#greek culture

[gemsofgreece]

Samantha Misovits, Star Hellas 2022 (aka Miss Greece), in a traditional Cretan Greek dress. (She is a Greek national but has descent from Serbia and Ukraine, hence the name.)

#greece #europe #historical fashion #traditional dress #traditional clothing #folk dress #folk clothing #greek culture #crete #greek islands

[solcattus]

The three Graces, c. 1911

By Cesare Agostino Detti

#art #painting #fine art #classical art #italian art #italian painter #italian artist #beauty #oil painting #grace #women #mythology #greek mythology #mythological art #greek culture #aesthetic #european art #european mythology #20th century art #female figure

[wordsmithic]

Sarakatsana of Thrace, Hellas

#hellas #traditional clothing #textiles #clothes #woven #sarakatsana #Greece #historical clothing #historical fashion #traditional costume #greek culture

[highropoios]

How do I explain that while—yes—Greeks do exist, the vast majority (and of course I’m including the diaspora) either (a) don’t care about, or (b) even know modern Hellenic polytheism is practiced today.

I agree with the base sentiment that “when engaging with Greek culture (ancient or modern), it is good to be aware of + respectful towards Greek people.” That’s awesome! 👍🏻 It's so awesome that I encourage applying this same sentiment to all other cultures you’re able / invited to engage with! :)

That same base sentiment can be and has been twisted into a pretzel and salted with straight-up ethnonationalism, though.

Be aware of + respectful towards Greeks when engaging with Greek culture. But also be aware of the fact that there are ethnonationalists running in Hellenic polytheist spaces.

They will twist seemingly innocuous ideas in order to declare indigeneity and primacy over Greek culture. They will deny Greeks their ethnicity because—according to them—“true Greeks can’t be Christian/Muslim/Jewish/mixed/etc.” And they will deny non-Greeks the opportunity to engage with the culture, especially if it’s in a way that even slightly diverges from their very sad idea of ““““true”””” Hellenism.

Being aware and informed goes hand-in-hand with being respectful.

#highropoios posts #Helpol #Hellenic polytheist #Hellenic polytheism #Hellenic pagan #Hellenic paganism #Hellenic reconstructionist #Hellenic reconstructionism #Hellenic revivalist #Hellenic revivalism #Hellenic culture #Greek culture #Hellenism #Hellenismos

[animentality]

#twitter #greece #greek culture

[alatismeni-theitsa]

"Why does Greek music sound Middle Eastern??"

ah, the classic annoying question that Farya Faraji came to save us from!

#greek music #hellenismos #greek culture

[iheartpestosauce]

#sophocles #elektra #ancient greece #ancient greek literature #poetry #greece #greek mythology #greek culture #orestes #the oresteia #the orestia

[moncher-pierrot]

I wanted to share something with you all. I bought a Hermes statuette which I thought was really beautiful. It helps me remember my goals and keeps me inspired. I waited anxiously for his arrival. But when I opened the box, the wings on his hat arrived broken. I thought: "Wow, such irony. Hermes, the god of luck, has already arrived with problems. Am I really that unlucky?" Although I managed to fix it perfectly, I informed the store about the condition it arrived here. Even though I didn't expect any solution, I told them. They sent another Hermes, with more protection and this time without damage. I reflected: "In a way, it really sounds like Hermes, just like his myth: it started with a little chaos, but in the end, I was blessed." Bc: I invested money in it, but with this "bad luck" I could sell the other Hermes and so get my money back. It was as if I had received the statue as a gift. And thanks to Hermes himself. Haha.

#god hermes #hermes #greek culture #greek myth #greek gods #hellenic polytheism #hellenism #spirituality #lucky #bless #chaos

[greektradition]

Greek traditional costume from Salamina 🇬🇷

#greece #traditional #folk #greeks #greek culture #aesthetic #greek beauty #greektradition #traditionalism #tradition #folklore

[gemsofgreece]

Mykonos getting prepared for Easter! Photo by Valantis M on Instagram. 

#greece #europe #travel #wanderlust #architecture #church #christian orthodox #greek culture #mykonos #cyclades #cycladic islands #greek islands

[sedlex]

#cunk on earth #greek culture #sport! #olympics

[wordsmithic]

Traditional Hellenic clothing from different regions

Ήπειρος - Λιτζουριά (κεφαλόδεσμος)

Θράκη - Μεταξάδες νύφη (κεφαλόδεσμος)

Ημαθίας Αλεξάνδρειας Γιδάς (Ρουμλουκίου) (κεφαλόδεσμος)

Αιδηψός νύφη

Σκύρος

Καραγκούνα Aνατολικής Θεσσαλίας (Στεφανοβίκι)

Ορεινή Σερρών νύφη (κεφαλόδεσμος)

Θράκη - Μακρά Γέφυρα

Δωδεκάνησα - Καστελόριζο

Ημαθίας Αλεξάνδρειας Γιδάς (Ρουμλουκίου)

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#hellas #hellenismos #hellenic #greek #hellenic traditional clothing #greek traditional clothing #greece #tradition #history #historical fashion #embroidery #museum #anthropology #culture #greek culture #greek history

[periclessentials]

The Byzantine (Eastern Roman) influences on the designs of the 2006 Japanese anime "Tales from Earthsea" (ゲド戦記) by Gorō Miyazaki.

#greek culture #byzantium #byzantine #ghibli animation #studio ghibli #miyazaki #constantinople #eastern roman empire #justinian #greek history

[ross-nekochan]

One hour away from Naples, there's a little Athens.

Paestum (SA), Italy~

#greek culture #greek ruins #greek mythology #poseidonia was the greek name of the city #Paestum #roman ruis #Italy #roman history #Roman history #Roman empire #roman culture #ruins #Italia #storia romana #rovine romane #cultura greca

[angel-maybe-alive]

Let's play a game

You a good fan and appreciator of Greek culture and mythology is going on a long trip, it will be hours inside a bus, because of something you have to change sits and sat next to a person, you two start talking and you eventually mentions your love for Greek mythology, the person smiles excitedly saying:

"You like Greek mythology, I love Greek mythology I'm a huge fan of..."

(Xena the warrior princess wasn't added because anyone still fan of it in 2023 is a cool lesbian, Disney's Hercules wasn't added because they are self aware enough and the Hades games wasn't added for reasons of I never played so I don't know how accurate it is)

#greek mythology #greek paganism #helenic polytheism #hellenistic paganism #greek gods #percy Jackson #lore Olympus #god of war #sorry pjo fans #for including you #i am one of you #but we are the twilight fans of greek mythology #Greek myths #Hellenistic gods #greek culture #this will be fun #made it again because the first version had some major grammatical mistakes