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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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