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Πανεμορφο Πηλιο. Γραψε και για τις παραλιες ομως στην αλλη πλευρα που ειναι τρομερες.

There are tons of amazing beaches in Sithonia Chalkidiki. I think Portokali beach is the best: portokali beach sithonia - Bing images But there are several other great beaches in the area. Lagonisi and Kalogria are great too.

Gorgeous island. You're going to love it!

I don't know many people of slavic background to have a rounded opinion (I just know a few with whom I play soccer with). There are some similarities (mostly because all Balkan Slavs lived a similar lifestyle as the Greeks during the time they were under the Ottoman rule). Most of the similarities seem to stop there though.

The name of the Egyptian city is not Thebes, it's Waset. Thebes is a Greek name. I don't know why the Egyptian city was later renamed to Thebes, it's possible that people from Thebes (Greece) moved there during the Ptolemies' rule and renamed the city, or it could be that the Ptolemies themselves renamed Waset as they did with many other Egyptian cities during their rule. Encyclopaedia Brittanica does indeed mention that the original name of the city during ancient times was Wase or Nowe, but doesn't give an explanation as to why and when it was renamed to Thebes (as we know it today): https://www.britannica.com/place/Thebes-ancient-Egypt So in that respect, even though Waset is clearly much much older than the Greek city of Thebes, the Greek (or Phoenician?) name/term Thebes is older and it's clearly Greek in origin (or Phoenician?), not Egyptian. I found this (in Greek) which is explaining a bit more about the history of Cadmus and the Thebans (not sure about the validity of these arguments): http://www.krassanakis.gr/thebes.htm Wikipedia's entry on Cadmus says what I mentioned earlier, that he was possible of Semitic/Phoenician background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmus

I've read a different story about Kadmos and Thebes. That they were possibly of Levantine or Phoenician origin, not Egyptian.

Can you provide some references from valid sources about this? I've never heard of this before.

Ha ha, yes I read this article a few days ago. I don't think there's a good chance that anyone living in the area we now call Greece in those days would be black. Of course Zeus and Achilles are mythological characters so this is a mute point

#2 should be an excellent reason to start using the forum again to vent your frustration Would make for some entertaining discussions.

I can only think of 2 controversial topics: religion and politics. Ok 3, sports too

Looks like all the regulars who used to post here often are mostly gone (I haven't seen eyoismos in here in ages!). Dino is managing and only posting on our Facebook since a couple of years ago (he has no time for both Facebook and forum). Not sure where the rest of the regulars are. Some are still reading all the new posts but are not participating, while most of the Greeks who visit this forum regularly are only interested in music and don't bother posting anywhere else. This is too bad as we've had some fun discussions over the years Happy new year!

It's a difficult, and long drive, from Athens to Lefkada. This is why many tourists avoid it. Beautiful island though. Now that the new highway is completed (from Athens to Ioannina through the Rio bridge) it's hopefully going to attract more visitors.

I've been to Lefkada several times. No connection to it, we just like the island. We stayed in the Nikiana area, at a hotel called "Ionian Blue". It's supposedly a 5-star hotel, but it's not really up to the North American standards. The price was decent (I think we paid around 180 Euros/night for half-board) and the views were amazing.

Is there widespread panic in the whole area around Houston due to flooding, people moving around etc. or is it business as usual where you are?

Did you have to leave your home? What's the situation in your area?

I haven't been to Kos in 20 years. The island has changed quite a bit since then from what I hear (I have a cousin there who owns one of those touristic shops). The island was busy this summer despite the earthquake and the issues with the migrants. However, as you said, most people now stay in all inclusives so the local shops suffer.

I hope our friends in Texas are doing alright.

I visited Kefalonia just for a day this summer (I was in Lefkada and took a boat tour around the island which also took us to Fiskardo in Kefalonia). Fiskardo is a gorgeous little town, very picturesque. All the Ionian islands are lush and beautiful. Are you going back in October??? I'm jealous!

This is the actual link to the book https://books.google.ca/books?id=GvxHAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Now, it's debatable whether these proverbs are "modern" as the book was written in 1832 - even though most of these proverbs are still in use. The proverbs are aalso written in Katharevousa (which is a purist/made up form of modern Greek used in the 1800s and early 1900s for most literary writing). Good find nonetheless

Sorry for coming late into the discussion (just back from Greece!). I agree with ajax that the ancient Cretans (as most pre-classical Greek tribes) seem to have come from Anatolia. If one looks at their art. language, way of life etc. it seems to bear many similarities to their neighbors from the east.

Sure, what do you need?

Good luck with that! By the way, Greece just received another bailout package. Thank you EU!

is this a real minister saying stupid things like this, or is this some comedian pretending to be a minister?

This is platia Omonias in the center of Athens in the '70s. I still remember it this way (it looked about the same in the 70s and 80s). You don't dare walk around in that area today. This is Monastiraki - most likely in the 70s from what I can tell from the hairstyles in the photo Many many people I know in Greece have fond memories of these times. If someone like Trump would show up in Greece and say "make Greece great again" and talk about the "good old times" he would easily get a 40% of the vote. Easy.

I guess you're right. Life in Greece is never going to be the same again. Things change, and Greeks have to get on with the times. However, this seems to be a common theme around the world these days where many people want to go back in time and live as if it's the 50s, the 60s the 70s or the 80s. It's not going to happen.