greeks

     

approx. 16,000,000

Trivia about greeks

  • In the "Aeneid", Virgil wrote, "I fear" them "even when they bring gifts"
  • Eros,Poseidon,Zeus
  • These ancient people referred to themselves as Hellenes
  • The planet Uranus was named for the sky god of this ancient civilization
  • In the "Aeneid", the Roman poet Virgil quipped, "I fear" them "even when they bring gifts"
  • Delacroix, like Byron, sided with this people's fight to break free of Turkey, leading to his "Massacre at Chios"