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Going Greek at Sydney University

On 23 February the Sydney University Greek Society (SUGS) hosted an interesting forum with the…

FEBRUARY 9: Celebrating International Greek Language Day (VIDEO)

February 9 has officially been declared as International Greek Language Day and is a day for Greeks and…

Italian PM Meloni praises the Greek word "meraki"

The precious meaning of the Greek word “meraki” was mentioned, as an example to follow,…

The Greek Wikipedia Turns 20 Years Old, Exceeding 215,000 Entries

The Greek Wikipedia completes 20 years of its existence – How the free content online repository of entries and multimedia was developed.

Fikos: Painter of the Largest Mural in Greek and Byzantine Art History

Painter and muralist, Fikos is the creator of the largest mural in the history of Greek and Byzantine art. Entitled ‘Earth&Sky’ the 46-metre high masterpiece covers the side of a seventeen-storey building taking the internationally acclaimed artist just thirteen days to paint.

Dialektika - What is the Greek word Elon Musk tweeted?

Elon Musk used a Greek word in one of his Tweets. The word was “διαλεκτική…

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Greek returns to the Theological School of Balamand in Lebanon after 15 years

On the initiative of Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and with the coordination of the…

Greek Australian students convene over future of Greek language

Greek Australian students of two major student bodies in Australia convened on the premises of…

Film Debut: Magna Graecia - the Greko of Calabria

‘Magna Graecia: The Greko of Calabria’ looks at the Greko communities of Calabria in the southernmost part of the Italian peninsula, a group of people who have maintained their millennia-old links to their ancient and medieval Hellenic past through their language and culture.

Dr Jordan Peterson launches Greek focused Masters programme on the island of Samos

Dr Jordan Peterson, one of the most celebrated and inspiring teachers in the world has…

The Best Greek One-Liners

Commonly used in every day as part of the Greek language, when many Greek idioms are translated literally the results are often very puzzling and sometimes hilarious for non-Greek speakers. Here are some of our favourite and funny Greek one-liners.

Basic Greek words and phrases for your holiday to Greece

If you are heading to Greece this summer and not familiar with the Greek language,…

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Dr. Khaled Raouf: Promoting Greek Literature in the Arab World

Dr. Khaled Raouf discusses his translation work in Greek literature, its promotion in the Arab…

BIll Papastergiadis at the 7th Delphi Economic Forum 2022

Delphi is a four-day flagship conference takes place in the ancient town. Bill Papastergiadis was…

Did you know many English words have Greek roots?

Greek is ranked as the richest language in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. It is well-known that languages all across the globe – including English – have borrowed a myriad of words, phrases and expressions from Greek. Here is a short list of English words that are used daily by English speakers that are fully taken from the Greek language.