10 great Free Greek literature e-books
ΠΑΡΑΜΥΘΙ ΧΩΡΙΣ ΟΝΟΜΑ – Πηνελόπη Δέλτα (ebook & audiobook) ΤΡΕΛΑΝΤΩΝΗΣ – Πηνελόπη Δέλτα [eBook & audiobook] Η ΦΟΝΙΣΣΑ – Αλέξανδρος…
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Pericles
Pericles is perhaps most famous for his great building projects. He wanted to establish Athens as the leader of the Greek world and…
Hippocrates
Hippocrates was born around 460 BC on the island of Kos, Greece. He became known as the founder of medicine and was regarded…
Plato
Plato is considered by many to be the most important philosopher who ever lived. He is known as the father of idealism in…
The origin of the word enthusiasm
The word “enthusiasm” comes from the Greek word “entheos”ένθεος which means the God within. And the happiest, most interesting people…
The origin of the words pandemic & epidemic
The word pandemic comes from the Greek prefix παν– (pan-) meaning ‘all, every’ + the word δῆμος (dêmos) meaning “the common people; free…
The origin of the word logical
The adjective logical is rooted in the Greek word λόγος logos, which means “reason, idea, or word.” So calling something logical means it’s based on reason and…
The origin of the word telephone
The term telephone was adopted into the vocabulary of many languages. It is derived from the Greek: τῆλε, tēle, “far” and φωνή, phōnē, “voice”,…