#Greek

Emma

AgarthaEmma

Olive oil. What can’t it do?The poet Homer called it liquid Gold. Ancient Greek athletes would rub their bodies in it to enhance athletic performance. Olive oil is magical, it

Matina Stevis-Gridneff

MatinaStevis

Many of us who came of age during the 1999 twin earthquakes that struck Turkey & Greece within 3 weeks of each other, recall the "earthquake diplomacy" that followed. #thread

Lică Vlahul

Iulian68

John Theodore Callimachi (born 1690) is the first Vlach to become Dragoman (=foreign minister) of the Ottoman Empire 1741-1758, followed by the nomination as prince of Moldavia 1758-1761. His surname

FabienBP

FabienBP

"Chilling adventures of Sabrina" in classical reception. A thread “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” is a remake of "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" from 1996. As in the original series, references

Ormuzd Bunukan

OrmuzdB

Ancient Egyptian jewelry and its connection towards ancient Afghanistan.In ancient Egypt, lapis lazuli was a favorite stone for royal amulets and ornaments.Lapis lazuli has been mined in what is today

Noah Moore

noah_moore18

The amount of times I hear the word “fag” thrown around on WKU’s campus, especially within greek life, is truly disgraceful. Bigotry has been permissible for too long in Kentucky,

Awake AF 🙏🏻💚✨

CoralineElise

A ‘brave new world’.What could this possibly mean? Surely it’s more than just exposing evil & corruption...?Have you taken the time to consider what is meant by BRAVE & NEW?Have

Sāmapriya Vasu | ḫa-am-ap-ri-a-ma-u-iš

samopriya

#Ossetian word of the day!Ossetian ард ard ('oath') < Proto-Indo-Iranian ʜr̥tá- ('truth, true, proper') < Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥tó- ('put together, assembled')Cognates include -𐬀𐬴𐬀 Avestan

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kuseoks

a thread on the meaning behind hylt since armys arent even trying to understand the meaning behind it, bc theyre too focused on one line from the whole song.https://twitter.com/jjkcellne/status/1279053312529174529 the

sinan ulgen

sinanulgen1

1. Now that Oruc Reis is back in Antalya, a most welcome development in terms of creating the conditions for direct Turkey-Greece negotiations, let's review the main tenets of the

fag jacket

kez_dispenserrr

Fun linguistics fact! MOST words don't have a perfect direct translation into other languages! The small differences in culture cause small differences in meaning with even super common wordshttps://twitter.com/Locksneedfartin/status/13

Patrick Kingsley

PatrickKingsley

Europe mostly uses proxies to catch & expel migrants. But during corona, Greece has increasingly gone it aloneIts latest tactic? Orange raftsSince March, Greece has abandoned over 1000 ppl at

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Hoziest_cozier

Okay!! Time for No bake Mango Pie!! What you’ll need: 1 pound of mango1 cup low fat greek yogurt 3/4 cup reduced cream cheese1/2 honey1 lime (I’m using a lemon

Rashmi Sirdeshpande

RashmiWriting

#ActualFactuals #BookOfTheDay Day 3: Read about the Gods, Goddesses, monsters, and mortals of Greek Mythology in MYTHOLOGICA by Dr Stephen Kershaw, with striking artwork by @VictoriaTopping. I mean LOOK at

Bone Daddy Long Legs

NotKallyn

I don’t talk about my religion much because I don’t think that’s something you should shove down others throats BUT the Bible has been severely mistranslated to fit bigots agendas

Gabriel Snyder

gabrielsnyder

TIL: in 1937 a group tried (quite unsuccessfully) to ban dogs from NYC “Rid New York City of dogs?” said Mrs. Frank Clarke, a dog owner living on 18th Street.