evil eye

Superstitions are a big part of popular culture. Some are held onto out of ritual, while others originate from ancient religions but continue to be believed today. The ancient world was pagan, and the shift between the polytheistic pantheon and...

Greeks are known to be philosophers and innovators. However, there is another side to the Greeks: the side where traditional beliefs, many of which are rooted in ancient times, overtake all sense of reason. Funniest and weirdest Greek beliefs and...

Growing up Greek outside of Greece sets you apart from others, like it or not. There are just so many things that define Greeks and growing up in a typical Greek family. You think you are Greek and up on...

There are so many quirky and even down right weird superstitions that Greeks believe. Let’s take a look at the weirdest Greek superstitions.

Officials from the Israeli Antiquities Authority recently displayed a 5th-century Evil Eye that served as a talisman against evil.

Most people run a mile at any mention of the evil eye, but one enterprising Greek emigre in Australia has taken the folklore tale and turned it into gold. Myrto Levidi left her home in the Athenian suburb of Glyfada...

Several Greek superstitions are not very different from those of other western people; the number 13, or the black cat, for instance. In countries west of Greece, the traditional day of bad luck is Friday the 13, whereas for...

"Koku” is the name of a Greek accessories company that of late has become very successful abroad. The brains behind this operation are Ilena and Maria Kokkou, two sisters from Greece who have managed to combine their talent and...