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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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St. Nicholas: His Life & Legend
St. Nicholas: His Life & Legend

He rescued children, averted a famine, and was the patron saint of sailors, brides, and pirates. Nearly 1,700 years later St. Nicholas continues to inspire the best in us.

The Real St. Nick is a Far Cry From the Santa We Know

The Bones of the Real-Life Santa Claus

Could Ancient Bones Suggest Santa Was Real? U of Oxford

Inside NYC's new National Shrine: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Anatolia, culture, ethnic, Faith, Greek, history, Iconography, Icons, Orthodox Christian, Orthodoxy, Prayer, Religion, Stolen artifacts, tradition, Greek piratesPamela Diotes Wood#stnicholas, #december6, #bishopofmyra, #saints, #stnicholasthewonderworker, #michaelthearchimandrite, #ethnicity, #greeklikeme, #greekhistory, #history, #ethnic, #greekroots, #greeks, #ellines, #ελλινες, #pirates, #grave-robbing, #sailors Comments
The Courageous Women of Pindus
The Courageous Women of Pindus

In the early days of Greco-Italian War, as their region was being invaded, and their villages attacked by the Italian army, the women of the Pindus stepped up to fight back and keep the Greek army going.

ethnic, Faith, Greco-Italian War, Greece in WW2, Greek, Greek heroes, Greek moms, Greek women, heroes, history, Long live Greece, Oxi Day, The Women of Pindus, tradition, Women of Epirus, World War 2Pamela Diotes Wood#thewomenofpindus, #womenofEpirus, #greco-italianwar, #heroesfightlikeGreeks, #enemyinvasion, #ruralgreece, #greekdiaspora, #ethnicity, #greeklikeme, #greekhistory, #history, #ethnic, #greekroots, #greeks, #ellines, #ελλινεςComment
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.

 
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
Karagiózis
Karagiózis

How a Turkish shadow puppet evolved into a symbol of Greek suffering and resistance. Funny and subversive, Karagiózis connected Greeks in cities, villages and islands by keeping their music, culture and the seeds of resistance alive; sustaining Greeks through the Ottoman Occupation, the War for Independence, civil war, Nazi brutality and military oppression.

Ευγένιος Σπαθάρης Ο Καραγκιόζης Γιατρός

Karagiozis makes bullying

Karagiózis, shadow puppet, Athens, culture, ethnic, Greek, Greek heroes, Greek insults, Greek politics, heroes, history, humor, Ottoman Empire, Political Protest, traditionPamela Diotes Wood#karagiozis, #shadowpuppettheater, #greekshadowpuppet, #karagöz, #ottomanempire, #socialsatire, #history, #greekhistory, #greekculture, #ellines, #ελλινεςComment