Why are the people of Hellas referred to as "Greeks," when there is no such thing? The people of that part of the world are known as Helliness, the country is officially known as Hellas, legally, embassies are Hellenic, passports denote as Hellas and in the United Nations as Hellas and the people acknowledge each other Hellinass/Hellinida; so why the deliberate persistence of the use of Greeks and Greece? Does this have something to do with the “Greek Orthodox Churches' deliberate attempt to suppress this identity with the ancient religion of Hellenism (Ἑλληνισμός)? Following this, if the Parthenon, the temple of Poseidon and most of the world-renowned heritages in Hellas, are in fact, temples of worship for the indigenous religion of Hellenism, are people permitted to officially worship there and hold religious ceremonies; if not, why not? “Those who fear life worship imaginary God(s) of others; those who love life, imagine?
hello, i am greek, there was a period in our history, while still under ottoman rule, when we were trying to find our national identity that we called ourselves γραικοι (pronounced yreki or greki) and thats where it comes from. Nowadays, in our language we use the word "hellenic"
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I have to work on Antenor's kore at college and your video was very helpful as a starting point to understand this period. Thanks a lot from France
great Presentation but weird choice of Music...
Thanks!
Why are the people of Hellas referred to as "Greeks," when there is no such thing? The people of that part of the world are known as Helliness, the country is officially known as Hellas, legally, embassies are Hellenic, passports denote as Hellas and in the United Nations as Hellas and the people acknowledge each other Hellinass/Hellinida; so why the deliberate persistence of the use of Greeks and Greece? Does this have something to do with the “Greek Orthodox Churches' deliberate attempt to suppress this identity with the ancient religion of Hellenism (Ἑλληνισμός)? Following this, if the Parthenon, the temple of Poseidon and most of the world-renowned heritages in Hellas, are in fact, temples of worship for the indigenous religion of Hellenism, are people permitted to officially worship there and hold religious ceremonies; if not, why not?
“Those who fear life worship imaginary God(s) of others; those who love life, imagine?
Rather worship an angry god than a r@pist one
hello, i am greek, there was a period in our history, while still under ottoman rule, when we were trying to find our national identity that we called ourselves γραικοι (pronounced yreki or greki) and thats where it comes from. Nowadays, in our language we use the word "hellenic"