I typed in Olympic Games and Olympia until I thought of Summer Olympic Games and even Summer Olympia. Too stupid for 'Summer Olympics'. (though the term is probably incorrect for 1896, as there were no 'Winter Olympics' back then).
Ellada is the modern form, which is merely the accusative case of (H)ellas. The soft "h" sound was dropped over the centuries, as it happened with the latin languages.
However, Hellas is still widely used today, especially in chants, poems and more "formal" occasions. The athletes representing the country have "ΕΛΛΑΣ" written on their uniforms as well.
Alexander The Great was the king of a Proto-Greek kingdom of Macedon, the modern nation known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Correct Name for understanding) is inhabited by a offshoot of the Slavic people, closely related to modern Bulgarians, known as Slavic Macedonians, that settled in the north of Macedonia around the 7th Century and assimilated some of Macedonian Greeks. Confusion arises due to the government of FYROM cultural and historical misappropriation of key figures and symbols. This is common mistake though.
Then it would be totally wrong. I like looking through the comments to see interesting/funny ones, but these days it seems to be mostly just people asking QM to accept wrong spellings.
You’re right he just spoke and wrote in Greek, was taught by Socrates, spent his childhood in Thebes (Greek city), had a Greek name, ruled over Greek grounds in a unified Greece as he called it... but sure he was Slavic
Am I the only one who thought the peninsula referred to the Peloponnese? Because that is a real peninsula. Balkan includes a lot more landmass, which looks hardly like a peninsula anymore. If Balkan was one, then so would be Italy, if not more so.
It's made from a lot of different things but the main ingredient is usually either eggplant or potato. I had it in many different locations from Greece to Cyprus to Turkey to Israel and it was always very different place to place. Wouldn't surprise me to see a zucchini-based variety.
oh I guess you're the expert, then, and I was lied to by the many different locals serving me different varieties of the stuff. Thanks for chiming in and overruling them.
No, because it refers to the ancient Kingdom of Macedonia. The modern state of North Macedonia was exactly renamed to avoid the confusion with the ancient state.
The Archemedes question is interesting as he was from Syracuse which was a Greek state technically, but in Sicily. Kind of an example of how the idea of a Greek nation really doesnt fit with the actual history of the Greek people throughout the ancient world
However, Hellas is still widely used today, especially in chants, poems and more "formal" occasions. The athletes representing the country have "ΕΛΛΑΣ" written on their uniforms as well.
It would be fun to see a modern day Greece quiz.