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Greek (1001 bytes)
1: The word '''Greek''' has a number of meanings relating to [[Greece]...
5: * [[Greek alphabet]]
6: * [[Greek colonies]]
8: * [[Ethnic Greek]]
19: * [[Greek islands]]

Milesians (Greek) (1169 bytes)
1: ...he Milesians of [[Hellenic civilization|Hellenic (Greek) civilization]] were the inhabitants of [[Miletus...
5: * [[Thales]] - "first" Greek philosopher; "the father of science"

Greek alphabet (30825 bytes)
2: {{Table_Greekletters}}
3: ...ers were also used to represent numbers, called [[Greek numerals]], in analogy with [[Roman numerals]]. I...
7: ...rought to [[Greece]] via [[Phoenician]] traders. Greek is derived from a Semitic script, but there is co...
9: ...s were only used numerically. For number 6 modern Greeks use an old digraph called stigma ({{polytonic|&#...
13: The Greek letters and their derivations are as follows (pro...

Greek numbers (1048 bytes)
15: <tr><td>Greek</td>

Greek coins (2414 bytes)
3: ... as the ''Hobby of Kings'', it has been primarily Greek coins that kings have collected over the millenni...
5: Ancient Greek coins are generally classified into three categor...
7: ...ronze coins. The bronze units of coins from other Greek states remain largely unknown.
9: ...he president’s vision of duplicating the artistic Greek coinage was realized. Many believe it to be the m...
12: * [[Greek art]]

Greek Old Calendarists (5078 bytes)
1: ...rologites'') are groups that separated from the [[Greek Orthodox Church|Orthodox Church]] of [[Greece]] o...
10: ...ies, old-calendarists comprised a majority of the Greeks in the U.S.; as new immigrants poured in from Gr...
12: ...]]. However, no official links exist between the Greek Old Calendarists and ROCOR at the present day.
14: ... the United States accepted the leadership of the Greek Orthodox Church in the U.S. (which uses the revis...
19: ...arists prefer to adhere rigorously to traditional Greek Orthodox practices. While they are called (and m...

Greek theatre (1255 bytes)
1: '''[[Greek]] [[theatre]]''' or '''Greek Drama''' came into its own between 600 and 200 BC...
3: ...modern theatre]] is that ours is [[secular]], and Greek theatre grew out of [[religion]]. The religious a...
9: See also: [[Greek comedy]]
11: ==Major Greek playwrights==

Aeolic Greek (3414 bytes)
1: ...an island close to [[Asia Minor]]) and in other [[Greek colonies]].
3: ...esent the second (i.e. Achaean) migratory wave of Greeks (Hellenes) from the plains of [[Central Europe]]...
5: ... shows many archaisms, in comparison to the other Greek dialects (i.e. Ionian-Attic, Doric, Northwestern ...
9: ...point to an especially close relationship between Greek (Hellenic), Celtic and Italic branches of Indo-eu...
10: * The original Indo-european (and Proto-Greek) long a [a:] was retained everywhere, in contrast...

Greek Tortoise (7784 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Greek (Spur-thighed) Tortoise }}<br />{{StatusVulnerabl...
15: The '''Greek Tortoise''' or Spur-thighed Tortoise (''Testudo g...
18: The Greek Tortoise (''Testudo graeca'') is often confused w...
22: !Greek Tortoise!!Herman's Tortoise
44: The division of Greek Tortoises into subspecies is difficult and confus...

Greek salad (616 bytes)
1: ...e noted that lettuce is not used in a traditional greek salad.
6: ...diterrasian.com/delicious_recipes_greek_salad.htm Greek salad recipe]

The Greek Myths (196 bytes)
1: ... Greek Myths''' is a comprehensive anthology of [[Greek mythology]], each myth is followed by theories of...

Greek languages (759 bytes)
1: '''Greek languages''' are a subgroup of the [[Indo-Europea...
5: *East Greek
6: **[[Mycenaean language|Mycenaean Greek]]
8: ****[[Attic Greek]]
9: *****[[Koine Greek]]

Greek Cypriot (6267 bytes)
1: ...roup on Cyprus are the [[Turkish Cypriots]]. The Greek Cypriots are mostly [[Eastern Orthodox]] Christia...
4: ...vent of the early Byzantine period was that the [[Greek Orthodox Church]] of Cyprus became [[Orthodox Chu...
6: .... The Greek Orthodox Christian legacy bestowed on Greek Cypriots in this period would live on during the ...
8: ...nt. [[Turkish]] settlers suffered alongside their Greek Cypriot neighbors, and the two groups endured tog...
10: ...ignificant Christian religious site. Hence, many Greek Cypriot surnames begin with "Hadji-," for example...

Greek Fir (2503 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen| name = Greek Fir}} <br>{{StatusNearConcern}}
15: '''Greek Fir''' ('''''Abies cephalonica''''') is a [[fir]]...
22: Greek Fir was important in the past for [[wood]] for ge...
25: ...ptions in [[Italian language|Italian]]; "abete" = Greek Fir, "pino nero" = [[European Black Pine|Black Pi...
28: [[Category:Pinaceae|Fir, Greek]]

Temple (Greek) (1262 bytes)
1: The '''Greeks''' began to build monumental '''temples''' in th...
3: ...merely a porch at the front; and also in that the Greek temple was not raised far off ground level on a h...
5: As the Greeks became more adept at monumental building, region...
7: The Parthenon, one of the most famous Greek temples, was dedicated to [[Athena]], goddess of ...
13: [[Category:Ancient Greek architecture]] [[Category:Places of worship]]

Greek-American (979 bytes)
1: ...]] who has significant [[Greece|Greek]] heritage. Greek-Americans have a heavy concentration in [[New Yor...
3: ==List of famous Greek-Americans==
18: *[[Greg Louganis]] (Greek by adoption; ethnically Samoan and Swedish)
32: [[Category:Greek people]]
34: [[Category:Lists of people by nationality|Greek Americans]]

The Greek Passion (419 bytes)
1: '''''The Greek Passion''''' is an [[opera]], in [[English langua...
4: The story concerns the attempts of a [[Greece|Greek]] village community to stage a [[Passion play]].
5: [[Category:Operas|Greek Passion, The]]

Nick the Greek (2805 bytes)
1: '''Nicholas Andreas "Nick the Greek" Dandolos''' (born in [[Rethymno|Rethymnon, Crete...
3: ... was the son of wealthy parents. He attended the Greek Evangelical College and earned a degree in [[phil...
11: ...rd Feynman]] is also alleged to have met Nick the Greek, according to one of his biographies (''Surely Yo...
17: ...in [[1968]] titled ''Gambling Secrets of Nick the Greek''.
19: ...arry Marks Petrakis in [[1978]] titled ''Nick the Greek''.

Doric Greek (444 bytes)
1: ...''é'', as in ''ga matér'' "earth mother" ([[Attic Greek|Attic]] and Koiné ''gé métér''), and preserves or...

Greek fire (2974 bytes)
1: ...age:Greek-fire.gif|right|thumb|300px|Depiction of Greek fire in the [[Madrid Skylitzes manuscript]]]]
3: '''Greek fire''' (also called '''Byzantine fire''' and '''...
4: It is rumored that the key to Greek fire's effectiveness was that it would continue b...
11: ...in the Song dynasty, acquired the recipe from the Greeks, and used it to great advantage in their own nav...

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