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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 tagged #dionysius
Orpheus and Eurydice
Orpheus and Eurydice

A tragic tale of a love lost, and one man’s heroic effort to use the only weapon he has to persuade the Lord of Death to give her back: his music.

Ancient Greece, Archaeology, culture, Dionysus, Ghosts, Greek, Greek gods, Greek heroes, heroes, Mt. Olympus, mythology, rituals, Apollo, Love lostPamela Diotes Wood#orpheusandeurydice, #orpheus, #eurydice, #hades, #lordofdeath, #orphism, #sirens, #argonautika, #theninemuses, #apollo, #dionysius, #oracles, #greekmythology, #greek, #art, #maenads, #greekcultureComment
Patras Carnival
Patras Carnival

Apokries means Carnival Season in Greece, and Patras Carnival is the biggest. Inspired by Dionysus, influenced by Venice and France, it has a nearly two hundred year history of Masquerade balls, parades, a near-diplomatic crisis, arson, and treasure hunts. Καλές Απόκριες!

PATRA`S CARNIVAL 2019

Patras Carnival 2023 - Tv spot

APOKRIES IN ATHENS

Απόκριες Thessaloniki

Patras Carnival website

culture, ethnic, Greek, history, mythology, tradition, Patras Carnival, Apokries, Orthodox Lent, Dionysus, Bourboúlia, Burnt Thursday, Chocolate WarsPamela Diotes Wood#patrascarnival, #καλέςαπόκριες, #podcast, #masqueradeball, #thetreasurehunt, #διονύσιος, #dionysius, #bourboúlia, #tsiknopempti, #chocolatewars, #ethnicity, #greeklikeme, #greekhistory, #history, #ethnic, #greekroots, #greeks, #ellines, #ελλινεςComment