Greek
Aegean Sea nationality
Greek refers to the people, language, and culture of Greece, a country in southeastern Europe with an ancient civilization that profoundly influenced Western philosophy, art, and democracy.
The Greek alphabet gave rise to Latin letters.
Greek Orthodox describes the Eastern Christian church centered in Greece.
In American slang, Greek life refers to college fraternities and sororities, named with Greek letters.
The phrase it's Greek to me means something is incomprehensible.
Greece's capital city
- ThessalonikiMajor northern Greek city
- HellenicOf Greek origin
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- AegeanEastern Mediterranean sea
Balkans · Cypriot · Easter · heritage · traditions · bouzouki · feta · olive
Fortified hilltop in Athens
- ParthenonAncient Greek hilltop temple
- AthensGreece's capital city
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- agoraGreek civic square
polis · democracy · hoplite · phalanx · trireme · amphitheater · columns · temples
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- epicureanismPursuit of refined pleasures
sophists · dialectics · Platonism · pre-Socratic · academy · lyceum · cynicism · skepticism
Of Greek origin
- Indo-EuropeanVast language family
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- etymologyWord origin study
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
prefixes · suffixes · loanwords · script · diacritics
Greek sky god
- HeraOlympian marriage deity
- PoseidonGreek sea deity
- AthenaGreek wisdom deity
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
Artemis · Ares · Aphrodite · Hermes · Dionysus · Demeter · Hades · Persephone
Austere classical column style
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
- CorinthianOrnate Greek architectural style
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
frieze · portico · entablature · caryatid · capital · fluting · acanthus · colonnade
Athens
Greece's capital city
- ThessalonikiMajor northern Greek city
- HellenicOf Greek origin
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
Aegean · Balkans · Cypriot · Easter · heritage · traditions · bouzouki · feta · olive · tzatziki
Acropolis
Fortified hilltop in Athens
agora · polis · democracy · hoplite · phalanx · trireme · amphitheater · columns · temples · pottery
Socrates
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
epicureanism · sophists · dialectics · Platonism · pre-Socratic · academy · lyceum · cynicism · skepticism · neoplatonism
Hellenic
Of Greek origin
- Indo-EuropeanVast language family
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- etymologyWord origin study
roots · prefixes · suffixes · loanwords · script · diacritics
Zeus
Greek sky god
Apollo · Artemis · Ares · Aphrodite · Hermes · Dionysus · Demeter · Hades · Persephone · Hercules
Doric
Austere classical column style
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
- CorinthianOrnate Greek architectural style
- columnsUpright structural shafts
pediment · frieze · portico · entablature · caryatid · capital · fluting · acanthus · colonnade · stoa
alpha
First Greek letter
epsilon · zeta · eta · theta · iota · kappa · lambda · mu · nu · xi
marathon
Long-distance footrace
- discusHeavy disc for throwing
- javelinThrowing spear for sport
- pentathlonFive-event athletic competition
Olympia · gymnasium · athletes · laurel · stadium · wrestling · chariot · games · torch · ancient
- cuisinesItalian cuisine, French cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Mexican cuisine
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- NationalitiesAmerican, Australian, Brazilian, British, Canadian
- school subjectsmath, English, science, history, reading
- Ancient Greece & RomeRoman myths, mythology, muses, Apollo, Athena
- Classical AntiquityAncient Greece, Ancient Rome, Romans, Roman Empire, Latin
GreekRoman
Of ancient Italy's capital
barbarian · Latin · Persian · Egyptian · Carthaginian
GreekTurkish
Of Anatolia's republic
Albanian · Bulgarian · Macedonian · foreign · barbarian
Greekplain English
Unadorned, accessible wording
clear · understandable · intelligible · comprehensible · plain language
- Greek OrthodoxByzantine Christian tradition
- Greek yogurtStrained fermented milk product
- Greek godHellenistic divine being
- Greek mythAncient Aegean folklore
- Greek mythologyAncient Greek divine narratives
- Greek saladMediterranean vegetable and cheese dish
Greek Catholic, Greeks, Grecian, Greek alphabet, Greek life, Greek yogurt, Greek salad, Greek chorus, Greektown