Diogenes of Sinope
Diogenes of Sinope
was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. Also known as Diogenes the Cynic (Ancient Greek: Διογένης ὁ Κυνικός), he was born in Sinope (modern-day Sinop, Turkey), an Ionian colony on the Black Sea in 412 or 404 BC and died at Corinth in 323 BC.
Diogenes of Sinope was a controversial figure. He believed that virtue was better revealed in action than in theory. He used his simple lifestyle and behaviour to criticize the social values and institutions of what he saw as a corrupt or at least confused society. He declared himself a cosmopolitan and a citizen of the world rather than claiming allegiance to just one place. He begged for a living and often slept in a large ceramic jar in the marketplace.
He criticized and embarrassed Plato, disputed his interpretation of Socrates and sabotaged his lectures, sometimes distracting attendees by bringing food and eating during the discussions.
Diogenes was also responsible for publicly mocking Alexander the Great.
Συννεφιασμένη Κυριακή
Συννεφιασμένη Κυριακή,
μοιάζεις με την καρδιά μου
που έχει πάντα συννεφιά, συννεφιά
Χριστέ και Πα-, Χριστέ και Παναγιά μου
Είσαι μια μέρα σαν κι αυτή
που ’χασα την χαρά μου
Συννεφιασμένη Κυριακή, Κυριακή
ματώνεις την, ματώνεις την καρδιά μου
Όταν σε βλέπω βροχερή,
στιγμή δεν ησυχάζω
Μαύρη μου κάνεις τη ζωή, τη ζωή
και βαριανα-, και βαριαναστενάζω
Cloudy Sunday,
you represent my heart,
where it is all cloudy,
Christ and Holy Virgin.
When I see you raining,
I don't calm down.
You make my life dark (dull)
and I deeply sigh.
You are a day just like this,
where I lost my happiness.
Cloudy Sunday,
you make my heart bleed.
Taverna
Taverna (greek, η ταβέρνα)
is a small restaurant serving Greek cuisine.
As Greeks have migrated elsewhere, tavernes (plural) have spread throughout the world, especially countries such as the USA and Australia. The taverna is an integral part of Greek cuisine and of Greek culture.
Epictetus (Greek: Ἐπίκτητος; A.D. c. 55 – 135)
Epictetus (Greek: Ἐπίκτητος; A.D. c. 55 – 135)
was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey), and lived in Rome until his banishment, when he went to Nicopolis in north-western Greece for the rest of his life. His teachings were written down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses.
Epictetus taught that philosophy is a way of life and not just a theoretical discipline. To Epictetus, all external events are determined by fate, and are thus beyond our control; we should accept whatever happens calmly and dispassionately. However, individuals are responsible for their own actions, which they can examine and control through rigorous self-discipline.
Feta cheese
Η φέτα
Feta is a brined curd white cheese made in Greece from sheep's milk, or from a mixture of sheep and goat's milk. Similar brined white cheeses produced outside the European Union are often made partly or wholly of cow's milk, and they are also sometimes called feta. It is a crumbly aged cheese, commonly produced in blocks, and has a slightly grainy texture.
Feta is used as a table cheese, as well as in salads (e.g. the Greek salad) and pastries. Most notable is its use in the popular phyllo-based dishes spanakopita ("spinach pie") and tyropita ("cheese pie"), or served with some olive oil or olives and sprinkled with aromatic herbs such as oregano. It can also be served cooked or grilled, as part of a sandwich, in omelettes, or as a salty alternative to other cheeses in a variety of dishes.
Since 2002, "feta" has been a protected designation of origin product in the European Union. According to the relevant EU legislation, only those cheeses produced in a traditional way in some areas of Greece (mainland and the island of Lesbos), and made from sheep's milk, or from a mixture of sheep and goat's milk (up to 30%) of the same area, may bear the name "feta"
Aristotle
"There is only one way to avoid criticism:
do nothing, say nothing, be nothing"
Aristotle
Aristotle (Greek: Αριστοτέλης 384–322 BCE)
was a Greek philosopher and scientist born in the Macedonian city of Stagira, Chalkidice, on the northern periphery of Classical Greece.
His father, Nicomachus, died when Aristotle was a child, whereafter Proxenus of Atarneus became his guardian. At eighteen, he joined Plato's Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of thirty-seven (c. 347 BCE).
His writings cover many subjects – including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theater, music, rhetoric, linguistics, politics and government – and constitute the first comprehensive system of Western philosophy.
Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip of Macedon, tutored Alexander the Great starting from 343 BCE.
According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, "Aristotle was the first genuine scientist in history ... [and] every scientist is in his debt."
Οι όμορφοι άνθρωποι
Reading Comprehension!
"Οι όμορφοι άνθρωποι"
Question
1) Ποιοι άνθρωποι είναι όμορφοι;;
Vocabulary
Το βλέμμα = the look
Προσέχω = to notice
Σιωπώ = to be silent
Φλυαρώ = to talk continuously
Τσαντίλα = anger, dander (slang)
Αξιοπρεπής = dignified
Παύω = to stop
Ποθώ = to desire
Thessaloniki - Θεσσαλονίκη
Thessaloniki - Θεσσαλονίκη
Thessaloniki is the second-largest city in Greece
The 11-20 Number List!
Unfortunately, numbers are useful in everyday life. Prices, distances, addresses, telephone numbers. We need them. That's the 11-20 list. Enjoy!
Gournada - Christmas custom in Trikala, Central Greece
Greek Traditional Christmas custom in Trikala, Central Greece
25th of December, Gournada (γουρνάδα or γουρουνάδα - fem pig)
Happy New Year to everyone!
Καλή χρονιά σε όλους! Happy New Year to everyone!
Think positive stay positive..
positive adjective /ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/
- full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope and confidence
- certain and without any doubt
- (of a number or amount) more than zero
Vasilopita (Greek: Βασιλόπιτα)
Vasilopita (Greek: Βασιλόπιτα)
is a New Year's Day bread or cake in Greece and many other areas in eastern Europe and the Balkans which contains a hidden coin or trinket which gives good luck to the receiver.
On New Year's Day families cut the vasilopita to bless the house and bring good luck for the new year. This is usually done at the midnight of New Year's Eve. A coin is hidden in the bread by slipping it into the dough before baking. At midnight the sign of the cross is etched with a knife across the cake.
A piece of cake is sliced for each member of the family and any visitors present at the time, by order of age from eldest to youngest. Slices are also cut for various symbolic people or groups, depending on local and family tradition.
They may include the Lord, St. Basil and other saints, the poor, the household, or the Kallikantzaroi. In older times, the coin often was a valuable one, such as a gold sovereign. Nowadays there is often a prearranged gift, money, or otherwise, to be given to the coin recipient.
Παράξενη κοπέλα - Χιώτης - Νίνου - Βούλγαρης
Καλή Κυριακή...
Τι παράξενη κοπέλα είσαι εσύ
τι μεράκια έχεις και σε βασανίζουν;
Ώρα τώρα το έχεις ρίξει στο κρασί
και τα μάτια σου τα βλέπω να δακρύζουν.
τι μεράκια έχεις και σε βασανίζουν;
Ώρα τώρα το έχεις ρίξει στο κρασί
και τα μάτια σου τα βλέπω να δακρύζουν.
Τι μυστήριο κορίτσι είσαι εσύ
μια σε βλέπω στα μεταξωτά ντυμένη,
μια σε βλέπω να τα πίνεις σαν τρελή
κι από ντύσιμο πολύ κακοφτιαγμένη.
μια σε βλέπω στα μεταξωτά ντυμένη,
μια σε βλέπω να τα πίνεις σαν τρελή
κι από ντύσιμο πολύ κακοφτιαγμένη.
Τι παράξενη κοπέλα είσαι εσύ
δεν μ’ αρέσει η ζωή αυτή που κάνεις.
Άσε πλέον τις ταβέρνες το κρασί,
σου το λέω πως στην ψάθα θα πεθάνεις.
δεν μ’ αρέσει η ζωή αυτή που κάνεις.
Άσε πλέον τις ταβέρνες το κρασί,
σου το λέω πως στην ψάθα θα πεθάνεις.
Μιχάλης Χατζηγιάννης - Χωρίς Αναπνοή (with translation in english)
Καλημέρα με ένα τραγούδι
Μιχάλης Χατζηγιάννης - Χωρίς Αναπνοή (with translation in english)
Πάνε ώρες που `χω εδώ
χωρίς αναπνοή
Σε ταυτόχρονο ρυθμό
δενόμαστε μαζί
Δυναμώνεις το σφυγμό
Στενεύει η επαφή
Θεέ μου όλα τα `χω δει....
Και αντίστροφα ο χρόνος μετράει
κι αγκαλιαζόμαστε κι ενώνουν τα χέρια
Σαν τρελή η καρδιά μου χτυπάει
κι εκτοξευόμαστε οι δυο μας στ’ αστέρια
Μα σε ταχύτητα όπως πάμε φωτός
Τα μάτια κλείνω και σφυχτά σε κρατάω
Και πριν προλάβει να εκραγεί ο ουρανός
Στ’ αποκορύφωμα του τέλους ξεσπάω.
Σ’ αγαπάω
Πανε ώρες που `πα εδώ τελειώνει η λογική
Κατι πέρα απ’ το μυαλό
μου δίνει εντολή
Σ’ άλλη διάσταση θα μπω
θ’ αλλάξω εποχή
Αφου όλα τα `χω δει....
The Imperative Song
Καλημέρα!
I try to find verbs in imperative hidden in this song...Can you help? Please?
The best present!
The best present! A piece of paper and some words written by my student!
"Ο μέτριος δάσκαλος μιλάει. Ο καλός δάσκαλος εξηγεί. Ο εξαιρετικός δάσκαλος δείχνει. Ο μεγάλος δάσκαλος εμπνέει.
Ευχαριστώ Θανάση! Γιατί είσαι αυτός που εμπνέει"
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Thank you Thanasis! Because you are the one who inspires”
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