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Greek Like Me Episodes

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.

Posts tagged #greekmythology
Orpheus and Eurydice
Orpheus and Eurydice

A tragic tale of a love lost, and one man’s heroic effort to use the only weapon he has to persuade the Lord of Death to give her back: his music.

Orpheus and Eurydice
Pamela Diotes Wood
Ancient Greece, Archaeology, culture, Dionysus, Ghosts, Greek, Greek gods, Greek heroes, heroes, Mt. Olympus, mythology, rituals, Apollo, Love lostPamela Diotes Wood#orpheusandeurydice, #orpheus, #eurydice, #hades, #lordofdeath, #orphism, #sirens, #argonautika, #theninemuses, #apollo, #dionysius, #oracles, #greekmythology, #greek, #art, #maenads, #greekcultureComment
Mómos, the Greek god of Mockery
Mómos, the Greek god of Mockery

Mómos, Greek god of mockery, blame, scathing criticism and satire. How the Joan Rivers of Mt. Olympus became a vessel for social criticism and rebellion throughout time.

Mómos, the Greek god of Mockery
Pamela Diotes Wood
Ancient Greece, Athena, culture, Demons, ethnic, Greek, Greek gods, Greek roots, history, humor, mythology, Troy, Mt. Olympus, Mómos, The Women of Pindus, satire, The Trojan War, The CýpriaPamela Diotes Wood#momos, #greekmythology, #greekgods, #daimon, #greekculture, #greekhistory, #aesopsfables, #lucian, #lukianos, #callimachus, #thetrojanwar, #thecypria, #ancientgreece, #satire, #ancientgreekliterature, #greeklikeme, #podcast, #mockery, #socialcriticism, #socialsatire, #humor, #history, #historynerdComment
Greek Vampires
Greek Vampires

Greece has always been a land of gods and monsters. But who knew there are more species of vampires in Greece than anywhere else in the world? We’ll dive into our tales of Greek man-eaters, murder and mayhem.

 
Greek Vampires
Pamela Diotes Wood
culture, ethnic, Goddess of witchcraft, Greek, Greek gods, history, mythology, Orthodox Christian, tradition, vampires, vrykólakes, lamias, Greek vampires, superstitionPamela Diotes Wood#greekvampires, #vrykólakes, #lamia, #gelloudes, #empusae, #greekmythology, #greekhorror, #greekorthodoxchurch, #santorini, #greekhistory, #podcast, #maneaters, #greekfolktales, #greeklikeme, #history, #ethnic, #greekroots, #ellines, #ελλινες, #greeksuperstitions, #superstitionsComment
Hekate: goddess of Darkness
Hekate: goddess of Darkness

Εκάτη. Greek goddess of sorcery, witchcraft, ghosts, crossroads, the night. Mother of monsters. Patron deity of sorceresses, Summoned by those bearing a grudge to curse their enemies. Εκάτη is worthy of a Halloween episode, but she didn’t start out that way.

The Greek Hellenistic Altar in Berlin: The Pergamon Altar

Hekate/Emmanuel Manalakos

Hekate: goddess of Darkness
Pamela Diotes Wood
ancient ruins, civilization, culture, ethnic, Greek, heroes, history, mythology, rituals, tradition, Hekate, Goddess of witchcraft, Greek heroes, Greek godsPamela Diotes Wood#podcast, #greek, #culture, #ethnic, #greekamerican, #greeklikeme, #americangreek, #greekdiaspora, #greekroots, #greekculture, #yiasou, #agape, #ellines, #ελλινες, #hekate, #greekmythology, #goddessofsorcercy, #goddessofwitchcraft, #greekgods, #hekations, #archeology, #greekmonsters, #monsters, #hellhoundsComment
The Cats of Greece
The Cats of Greece

Why are there so many cats in Greece? Where did they come from? We turned to Greek history, mythology, and the island nation of Cyprus looking for answers.

 
The Cats of Greece
Pamela Diotes Wood
culture, ethnic, Greek, history, Orthodoxy, Ottoman Empire, Religion, rituals, tradition, travel, cats of Greece, cats of Cyprus, mythology, cat rescuePamela Diotes Wood#podcast, #greek, #culture, #ethnic, #greekamerican, #greeklikeme, #americangreek, #greekdiaspora, #greekroots, #greekculture, #yiasou, #agape, #ellines, #ελλινες, #cats, #catsofgreece, #cattourofgreece, #catrescuegreece, #catadoptiongreece, #aegeancats, #, #cypriotcats, #catsofcyrpus, #catsinantiquity, #ancientcats, #nativecatsofgreece, #catsinmythology, #greekmythologyComment