Hellenes
Classical Aegean people
Hellenes is the term Greeks use for themselves—the people of Greece and Greek culture.
In English, Hellenes appears mainly in historical or formal contexts, particularly when discussing ancient Greece: The Hellenes established colonies throughout the Mediterranean.
The adjective Hellenic describes Greek culture and civilization.
Greece's capital city
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- polisGreek sovereign urban center
- hopliteAncient Greek heavy infantry
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
agora · acropolis · trireme · drachma · amphora · chiton · oracle · Delphi
Greece's capital city
- ThessalonikiMajor northern Greek city
- CreteLargest Greek island
- PeloponneseSouthern Greek peninsula
- CycladesCircular Greek island group
Aegean · Ionian · Macedonia · Rhodes · Corfu · Santorini · Mykonos · diaspora
Greek sky god
- AthenaGreek wisdom deity
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- PoseidonGreek sea deity
- HeraOlympian marriage deity
Artemis · Hermes · Dionysus · Hades · Aphrodite · Ares · Hephaestus · Demeter
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- epicureanismPursuit of refined pleasures
dialectics · ethics · metaphysics · logic · Academy · Lyceum · sophists · cynicism
Shared cultural heritage group
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- Greek-AmericanU.S. citizen of Hellenic descent
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
heritage · ancestry · community · nationalism · independence
Athens
Greece's capital city
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- polisGreek sovereign urban center
- hopliteAncient Greek heavy infantry
phalanx · agora · acropolis · trireme · drachma · amphora · chiton · oracle · Delphi · Thermopylae
Athens
Greece's capital city
- ThessalonikiMajor northern Greek city
- CreteLargest Greek island
- PeloponneseSouthern Greek peninsula
Cyclades · Aegean · Ionian · Macedonia · Rhodes · Corfu · Santorini · Mykonos · diaspora · bouzouki
Zeus
Greek sky god
Hera · Artemis · Hermes · Dionysus · Hades · Aphrodite · Ares · Hephaestus · Demeter · Persephone
Socrates
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
epicureanism · dialectics · ethics · metaphysics · logic · Academy · Lyceum · sophists · cynicism · skepticism
ethnicity
Shared cultural heritage group
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- Greek-AmericanU.S. citizen of Hellenic descent
expatriate · heritage · ancestry · community · nationalism · independence
Hellenesbarbarians
Uncivilized foreigners, historically
Persians · Romans · Egyptians · Phoenicians · Carthaginians
Hellenesbarbarians
Uncivilized foreigners, historically
Persians · foreigners · outsiders · the Other · xenos
- Hellenistic JudaismJewish faith shaped by Greek culture