Despite the language, ethnologists are uncertain if modern Greeks are at all related to the ancient Greeks.
On the other hand . . .
Despite the language, ethnologists are uncertain if modern Greeks are at all related to the ancient Greeks. |
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Well, I guarantee you that the guys in this video would not have been recognized...
as countrymen by the ancients. Changing of the Guards -- Greek Parliament/Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov |
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Neat. Thanks.
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The outfits would be ridiculous enough . . .
. . without the totally absurd choreography. The outfits are actually a very highly fantasized version of the garb worn by Greek mountain warriors who fought against the Turks - but I think those guys would choose death rather than wear these foppish versions, never mind having to do the dance. Of course, I watched some of the other guard changing dances, and they're all nearly as absurd. The Europeans claim to be so "sophisticated" and yet they go and dress up in weird costumes and participate in this sort of absurdity. Actually, what it most reminds me of is a more formalized version of a parade by the Radical Faeries. Sheesh! |
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Short form: Monty Python, hovering near the planet Tralfamador, mimes the goose-step.
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Heh.
I visited Athens in the late '90s. In the gift shop on the Acopolis there was a statue of Neptune or someone. I looked down at his feet and his toes were just like mine - pinky toe substantially shorter than the rest (like a bone is missing or something)! Not this, but something like it: I'm 1/4 Greek. More Proof!!: A Forestry Professor who apparently loves to pseydo-analyses the origins of ancient statues based on podiatric criteria sent an e-mail to the press woman in charge for the communication of the excavations in ancient tomb of Amphipolis; Yes, we have such a position here: press office of Amphipolis tomb excavations… In an laughable effort to solve the mystery of the Amphipolis tomb origin the professor sat down and developed a theory of his own. I think people have made similar inferences based on ear lobes (attached or not, hanging down or not, etc.) - dunno if there's any real statistics behind this stuff or not, but it's interesting. Cheers, Scott. |
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Re: Heh.
>>> ... - dunno if there's any real statistics behind this stuff or not Well, if you have some time, here's a start! They talk about various physical characteristics and how they became survival features, among other things. https://www.amazon.com/Encounter-Anthropology-Robin-Fox/dp/0151287937/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1468690159&sr=1-2&keywords=encounter+with+anthropology Excerpt from Google books: https://books.google.com/books?id=bXAaXWTR5EMC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=encounter+with+anthropology&source=bl&ots=7x9WhGyJIt&sig=6z1xIG5T05bC6n-c7xQWdJ-PK4M&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAzdG8wvjNAhVj7YMKHWK0B8IQ6AEIQDAF#v=onepage&q=encounter%20with%20anthropology&f=false |
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Thanks. :-)
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Geez, I must have some Greek roots! :)
Closest match, anyway. But, then Crimea was Greek in antiquity before the Tatars drove them out. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov |
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Re: Heh.
I've used a chart like that before. Told my sister she was adopted, and here's the proof. |
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rofl. :-)
I seem to be a bit of a mongrel based on that foot chart. My 2nd toe is longer than my big toe, but my 3rd toe is almost as long. So, if you believe that, I'm a mixture of Greek and Roman. But the most striking feature is the pinky toe - it barely reaches the starting point of the 3rd toe. Cheers, Scott. |
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"None of the above" here.
Big toe longest, next toe to 3/4 of the big toenail, All smaller toes in an arc. My ancestry is all Baltic. |