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Greek Language and Culture

The Greek language is the official language of the Hellenic Republic and has a total of 15 million speakers worldwide. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. The ancient Greeks were deeply religious and God-fearing people. They worshiped many gods whom they believed appeared in human form and yet were endowed with superhuman strength and ageless beauty.

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What is the symbols for the greek god Jason?

sorry but Jason is not a god at all in fact he was the hero of the golden fleece

What does eureka mean in greek language?

According to doctor who it means 'this bath is to hot'

What did Greeks use o vote?

They usually had to vote on a law and so they would yell out yes or no and whichever group was loudest won.

What are the oldest alphabets in the world?

The Oldest alphabet is the Phoenician alphabet, which was established sometime prior to 1050 BCE.

Greek and Aramaic-Hebrew script are also quite old.

What is the greek god or goddess that controls oxygen?

Zeus doesn't control only oxygen, he controls air and that's like oxygen.

Who is the goddess maia in greek mythology?

A Pleiades daughter of Atlas and Pleione, and the mother of Hermes.

Where did the Greeks get called Greeks?

The real name is Hellas ( Ellines) . But In the mid-second century. eg and when the Romans invaded Greece, the first point of disembarkation was Etoloakarnania somewhere (can not remember the name of the region), where a local resident Greek tribe called "Greki" (as we say Sarakatsani,Pomaks, Albanians, etc.) and hence Graecia.

Who was the greek god of sales?

Hermes is the Greek god of invention, trade and thieves (among other things); he would probably be identified as the god of salesmen and selling.

Who is the greek god of movement?

Hermes is the god of travel, roads, and athletics, among others.

Who was actheon in Greek mythology?

In Greek mythology, Actheon was a hunter who accidentally got a glimpse of Diana while she was bathing. To punish him, she transformed him into a deer. He was killed by his own dogs.

Early Greek democracy was classified as what?

Early Greek democracy was a direct democracy. There would be occasional town meetings that took place in the amphitheaters where all citizens could discuss and vote on the issues of the day.

Why are Greek shields small and round?

there small so that you can carry it and move it around easily to block places of you body and round well i dont know why there round

Who is the father of Orpheus in Greek mythology?

He is the son of the Thracian river god Oeagrus.

no he's not he is the son of Apollo the god of the sun

Was there a Greek god of color?

There was no significant Greek god of color, however, there was Iris, goddess of the rainbow and delivering messages. Therefore, she was technically the goddess of color, as she controls the rainbow, which represents all of the colors we can see.