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A podcast about all things Greek. History. Language. Lore. Culture. Food. Mythology. Family and more. From diners to the Ottoman Empire, from the history of baklava to Greek Independence. What it means to be Greek and how it shapes our world.

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Reboot The Restless Dead: Ghosts of Ancient Greece
Reboot The Restless Dead: Ghosts of Ancient Greece

For Halloween, we’re reposting our 2024 episode The Restless Dead: Ghosts of Ancient Greece.Today’s horror movies owe a debt to the Ancient Greeks, whose vengeful wraiths, protective spirits, and restless dead summoned to serve the living influenced art, literature, music and our fear of things that go bump in the night.

Reboot The Restless Dead: Ghosts of Ancient Greece
Pamela Diotes Wood
Ancient Greece, civilization, culture, ethnic, Funeral Rites, Ghosts, Greek, Greek gods, Greek heroes, Greek protection, Greek theater, Greeks, Hauntings, History, Homer, mythology, rituals, superstition, The Restless Dead, traditionPamela Diotes Wood#restlessdead, #ghosts, #ancientgreece, #funeralrites, #hauntings, #history, #greekhistory, #greekculture, #culture, #ethnicComment
Kalikántzaroi: The Christmas Goblins of Greece
Kalikántzaroi: The Christmas Goblins of Greece

Once, the Twelve Days of Christmas didn’t mean turtledoves and gold rings to the Greeks, but hordes of vicious goblins causing mayhem. We’ll explore the history of the kalikántzaroi, and how to protect yourself during the most wonderful - and scariest - time of the year.

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Greek Christmas Trolls: Kallikántzaroi

Λάχανα και Χάχανα - Καλικάντζαροι | Official Music Video

Καλικάντζαροι

Kalikántzaroi: The Christmas Goblins of Greece
Pamela Diotes Wood

Closing music: Kalikantzari (feat. Pediki Horodia Spirou Lambrou), from Hristougenniatika Lahana Ke Hahana; Hahana Kids & Tassos Ioannides

culture, ethnic, Greek, Greek protection, Greek roots, history, mythology, Orthodoxy, rituals, superstition, tradition, Kalikantzaroi, Christmas tales, Greek Christmas goblins, DemonsPamela Diotes Wood#kalikantzaroi, #καλλικάντζαροι, #Twelvedaysofchristmas, #christmasgoblins, #greekfolktales, #ethnic, #history, #greeks, #greekhistory, #ellines, #ελλινεςComment
This & That II: Updates on Cats of Greece, Harry Agganis & Why Greeks Spit
This & That II: Updates on Cats of Greece, Harry Agganis & Why Greeks Spit

We share more about past episodes Cats in Greece, sports superstar Harry Agganis, and Why Greeks Spit.

Why Do Greeks Spit to Ward Off Evil Spirits?

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This & That II: An Update on Cats of Greece, Harry Agganis & Why Greeks Spit
Pamela Diotes Wood
cats of Greece, culture, ethnic, Greek, Greek heroes, Greek protection, Harry Agganis, heroes, history, humor, Orthodox Christian, Orthodoxy, Red Sox baseball, Religion, rituals, Sports hero, Sports legend, The Golden Greek, traditionPamela Diotes Wood#podcast, #greek, #culture, #ethnic, #greekamerican, #greeklikeme, #americangreek, #greekdiaspora, #greekroots, #greekculture, #yiasou, #agape, #ellines, #ελλινες, #historynerd, #cats, #spit, #greekprotection, #greektradition, #greekcats, #harryagganis, #greeksinventedeverything, #baseball, #tellysavalas, #islamandcats, #darkages, #greekpride, #classicalcats, #thegoldengreekComment
F'tou F'tou! Why Greeks Spit...and use the M word
F'tou F'tou! Why Greeks Spit...and use the M word

Why do Greeks spit on the ones they love? And what’s with the “M” word? Greek protections and insults, all part of being Greek like me.

Why Do Greeks Spit to Ward Off Evil Spirits?

F'tou F'tou! Why Greeks Spit...and use the M word
Pamela Diotes Wood
culture, ethnic, Greek, history, humor, language, mythology, Orthodox Christian, Religion, rituals, tradition, Greek protection, Greek insultsPamela Diotes Wood#podcast, #greek, #culture, #ethnic, #greekamerican, #greeklikeme, #americangreek, #greekdiaspora, #greekroots, #greekculture, #yiasou, #agape, #ellines, #ελλινες, #greektradition, #greeksuperstitions, #evileye, #mati, #malaka, #spit, #greekprotection, #greekinsults, #ancientgreeksComment