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alatismeni-theitsa · 9 months

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Amazing combo! I like how they both traditionally agree "family is everything" but the Maniatiko is stronger 😂

#Persian and Greek #persian #greek family #greek custom

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voulats0 · 5 months

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Η μυρωδιά του πατρικού μ>>> 😍

#γκρικ ποστ #γρεεκ ποστς #γκρεεκ #γρεεκ ταμπλρ #greece #greek family

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mitchiescustomcardz · 1 year

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding- "That's okay, I make lamb."

The perfect gift for the cult classic movie fan in your life!

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thefoodarchivist · 2 years

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Family mealtime ☺️

#food #balanced eating #healthy food #healthy living #healthy eating #food ideas #food inspiration #meal #meal ideas #meal inspiration #family meals #Greek meals #greek food #Greek family

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liquidstar · 5 months

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Yes, Greece still exists, we didn't all die 2000 years ago. Yes, people speak Greek. You people are so fucking stupid for real. So many of you claim to love ancient shit but can't even acknowledge the actual living culture of the people whose mythology and classics you romanticize. You keep leaving annoying comments about how you just forget Greek people still exist, thinking you're being quirky because you love ancient stuff soooo much that you forgot about the people it came from. You think about it so little you don't even realize that an actual Greek person has to read this shit, making it clear how little you actually care about the culture beyond the romanticized (and westernized) mythology. Don't claim you love Greece, don't use our mythology anymore if you can't acknowledge that we're still around without making it about how little you think about us. It's mind boggling that you'd think a Greek person would read this and think you're anything but obnoxious. Explode.

#this post is edited because you're all annoying. maybe I'll turn it back someday #it sucks that people can't even be normal about a funny family story once the fact that we're greek comes into the fold #suddenly its all about blorbofied mythology shit and idiots saying ''GREECE IS REAL???? 🤯🤯🤯🤯'' yeah percy j*ckson didnt make it up #maybe it would be less annoying if they weren't all saying it like I'd think it's funny that they don't know we exist instead of like #disturbing on a personal level. like what the fuck #man if you can't acknowledge we exist in real life just name your oc Icarus something else idgaf #so yeah explode. Skase. Voulos'to. Valto mesa sto katamalakismeno mouni tis mana's sou. Psophise. etc.

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specialagentartemis · 1 year

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in middle school during my Intense Greek Mythology Phase, Artemis was, as you can likely guess, my best girl. Iphigenia was my OTHER best girl. Yes at the same time.

The story of Iphigenia always gets to me when it's not presented as a story of Artemis being capricious and having arbitrary rules about where you can and can't hunt, but instead, making a point about war.

Artemis was, among other things--patron of hunting, wild places, the moon, singlehood--the protector of young girls. That's a really important aspect she was worshipped as: she protected girls and young women. But she was the one who demanded Agamemnon sacrifice his daughter in order for his fleet to be able to sail on for Troy.

There's no contradiction, though, when it's framed as, Artemis making Agamemnon face what he’s doing to the women and children of Troy. His children are not in danger. His son will not be thrown off the ramparts, his daughters will not be taken captive as sex slaves and dragged off to foreign lands, his wife will not have to watch her husband and brothers and children killed. Yet this is what he’s sailing off to Troy to inevitably do. That’s what happens in war. He’s going to go kill other people’s daughters; can he stand to do that to his own? As long as the answer is no—he can kill other people’s children, but not his own—he can’t sail off to war.

Which casts Artemis is a fascinating light, compared to the other gods of the Trojan War. The Trojan War is really a squabble of pride and insults within the Olympian family; Eris decided to cause problems on purpose, leaving Aphrodite smug and Hera and Athena snubbed, and all of this was kinda Zeus’s fault in the first place for not being able to keep it in his pants. And out of this fight mortal men were their game pieces and mortal cities their prizes in restoring their pride. And if hundreds of people die and hundred more lives are ruined, well, that’s what happens when gods fight. Mortals pay the price for gods’ whims and the gods move on in time and the mortals don’t and that’s how it is.

And women especially—Zeus wanted Leda, so he took her. Paris wanted Helen, so he took her. There’s a reason “the Trojan women” even since ancient times were the emblems of victims of a war they never wanted, never asked for, and never had a say in choosing, but was brought down on their heads anyway.

Artemis, in the way of gods, is still acting through human proxies. But it seems notable to me to cast her as the one god to look at the destruction the war is about to wreak on people, and challenge Agamemnon: are you ready to kill innocents? Kill children? Destroy families, leave grieving wives and mothers? Are you? Prove it.

It reminds me of that idea about nuclear codes, the concept of implanting the key in the heart of one of the Oval Office staffers who holds the briefcase, so the president would have to stab a man with a knife to get the key to launch the nukes. “That’s horrible!,” it’s said the response was. “If he had to do that, he might never press the button!” And it’s interesting to see Artemis offering Agamemnon the same choice. You want to burn Troy? Kill your own daughter first. Show me you understand what it means that you’re about to do.

#Electra was my other other best girl #I also stan Clytemnestra #love this murder family of women getting revenge in anguish for their loved ones they will never get back #tagamemnon #Greek Mythology #iphigenia #Trojan War #long post

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memetic-trigger-hazard · 3 months

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Trope blender strikes again!

Since the formation of the Justice League Dark to deal with supernatural threats, Diana had been acting as the team's 'Superman' for lack of a better term.

It was, however, not a position she was entirely suited to, as ironically enough when engaging supernatural threats she was better suited to the same role that Batman played in the Justice League, engaging with superior training, tactics and specialised tools while also acting as battlefield tactical command.

With the lack of any other candidates however, she made do. But not for long.

Thanks to a wandering little girl, Diana had gained a new cousin and uncle who were refreshingly free of the hubris of the Greek pantheon, as well as an unexpected (and terrifying) meeting with her Grandfather who was far different from the stories, she supposed death and a few millennia would calm someone down. She was pleased however to add some paternal family members she could enjoy calm moments with.

Her Uncle was willing to help, however his backlog from the previous King in addition to the repairs and ongoing negotiations for reparations with the United States government made her feel guilt for placing further demands on him.

Her younger cousin however was more than happy to "get out of the house", her Father's comments about the expansiveness of a TARDIS castle completely ignored.

Ellie was already training with her old friend Pandora (So many happy reunions) so Diana was more than willing to take her to Themascerya for an initiation to the Sisterhood of Amazon's. Danny was ecstatic that his daughter was making friends.

Now Ellie as Banshee is JLD's front line fighter and Diana is the tactician, a dynamic duo of their own. Diana is so proud of her little cousin.

Which is why today was very..... Strange.

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Basically the JLD have to head to the Watchtower for some threat, Ellie is super pumped because SPACE and Diana is excited to take her smol bean cousin to the Watchtower for the first time.

Batman and Co arrive and Drama TM occurs because "Holy shit that little girl looks like a Talia with blue eyes", Damian starts accusing and mouthing off, Ellie freaks because her Dad has warned her about the League of Assassins, so she freaks and bails.

Diana is explaining who Ellie is, how they're related when Uncanny Valley Danny in human form comes out of a portal in his "Royal Casual" work attire. Loose jeans,button up with vest, fluffy slippers with a coffee mug in hand. He's facing Diana, paying 0 attention to who else is there beyond "cool space station".

"Hey niece, why is my daughter running through my castle screaming about killer birds?"

"Ah, I believe she is referring to Robin being a former member of the League of Assassins." Diana replies.

Batman and the rest of the Justice League are tense, assessing this possible ally who RADIATES power and death. Anyone affected by death can feel it like static in their teeth during a lightning storm. Those who have been into the Lazarus Pits feel safe yet the overwhelming urge to KNEEL BEFORE YOUR KING.

"Well shit, someone actually escaped from the Fruit Loop Supreme? Anyone who gets away from my asshole grandfather is alright by me." Danny replies as he turns to look at the various heros, taking a sip from his mug.

"Danyal?" A faint hopeful whisper as Damian takes his mask off to look at his Brother (HOW, HOW? HE LOST HIM HE'S HERE HOW?) His dead twin somehow here and changed so much.

*Slurp*

"Well shit, didn't expect this."

This entire time Bruce's brain is making crunching noises.

It's not the extra son that's apparently God of the Afterlives. It's not the granddaughter.

Diana is his son's niece. Bruce had sex with his grand niece. Barbara is right, he needs therapy.

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drunk-werewolf · 2 months

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I've heard of many lies. But your "I love you" will always be my favorite

#angst #spilled ink #spilled thoughts #spilled poetry #poems and quotes #quote #quotes #love #heartache #heartbreak #lies #father #family #text #text post #greek quotes

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wolfythewitch · 10 months

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things you missed

#art #sketch #having a rough week time to draw the royal family #the odyssey #odysseus #penelope #telemachus #greek mythology #tagamemnon #wanted that sort of textbook illustration affect lmao

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artoflumeria · 5 months

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finally had the time to make this short comic for the SxF | Greek Myth AU

and obviously, no matter what universe, Twilight is down bad for his fake family

#i love them so much #spy x family #forger family #yor forger #sxf #loid forger #anya forger #sxf fanart #spy x family au #greek myth au #my art #fan comic #doodles

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aphemera · 2 months

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everyone’s reaction to the kate middleton disappearance is exactly how i imagined the people of sparta reacting to helen’s kidnapping

#can’t believe i realted this to greek mythology #anyway i hope the irish invade #tagamemnon #greek mythology #the illiad #helen of troy #helen of sparta #kate middleton #british royal family #royalty #trojan war #odysseus #the odyssey #the crown #irish reunification of 2024

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alatismeni-theitsa · 5 months

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a very random question: im a second gen greek immigrant in the uk, how do you tell if your greek family is really dysfunctional, or whether that's culturally normal? My whole greek family (all my aunties and uncles and my yiayia) live here now, and we were all rlly close but the entire family blew up after my dad got sick (he's getting better now). Is it normal for greek families to pick sides and self-destruct in times of crisis? Or are they crazy?

sorry ik this is kinda personal, i just dont have any contact with greek culture outside of my family, and I don't know whether this is like. . . usual? Like by english standards this isn't normal but idk if this nuclear level of family drama is normal for greeks, or if my family is specifically quirky

Oh, yeah, drama and division for Greek families is A Thing. But you are asking the question wrong 😄 Cause the "normal" Greek family is often dysfunctional. Sounds to me like you have a kinda normal Greek family 😂 Your case might still be peculiar but Greek social circles are filled with stories of such cases.

I don't know how nuclear we're talking but, yeah, it's possible. One side of my family is like that 😂 I don't know your family problems to judge exactly how common they are but in Greek families everything is possible. There's a reason many Greeks say "Holy Greek Family" in an ironic tone. Such families can f you up.

Not every Greek family is like this of course but I haven't heard of a family without drama even if it's just the 2nd or 3rd degree relatives. Take an example of a family member getting seriously ill. There are arguments about how to take care of this person and what to do with a potential inheritance. Then there are relatives wanting to take advantage of the sick, and the responsible caretakers can become tired which worsens their communication with other family members (who might phone and throw jabs about how the ill person is not properly taken care of).

If the arguments are about money, iiiii, it's even worse 😂

But of course it doesn't matter if it's normal for Greece, or a cultural thing. You still have to distance yourself from every toxic behaviour (where possible) and strive for some unity. Even if the case is normalized, it doesn't mean it's healthy.

#answered #greek family #modern Greece #greek diaspora

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moncuries · 1 year

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my personal favourites hehe

#star wars #fanart #my art #the mandalorian #boba fett #grogu #rey #poe dameron #finn star wars #din djarin #luke skywalker #my fav is when the jedi order is like... some business conglomerate #or that one fic where mandelorians were just an extended family of greek people based on my big fat greek wedding #srry if this is hard to read i rlly dont care

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mitchiescustomcardz · 1 year

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding- The Bundt Cake scene! Perfect for gifting the cult classic movie lovers in your life!

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where-that-old-train-goes · 2 months

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not normal about orpheus and eurydice. you loved someone so much it opened the stones of the underworld. so much that death had to listen. so much that everything stopped for your love. so much that you turned around. so much that even when you did wrong. she forgave you.

#orpheus and eurydice #hadestown #maybe #maybe not #greek mythology #mythology #i think loving someone that much is the most human thing you can do #i think that’s what it means to be a person #not romantically #not necessarily. even a friend. a family member #orpheus #eurydice #hades #persephone #shrike speaks #taking back what i said about love making you human. it doesn’t #but i think it’s a beautiful experience.#so. much happiness is wished upon the loveless aspecs i spoke to a while back :)

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theshitpostcalligrapher · 4 months

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yall i can't believe i haven't thought about this before but i tried it today and it was choice as hell

you know when you get a tin or a jar of stuffed grape leaves, how there's a bunch of remaining oil and seasoning in there? Use it to cook vegetables.

I had a lil tin of dolma for lunch and then used a bit of the oil like a ladolemono to fry up some zucchini, twas delicious

#food #idk if this is anything but yknow #listen i worked at a greek family restaurant for nearly 4 years #at this point home/comfort food is either chinese or greek

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