Greece
Of Europe, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Europe and Balkan country. May also be referred to as Ellas and Hellenic Republic.
A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil.
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Antiquity
- laurel
(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory.
- pantheon
(antiquity) a temple to all the gods.
- dithyramb
(ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus).
- paean
(ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank...
- torch race
(ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next.
- choragus
(ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus.
- sibyl
(ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet.
Aegean Island
- Dodecanese
A group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea.
- Lesbos
An island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric...
- Aegina
An island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf.
- Chios
An island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece.
- Cyclades
A group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean.
- Rhodes
A Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of...
City
- Corinth
The modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens.
- Argos
An ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC.
- Delphi
An ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi.
- Mycenae
An ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization during the late...
- Thessaloniki
A port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city...
Geographical Area
- Laconia
An ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Spa...
- Thessalia
A fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region...
- Arcadia
A department of Greece in the central Peloponnese.
- Epirus
An ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located...
Island
- Crete
The largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached...
- Ithaca
A Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king.
- Lemnos
A Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal...
Territory
- Boeotia
A district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens.
- Athos
An autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries...
- Attica
The territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken.
Part
- Achaea
A region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese.
- Doris
A small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken.
Mountain Peak
- Olympus
A mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to...
- Parnassus
(Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the...
Town
- Actium
An ancient town on a promontory in western Greece.
- Stagira
An ancient town of Greece where Aristotle was born.
European
Also contains
- Greek
The Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
- Athens
The capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess); "in the...
- Peloponnese
The southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC.
- hybrid
A word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek...
- eudemon
A benevolent spirit.
- optative mood
A mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English...
- cacodemon
An evil spirit.
- Saronic Gulf
A gulf of the Aegean on the southeastern coast of Greece.
- Nemea
A valley in southeastern Greece where the Nemean Games were held.
- souvlaki
Made of lamb.