Hellas
Land of Greeks
Hellas is the Greek name for Greece, used in English for poetic or classical effect.
It evokes ancient Greece specifically—the civilization of Athens, Sparta, and the philosophers rather than the modern nation: the glory that was Hellas.
Greeks still call their country Hellas (Ελλάς) today.
Greece's capital city
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- AcropolisFortified hilltop in Athens
- agoraGreek civic square
- polisGreek sovereign urban center
hoplite · phalanx · democracy · philosophy · Plato · Aristotle · Socrates · Homer
Greece's capital city
- ThessalonikiMajor northern Greek city
- CreteLargest Greek island
- SantoriniVolcanic Greek island destination
- RhodesGreek Aegean island
Corfu · Peloponnese · Cyclades · Aegean · Ionian · Mediterranean · souvlaki · tzatziki
Greek sky god
- HeraOlympian marriage deity
- PoseidonGreek sea deity
- AthenaGreek wisdom deity
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
Artemis · Aphrodite · Hermes · Hades · Demeter · Dionysus · Ares · Hephaestus
Washington state's seat
- athletesSports competitors
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- torchHandheld burning light source
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
marathon · pentathlon · discus · javelin · wrestling · chariot racing · laurel wreath · truce
Philosophy emphasizing ideal Forms
- AristotelianismPhilosophy derived from Stagira's sage
- SocraticRelating to elenctic inquiry
- StoicismVirtue-centered ancient philosophy
- EpicureanismPhilosophy valuing serene pleasure
Cynicism · dialectic · logos · ethos · pathos · Academy · Lyceum · metaphysics
Athens
Greece's capital city
polis · hoplite · phalanx · democracy · philosophy · Plato · Aristotle · Socrates · Homer · Iliad
Athens
Greece's capital city
- ThessalonikiMajor northern Greek city
- CreteLargest Greek island
- SantoriniVolcanic Greek island destination
Rhodes · Corfu · Peloponnese · Cyclades · Aegean · Ionian · Mediterranean · souvlaki · tzatziki · moussaka
Zeus
Greek sky god
Apollo · Artemis · Aphrodite · Hermes · Hades · Demeter · Dionysus · Ares · Hephaestus · Persephone
Olympia
Washington state's seat
ceremony · marathon · pentathlon · discus · javelin · wrestling · chariot racing · laurel wreath · truce · Zeus
Platonism
Philosophy emphasizing ideal Forms
- AristotelianismPhilosophy derived from Stagira's sage
- SocraticRelating to elenctic inquiry
- StoicismVirtue-centered ancient philosophy
Epicureanism · Cynicism · dialectic · logos · ethos · pathos · Academy · Lyceum · metaphysics · ethics
- Hellenistic JudaismJewish faith shaped by Greek culture