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Greek Like Me

A podcast about all things Greek. History. Language. Lore. Culture. Food. Mythology. Family and more. From diners to the Ottoman Empire, from the history of baklava to Greek Independence. What it means to be Greek and how it shapes our world.

Posts in the Parthenon
The Theft of the Parthenon Marbles
The Theft of the Parthenon Marbles

The Parthenon and its spectacular marbles survived for two thousand years. Then Ottoman Occupation enabled an opportunistic British diplomat to run amok among Greece’s greatest monuments, and pillage the symbol of Greek civilization and democracy.

The Unexplained: Sacred Greek Temple is an Optical Illusion

Phidias, Parthenon Sculptures

Acropolis, ancient ruins, architecture, Athena, Athens, civilization, culture, Greek, Greek heroes, history, mythology, Orthodoxy, Ottoman Empire, the Parthenon, Parthenon, Lord Elgin, LootingPamela Diotes Wood#theparthenon, #parthenonmarbles, #thebritishmuseum, #greekarchitecture, #classicalgreece, #athens, #athena, #phidias, #christopherhitchens, #ottomanoccupation, #ottomanempire, #britishempire, #lordelgin, #ancientworlds, #greece, #greekcultureComment
What Are the Parthenon Marbles?
What Are the Parthenon Marbles?

For 2,500 years the most spectacular marble statues ever seen graced the Parthenon, atop the Acropolis in Athens. For all of that time artists, architects, mathematicians, and scholars studied and admired the Temple of Athena and her sculptures. We’ll talk history, the man who envisioned the Acropolis complex, and why the Parthenon Marbles are pride and “essence of Greekness.”

Phidias, Parthenon Sculptures

Parthenon (Acropolis)

The Parthenon/History/Acropolis of Athens

ancient ruins, Athens, civilization, culture, Greek, Greek gods, heroes, history, Ottoman Empire, rituals, the Parthenon, tradition, Perikles, architecture, Acropolis, AthenaPamela Diotes Wood#theparthenon, #parthenonmarbles, #thebritishmuseum, #grecopersianwars, #Pericles, #greekarchitecture, #classicalgreece, #greekcitystates, #athens, #perikles, #athena, #thegoldenageofgreece, #lordelgin, #ancientworldsComment
Melina Mercouri Part 4: Exile, Politics & the Parthenon Marbles
Melina Mercouri Part 4: Exile, Politics & the Parthenon Marbles

Overnight Greece went from democracy to military dictatorship, and Melina went from privileged society girl and actor to political juggernaut. How love of country launched her from star of the Broadway stage into battle for soul of Greece.

Melina Mercouri - The Last Greek Goddess

Greek actor/politician Melina Mercouri on being a national hero

Interview with Jules Dassin and Melina Mercouri

Melina cafe bistro/ A Greek cafe dedicated to Melina Mercouri

Our thanks to the Melina Mercouri Foundation for permission to use photos from their gallery

ancient ruins, Athens, Broadway theater, culture, ethnic, Greek, Greek film, Greek heroes, Greek politics, heroes, history, Melina Mercouri, the Parthenon, tradition, The Colonels Coup, Political Exile, Political Protest, Greek Parliament, UNESCOPamela Diotes Wood#melinamercouri, #greekmovies, #greektheater, #manoshajidakis, #julesdassin, #mikostheodorakis, #pattakos, #parthenonmarbles, #colonelscoup, #lordelgin, #exile, #militaryjunta, #thelastgreekgoddess, #essenceofgreece, #heritage, #eu, #unesco, #neveronsunday, #Illyadarling, #podcast, #greek, #culture, #ethnic, #greekamerican, #greeklikeme, #americangreek, #greekdiaspora, #greekroots, #greekculture, #yiasou, #agape, #ellines, #ελλινεςComment
Melina Mercouri: The Early Years
Melina Mercouri: The Early Years

Melina Mercouri. Rebel, actor, anti-fascist, government official. The life and times of a Greek treasure, who broke the rules, made history, and risked everything for love of her country.

 
culture, ethnic, Greek, Greek heroes, heroes, history, humor, the Parthenon, tradition, Melina Mercouri, Greek theater, Athens, Greece in WW2, Greek politicsPamela Diotes Wood#podcast, #greek, #culture, #ethnic, #greekamerican, #greeklikeme, #americangreek, #greekdiaspora, #greekroots, #greekculture, #yiasou, #agape, #ellines, #ελλινες, #melinamercouri, #greektheater, #athens, #greekpolitics, #greeceinww2, #nazioccupationComment
This & That: What's on Our Minds This Week
This & That: What's on Our Minds This Week

Podcasting, Cats, and how you are not even Greek if you don’t have some representation of the Parthenon on your wall.

 
culture, ethnic, ethnic moms, food, Greek, Greek moms, history, humor, the Parthenon, cats and dinersPamela Diotes Wood#podcast, #greek, #culture, #ethnic, #greekamerican, #greeklikeme, #americangreek, #greekdiaspora, #greekroots, #greekculture, #yiasou, #agape, #ellines, #ελλινες, #cats, #greekandcats, #podcasting, #begreek, #parthenon, #mice, #mousepatrol, #restaurantsComment