Greek Language
Art
US Band “Manowar” Recruits Greek Actors for Odyssey-Themed Song
As part of a press conference before the Release Athens Festival, the founder and bassist for the band "Manowar," Joey DeMaio, announced an epic collaboration between the band and the Greek father-and-son acting duo Costas and Konstantinos Kazakos for...
Culture
The Greek Language is the Greatest Ambassador of Hellenism
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With over 3,400 years of documented history, the Greek language has heavily influenced all other western languages.
By Ada Leivada
Whenever Greece faces challenges to its public image, such as it recently did during last decade’s devastating financial crisis, its greatest...
Culture
Calabrian Greek, a Language on the Brink of Extinction
There are two minority Greek languages officially recognized in Italy's south. Greko and Griko -- both spoken by the "Calabrian Greeks" -- are both timeless testaments to the ancient Greeks' colonization of southern Italy in the 8th and 7th...
Education
Young Refugee Teaches Greek Language to Kids Worldwide
A young Palestinian refugee on the Greek island of Leros has set up a page called “Learn Greek” on social media to teach the language.
Education
Prof. John Kazazis of Aristotle University Dead by Suicide
Professor John Kazazis, the Head of the Center for Greek Language at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, has committed suicide by hanging at the age of 74.
Kazazis' body was discovered on Tuesday in an office basement in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki....
Greek news
Nike Celebrates Greek Goddess Of Victory But Misspells Name
Nike, whose brand name derives from the Greek goddess of the same name, celebrated the goddess by releasing a new pair of sneakers.
Culture
Google to Help Preserve Calabrian Greek Language
Woolaroo is Google's new open-source program which is dedicated to preserving indigenous languages, including Calabrian Greek.
Diaspora
Capital Link Celebrates Greek Culture and Education in Webinar
Capital Link sponsored a webinar on Tuesday highlighting the importance of Greek culture and education amongst the Greek-American diaspora.
Culture
The Greek Language is Not Dying; It’s Merely Changing
Is the Greek language, one of the most ancient languages in history of mankind, dying due to an avalanche of foreign words being introduced?
Australia
World Greek Language Day Celebrated Around the Globe
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, along with religious leaders and students of the Greek language, praised the mother tongue of the Greek people on Tuesday, the commemoration of World Greek Language Day.
"Greek is the language of Homer and Aristotle,"...