (Proteptikos 4,53P) who calls them "Filainidos schema" i.e. sexual attitudes of Philainidos. It was an illustrated sex guide,...
Watching this Video you will feel that wherever the Greeks went they left behind a cultural work. In Madagascar as well as in Egypt, Sudan, Constantinople, the Greeks were forced to leave. Those who remained intermarried resulting in...
The continuation of the article EIRENE & CALYPSO Eirene was the daughter of Kratinos, a painter from whom she learned her painting skills. Pliny said Eirene had painted a female figure at Eleusis. (Kampen 1975 p.11) Kampen also states that Pliny's word choice...
Awaiting his execution Unknown pages of history Along with others, he was accused of "dangerous" political views, as well as anti-monarchist propaganda, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the tsar. For eight months, Dostoyevsky remained...
Elabe Chora on October 5, 2024 in the hall next to the Church of Kogarah from 11.00am-2.00pm Coordinator Dimitris Symeonidis Preachers: Kostas Tzavellas - Eleni Flamboulidou - and Dimitra Tzavella After the welcome of the officials and the people who came...
The continuation of the article Ptolemaeus. 13. Of Alexandria, surnamed Chennus, in William Smith, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. At Perseus Digital Library. Another entry in the Suda names a Hephaistion of Alexandria as a grammarian, but it is...
The continuation of the article Helena the painter is included in an anecdotal list of famous women named Helena, also including Helen of Troy, which contains several fabulous tales. The reference to her consists of only three or four sentences...
The b. part of the article Helen of Egypt Helen is not mentioned by Pliny the Elder and does not appear in his short list of women painters: Her name is mentioned in a brief passage in an ancient work, the Nea Istoria (New History,...
( Three Poems by Artificial Intelligence) Epiphyllum oxypetalum Epiphyllum Oxypetalum is a popular cactus species famous for producing large, fragrant, white flowers only one night a year. The "Queen of the Night", as is the...
Ioannis Metaxas - Spyros Paxinos - Konstantinos Maniadakis From the entries in the "Diary" of October 1940, it is clear that Metaxas knew that an Italian attack was imminent and was waiting for it. In addition to the information of the Greek Mysteries...
What is Painting Simonides the Keios who was born in the Ionian city of Kea (today's Gia) in the first half of the 6th century. and died in Sicily in the first half of the 5th century. BC he said that painting is silent poetry and poetry is a speaking image ("Simonides the...
No one in antiquity spoke with such clarity and described with such successful terminology the concepts of health - disease - healing as Alcmaeon the Crotonian (6th/5th century BC). We owe the relevant testimony to the doxographer Aetius (1st or 2nd century AD) Alcmaeon o...
Translated from English by Dimitris Symeonides In 1917, a mysterious rock was discovered by a Nevada Mining Company worker that was estimated to be 200 million years old. The enigmatic object was found in the Triassic rock near...
"After the "technical launching" of the frigate NEARCHOS (F602), i.e. the exit from the covered tank where it was built, the "launching" ceremony will take place at the pier of the Naval Group shipyards in Lorient with the presence of the Minister of National Affairs. ..
Image: A colossal Zeus head is seen at the Aphrodisias Ancient City in Aydın, western Türkiye, July 30, 2024. (AA Photo) A head bust of Zeus was discovered in the ancient city of Aphrodisias in Asia Minor, located in the area of the Aphrodisias cape of Carias,...
Αρχὴ σοφίας ἡ τῶν ὅνομάτης επισκεπισ (Antisthenes) From the Latin word infans which means infant, mute, voiceless, the French created the word Enfant which means an infant who still does not have a voice or speech. Stef. Koumanoudi: Dictionary of Latin Greek Infans,ntis,(in-for)...
There were ancient Greek cities founded by Dionysus in western China with the names Iachis, Aegis, Cerberus and later others were founded in the Hellenistic era. The Greek presence in China probably starts from 2.000 BC, i.e. it goes back another 1.700 years from...
Eiffel Tower: The "Iron Lady" is the symbol of Paris and one of the most recognizable buildings in the world. Paris and the Eiffel Tower is a story of hate and love. The residents wanted it demolished when the World Fair ended for which...
Actually we should be talking about trillions. Wallenberg knew that during 1/6 he had Jewish ancestry and was proud of it. He descended from his great-great-grandfather (maternal grandfather) Michael Benedicks, who...
The Norse word Hurpe meaning bad woman and figurative dogs is the ancient Greek word Harpyia. Harpy and Greek words in the Norwegian language In 1905 Norway became an independent country after a referendum ending the...
In the photo: Paris 2024: Six sculptures with Venus of Milos participating in Olympic and Paralympic sports: What they did to the replicas of the statue is sacrilege [Triantafyllidis Dictionary] sacrilege or [ierosilía] O25 : a. the theft or plundering of sacred...
(Incomplete Poems). And analysis of the poem by Dimitris Symeonidis An old man In the cafe of the morning, the middle part, bent over the table, sits an old man; with a newspaper in front of him, without company. And in the wretched old age the...
Ines de Castro (1325 AD-1355 AD and Rome (771 BC-753 BC) Noble of Galicia was known as the mistress and posthumously legal wife of Peter I of Portugal. The dramatic circumstances surrounding her relationship with Prince Peter that...
Omkar Chitnis Financial Analyst @ Trade Brains | Financial Market Analysis | NISM Certified Research Analyst | Finance Content Writer| Oxfam Research - "says 82% of all money earned in 2017 went to this 1%. ( In some families who...
The opinion that the phrase is from the Stoic Philosophers (300 BC-250 AD) is not correct because this phrase belongs to Proclus (412-485 AD) in a later date, that is, the Byzantine era) Again here I find that when someone writes something on the internet, the...
Dictionaries say that the word is a loan from Turkish and Arabic hamalis < (direct loan) Turkish hamal < Arabic حمّال (hammāl) and yet this word is of ancient Greek origin as you will read this text The reason for this article was given to me by.. .
Mistake that Kazantzakis' play "Dawn" has similarities with Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. Nikos Kazantzakis had read Spyridon Vassiliadis's play "Galateia" from 1870 and took the theme from there as well as the phrase For me, one of Cyprus is enough...
Poplius Aelius Aristides Theodoros was an eminent sophist, orator of his time and representative of the second sophist. He was born about 117 and died in 189 or 199 AD. He was born in Adrianople in Mysia, later Bithynia. He was taught by Herod in...
The Greek slave who became a global symbol of freedom and inspired poets and artists Garifallia Michalbei or Michalbei, was a girl who in her short life lived only the absolute terror, pain, sadness and nightmare of being a refugee and...
I will invoke the Muse Cleo (kleos=glory, the Muse of History...to help present the surviving evidence of ancient Greek women historians. The Muses in ancient Greek mythology (feminine) are nine ancient deities, daughters of Zeus and.. .
Ancient Spartans The Spartan army was famous not only for its incredible discipline and training but also for its innovation. For centuries he had turned his biggest flaw - his numerical constitution - into a strength. They always wore a red cloak, to cover...
The first weapon was the bow and the wounds from the arrows were treated by the healing magicians of the tribe who possessed some healing abilities ἰός[ῑ], ὁ, pl. ἰοι, also ἰα; I. arrow, in Homer. Il., Trag. II. 1. rust, especially of iron or copper,...
The horses of Achilles: Valios and Xanthos Etymological dictionary of words of Greek origin. Second Volume. Paris, 1809 Translated from the French by Dimitris Symeonides Diverse variety, adj. in Latin varius, varied. colorful of various...
Anaxyrida – Periskelida (Girdle of the legs, a type of breeches, pants) We also have the words Skelea, oxalis and oxylapathos, saravara Its history is long, it begins in ancient times. The first depictions were found on Greek amphorae of the 5th century...
We get the information about the Garamantes from Herodotus (484 BC - 425 BC) who is the first to tell us about this forgotten civilization in his stories. Then we have Lucian 125 (AD-180 AD), also Dionysius the Traveler (2nd century...
The street that has had the same name for 25 centuries and is considered the oldest street in Europe - Torchlight Trails The famous Tripodon Street has a history and is very important not only in Athens but also in the whole of Greece. It is considered the oldest road of...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is of Greek descent, as is former Skopje Prime Minister Gruevski, and his Albanian counterpart, Edi Rama. Throughout time, all 3 of them have an aggressive policy towards Greece and we could...
Themistokleia (also known as Aristokleia or Theoclea) was a priestess of Delphi who lived in the 6th c. BC. She was a teacher of Pythagoras. Her life Themistokleia was known for her mathematical knowledge and she taught in the temple of Apollo in Delphi anyone who had the...
Plaka is also known as the neighborhood of the Gods because the sacred rock of the Acropolis dominates right above it? Do the archaeological finds in Plaka demonstrate a historical and cultural course of 6.000 years? GIORGOS SOURIS PLAKA (1884) Ὤ! Hello,...
As we presented to you in an earlier publication the family tree of the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, focusing on not so well known elements. One of them is the origin of his mother from the Mountain of Himara as well as her active participation...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is of Greek descent, as is former Skopje Prime Minister Gruevski, and his Albanian counterpart, Edi Rama. Throughout time, all 3 of them have an aggressive policy towards Greece and we could...