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Information about Greece and the Greek culture
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Greece - Country profile
Official Name: Hellenic Republic Location: Southern Europe Area: 131,957 sq km Population: 11.4 million (2011) Language: Greek Monetary Unit: Euro Climate: Temparate Did you know?
Greece has over 3,000 islands, around 140 of them are inhabited - Famous Greeks
Famous Greeks and Greek celebrities from around the world
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Diamanda Galas
Hailed as one of the most important singers of our time, Diamanda Galas has earned international acclaim for her highly original and politically charged performance works, as well as her memorable rendition of jazz and blues.
A resident of New York City since 1989, she was born to Anatolian and Greek parents, who always encouraged her gift for piano.
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GREEK CULTURE
Most people who visit Greece know a lot about ancient Greece but very little about modern Greece. So natuarally, when they visit Greece for the first time they don't really know what to expect.
So, what's the modern Greek culture like? Do Greeks still worship Zeus and the gods of Olympus? Do they only eat souvlaki and moussaka?What do modern Greeks look like? What do they dress like? What are some modern Greek traditions?
These are only some of the questions that probably cross some people's minds when they're planning a trip to Greece.
In this section of Hellenism.net we'll explore and try to answer to some of these questions.
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Achilles
Achilles was the son of the mortal Peleus and the Nereid Thetis. He was the mightiest of the Greeks who fought in the Trojan War, and was the hero of Homer's Iliad. Thetis attempted unsuccessfully to make her son immortal. There are two versions of...
The divorce
The Greek father calls his son a couple of days before Christmas and says: - "Niko, I hate to ruin your holidays, but I must tell you that your mother and I are divorcing - forty-five years of misery is enough."- "Mpampa, what are you talking about?...HELLENISM EMAIL
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