#ellenika

please let genuine lovers of story and myth and beauty find me,

may i build a refuge for both voices ancient and modern

and maybe of my own

the algorithm is the great river of many

and i am imperceptible to that of others

may this small vessel endure regardless

and reach those who need to be reached

love, kai

there are literally free greek mythology reading guides with accessible language at your reach, and you might not see this again if you don't subscribe now

English : crane (Germanic)

German : der Kranich (Germanic)

Spanish : la grulla/grúa (Latin grus)

Italian : la gru/grua (Latin - grus)

Greek/Hellenic :

ο γερανός/το γεράνι, ο κρέκαλος (o yeranos, o krekalos - Hellenic)

η τούρνα (i turna - Turkic)

Farsi/Persian :

کلنگ - باتر  (kuleng, batir - Iranic)

درنا (dorna - Turkic)

Turkish :

turna, gök kazı, angık/angıt/angut (Turkic)

küleng/külenk, batir (Farsi), kürki/küraki (Arabic)

Turkmen&Uzbek :

turna/durna/dorna, kök kaz/gök gaz (Tr)

külenk/küleng, batir (Farsi)

Arabic : كُرْكِيّ  (kurkiy - Semitic)

Me: I have too much going on right now, I really shouldn’t start anything new… 😌 Also me: CREATED A DISCORD. Dark academia vibes, mythology nerds only, Epic The Musical playing 24/7 in the music channel, dramatic rants encouraged, and probably slightly haunted by Ares or something-🏛️🕯️✨

I think that today should be about loving people and bringing people together: loving your soulmate, your family, your friends, your pets... That’s why I made a little playlist with a bunch of cute songs about love, friendship and family in different languages :)

English: 

Surefire - John Legend Good times - All Time Low Don’t be so shy - Imany Glory - Bastille  Shape of you - Ed Sheeran Youth - Troye Sivan I will follow you into the dark - Death cab for cutie Love me now - John Legend Mi universo - Red Wine  

French: 

Viens on s’aime - Slimane Je l’aime à mourir - Francis Cabrel  Je te promets - Johnny Hallyday Morgane de toi - Renaud  Elle a les yeux revolver - Marc Lavoine 

Italian: 

Con te partiro - Andrea Bocelli Ti amo - Umberto Tozzi Perfect Symphony - Ed Sheeran and Andrea Bocelli  Sarà perchè ti amo - Ricchi e poveri Vivo per lei - Andre Bocelli 

Spanish: 

Mi universo - Red Wine 

Greek: 

Here are some websites and videos about different Hellenic Languages and cultures.

Ελληνικά/Greek

The dialect of Greek spoken throughout Greece, Cyprus, and the Greek diaspora.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Greek

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeks

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece

https://www.omniglot.com/writing/greek.htm

https://www.duolingo.com/course/el/en/Learn-Greek-Online

https://www.youtube.com/user/greekpod101

https://youtu.be/OIB5SKG3no0

https://youtu.be/7o8NcTiXGYI

https://youtu.be/mQyL3LgJwXA

Τσακώνικα/Tsakonian ‬

The modern descendant of Doric Greek (the language of Sparta). Surviving only in a few villages in southern Greece.

http://www.tsakoniandialect.info

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsakonian_language

https://www.omniglot.com/writing/tsakonian.htm

https://youtu.be/321JX9QiME0

https://youtu.be/0nxD4GDJXCw

Γκρίκο/Griko

A variety of Greek spoken in southern Italy. It has heavy influence from Italian and the surrounding languages.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griko_dialect

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griko_people

https://www.omniglot.com/writing/griko.htm

https://tribalingual.com/courses/greko-2/

https://youtu.be/ofs4ARx-QN4

https://youtu.be/LSktx_kr4ww

https://youtu.be/dHCf9k3u2IQ

https://youtu.be/C0p05Wdafa8

https://youtu.be/ofs4ARx-QN4

https://youtu.be/PhMxt9nZ3tM

Ποντιακά/Pontic Greek

A dialect of Greek spoken in northern Anatolia and in a few Greek villages, due to the population exchange.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontic_Greek

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontic_Greeks

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_genocide

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontus_(region)

https://www.omniglot.com/writing/pontic.htm

https://youtu.be/vHWpv_3NmBs

https://youtu.be/UcAYP4irSyQ

https://youtu.be/kVHgdgKR6tw

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL630-q6V5tZBoP1gtbZyP1vouwsdzmTn9

יעואני גלוסא‬/ Yevanic

The Greek spoken by the Yevanic Jews of Greece, also called the Romaniotes. It is kind of like Jewish English, from what I’ve read, it’s mutually intelligible with Greek, but it has some Hebrew words thrown in. I still feel like it’s really interesting and worth mentioning.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevanic_language

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Greece

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romaniote_Jews

https://www.omniglot.com/writing/yevanic.htm

https://youtu.be/9NRqqjflY7Y

Σάννα/Cypriot Maronite Arabic

Sanna is Arabic not Hellenic, but it is heavily influenced by Greek. It is spoken in Cyprus, and one of the National languages.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypriot_Arabic

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Cypriot_Arabic_Swadesh_list

Πως σας βλέπω (και ΘΑ σας βλέπω) όλους εδώ μέσα.