#Greek stuff

[generouskittentidalwave]

I will never understand how Odysseus has all the braincells while also having none of them at the same exact time. He is an amazing war general and is insanely smart but has the attention span of a rat fuelled by the need to cause chaos simply because he is bored. He can't listen to one thing while getting distracted by the thing he was specifically told not to touch.

#this man will forever be an enigma #odysseus #the odyssey #homer's odyssey #the iliad #homer's iliad #ancient greek mythology #greek mythology #ancient greek #greek myth #greek mythology memes #greek myth memes #greek heroes #greek stuff #greek posts #greek blog #epic the musical #epic: the musical #epic the troy saga #epic: the troy saga #epic the cyclops saga #epic: the cyclops saga #epic the ocean saga #epic saga

[i-love-your-chaos]

Τι να λέμε τώρα

Ποσο σε διαλύει

Τα μέρη που αφήνεις πίσω σου

Οι άνθρωποι που αποχαιρετάς

Ενώ το μόνο που θες

Είναι να μένεις

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#ελληνικα στιχακια #γρεεκς #συναισθηματα #greek posts #greek quotes #σκεψεις #γρεεκ κουοτς #γρεεκζ #γρεεκ ποστς #γρικ τεξτ #ανθρωποι #ανθρωπινες σχεσεις #φωτογράφος #ποστσ #ταξίδια #greek stuff #greeks #my pics

[wingsofhcpe]

unironically love stepping out into the balcony on Tsiknopempti and just sniffing the air like a curious cat to take in the ✨️tsikna✨️

#explanation for my non greek pals: tsiknopempti comes from combining the words tsikna + pempti #pempti means Thursday and tsikna means the smoke & scent coming off of well-grilled meat. There's no single word for it in english iirc #so tsiknopempti is the last day when we can eat meat before lent starts (greek orthodox christian tradition) #(tho idk if other orthodox cultures have a similar thing.) #so we grill a lot of different kinds of meat to 'indulge in before lent' even if the average citizen only actually practices lent the week- #-before easter lol (me included oops) #it's kind of a celebration before the carnival too and it kind of signals the end of winter and the coming of spring #it's also kind ot a joke because unironically the entire city air gets a hit hazy bc of all the grill smoke. esp towards sundown #unironically EVERYWHERE smells like it lmao #although most of us in the city just order souvlaki & stuff from souvlaki restaurants instead of grilling #BUT my mum is grilling tonight ehe. #greek stuff

[astroneira]

Voices from the Junta: 5 greek rock albums from the 1970s

As you may already know, Greece went through a military junta that lasted for 7 years (1967-1974) which unfortunately suppressed the majority of rock albums and music that were supposed to be around at the time. Some of them became the manifesto of anti-military movements while others have been forgotten until recently.

1. Akritas — Akritas (1974)

Jazz, progressive and psychedelic rock influences! This one is my personal favourite since there are no songs to skip in my opinion and Stavros Logaridis' vocals are amazing.

2. Socrates Drank The Conium — Phos (1974)

Probably one of the most important progressive rock bands in Greece. This album in particular was produced by Vangelis :)

3. Poll — Poll / Lefkó (Λευκό) (White)

You can tell that the cover itself recalls The Beatles' White Album. There's actually a lot to say about Poll buuuuut to cut a long story short this band became iconic during the Junta because of their anti-war songs. You want us to cut our hair and sing about how much we love our country? Booooo we want peace and sex actually 👍🏼

4. Kostas Tournas — Aperanta Chorafia (1974)

This album is composed of a suite that is like 34 minutes long! But don't worry there's a shorter version of it as well...of course it's about peace and love :) i think the long version is totally worth the listen because it has many cool changes 🙏🏼

(short version)

(long version)

5. Peloma Bokiou — Peloma Bokiou (1972)

Unfortunately I couldn't find much information about this band, but their music often combines rock and greek traditional music (as you can hear from the song linked below!!) And I think it's wonderful

#greek music #poll #kostas tournas #socrates drank the conium #akritas #1970s #Ελλάδα #Spotify #peloma bokiou #greek stuff

[anghraine]

My grandmother's koulourakia were delayed but I've gotten them and they're super delicious with my tea :)

#anghraine babbles #greek stuff #deep blogging

[fluffykitteninabox]

#greek stuff #i woke up and chose violence #ok?

[lios-archive]

vangelis

#tagging this as vangeliscore or something #greek stuff

[mythological-mayhem]

My friend got me a copy of the Iliad & The Odyssey today! Hoping to add it in with my mythology brainrot <3 serious question though, how would you rate this out of 5?

#the Iliad #greek stuff #never read it before #but excited to read it

[tzinis-blog]

Η θέα λιώνει την ψυχή μου.

#quotes #greek quotes #love #γρεεκ #γρεεκζ #αγαπη #ερωτας #γρεεκ κουοτς #αποφθεγματα #ελληνικα κουοτς #greek posts #ellinika #γρεεκ ποστς #ελληνικα ποστ #greek stuff #greek things #quotes about life #erwtas #greece #agaph #ελλαδα #θεα αθηνα #θεα #βραδυ #αθηνα #night sky

[keyspell4678]

#greece #greek wildfires #greece wildfires #wildfires #signal boost #boost #ελληνικο tumblr #greek summer #greek stuff #greek posts

[mentalityofasinfulangel]

*Percy, Jason, and Nico at the zoo*

Percy: Why are all these poor animals kept in prison, man?

Jason: This is not a prison, Percy.

Percy: So what is it? A jail or something?

Jason: No-

Nico: *Pointing to a penguin* Bet that one is in for murder.

#percy jackon and the olympians #nico di angelo #jason grace #demigods #percy jackson #percy jackson memes #percy #jason #greek stuff #murder is okay #at the zoo #heroes of olympus #roman statue

[generouskittentidalwave]

Odysseus: *Gets Palamedes framed and stoned to death after he threatened his son*

My reaction: "Damn, I wonder who he got that from-"

Athena: *Drives greater Ajax mad to the point that he kills a bunch of sheep before then killing himself all because he was hostile towards Odysseus.*

My reaction: "Oh, that's who"

#seriously odysseus picked up on so many things from athena I would not be suprised #I'm pretty sure she even said herself at some point that her and Odysseus are incredibly similar #this is a very clear warning from the two not to mess with their children #odysseus #the odyssey #homer's odyssey #the iliad #homer's iliad #greek mythology #ancient greek mythology #ancient greek #greek myth #greek heroes #greek gods #greek stories #greek stuff #greek posts #greek myth memes #greek myth joke #epic the musical #epic: the musical #athena #greater ajax

[ghosts-of-love]

my brothers in christ im having such a minotaur phase rn it's not even funny

#ive been drawing art?? #i made a minotaur playlist #ive got no skills but i do have enthusiasm and transgenderism on my side !! #minotaur #greek stuff

[wingsofhcpe]

GAY MARRIAGE LEGAL IN GREECE FUCKIN FINALLY LETS GO

#greek stuff #queer stuff #IM SCREAMING??? I CANT VELIEVE THIS FJSKFJKSMFKS #i mean it's pretty fuckin clear that the current alt right govt only did it to detract from inflation #food prices having skyrocketed. the Tempi tragedy. the palestinian genocide which the citizens oppose but the govt backs israel #and the govt shilling out our educational system #but the end result is good and we will not be tricked into a false sense of complacency by it anyway so

[astroneira]

Miniature contained in the greek release of 666 (1975 remastered version) + label

#Aphrodite's Child #records #greek stuff

[anghraine]

My bio dad used to visit me when I was going to college in the Bay Area, and we'd go to this Greek restaurant in Oakland. He had never had Greek food before we started going, despite his mother being Greek and sending me Greek food, and it was a fantastic restaurant.

I'd always get galaktoboureko for dessert and since I haven't been able to find a place with it since, I decided to track down a decent-looking recipe with the same ingredients as the restaurant's version and see if it'd be impossible to make. My mother was glad to help out, so we gathered all the ingredients and are going to see if we can figure it out today.

We've made passable baklava before, so. /fingers crossed

#anghraine babbles #greek stuff