Greek heritage
Parthenon and philosophy
Greek heritage refers to the cultural, historical, and ancestral legacy stemming from Greece and its civilization.
This includes language, Orthodox Christianity, philosophy, mythology, cuisine, and traditions passed down through generations.
Someone of Greek heritage has Greek ancestry: She's proud of her Greek heritage.
The phrase also encompasses ancient Greece's broader contributions to Western civilization—democracy, drama, and the arts.
- ZeusGreek sky god
- AcropolisFortified hilltop in Athens
- HomerAncient Greek epic composer
- IliadAncient Greek war epic
- Trojan WarLegendary Greek-versus-Troy conflict
Apollo · Socrates · Plato's Academy · Olympic Games · Hera · ancient Greece · Byzantine Empire · Marathon · Aristotle · Pythagoras · Thermopylae · Spartan warriors · Hippocrates · Archimedes · Parthenon · Sophocles · Stoicism · Epicureanism
- Greek cultureGreece, Hellenism, Parthenon, Acropolis, Zeus
- Greek AmericansGreektown, Hellenic, Astoria, name day, bouzouki
- AlexandriaLighthouse of Alexandria, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great, Ptolemy, Ptolemaic
- Greek DiasporaPontic Greeks, immigrant communities, ethnic enclaves, immigrants, emigrants
- Greek LiteratureHomer, myths, fables, Iliad, Odyssey
- Calabriapeperoncino, bergamot, Paola
Greek heritageCeltic heritage
Legacy of ancient Britons
Nordic heritage · Viking heritage · Asian heritage · African heritage
Greek heritageChinese heritage
Ancestry from China
Indian heritage · Japanese heritage · Asian heritage · Middle Eastern heritage · African heritage