Is Navarone a town or place in Greece or is it ficticiously created for the movie The Guns Of Navarone?
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Yes, it exists, but in Greek it's called Navarino.
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Here's an interesting tidbit - I love the story of Adonis and Aphrodite. When Adonis falls from his wound, his drops of blood turned to blood red anemone flowers. Well, here's the neat thing - I went on a trip to Greece and went all around the Peloponnese and up to Delphi and to Delos and Crete, etc. All around the countryside in the fields and by the roadsides, there were these little wildflowers blooming. They are scattered about in springtime and are the brightest irridescent red you've ever seen on a flower! This is what I love - finding concrete evidence that still exists today that links us to these ancient myths.
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SYROS \n\n \nHISTORY AND CIVILIZATION\n\nSyros is the largest island of the Cyclades in terms of population, with about 20,000 inhabitants. It has a central position in the Cyclades islands, with an area of 84 square kilometers. The island has rich geography, with many hills and shallow valleys, and its coasts form a number of safe bays. Besides the densely built main town formed by Hermoupolis and Anos Syros on the East coast, there is a number of settlements scattered all over the island. In the sites of Chalandriani and Kastri, vestiges of the early Cycladic civilization (2700 BC – 2200 BC about), known as “Civilization of Syros – Keros” have been discovered. In the following centuries, the island came gradually under the influence of the Phoenicians, the Minoans, and later of the Mycenaeans. In ancient times the philosopher Ferekides, one of the forerunners of the pre-Socratic thought and also Pythagoras’ instructor, lived on the island. During the Persian wars, Syros was subjugated to the Persians and afterwards it became a member of the first Athenian alliance. The island became an autonomous state, with a parliament and municipality; however, it paid tribute to the Athenians.\n\n\n\nIn the Roman years the capital of Syros was situated in the area of contemporary Hermoupolis. At the end of ancient times, the barbaric raids and the plague of piracy, which had scourged the area of the Aegean for many centuries, led Syros to decline. In the Byzantine years Syros constituted together with the rest of the Cycladic islands, part of the Aegean Dominion. After the overthrow of the Byzantium by the Francs in 1204, Syros came under  Venetian domination and was included in the Ducat of the Aegean. Meanwhile Ano Syros was inhabited. During the Latin period, the majority of the local community accepted the Catholic Dogma, but it maintained the use of the Greek language. During the almost three and a half centuries of existence of the Ducat of the Aegean, Syros had a singular feudal regime. In the middle of the 16th century, the Ottoman fleet occupied the island and the Ducat fell apart. However the negotiations of the local authorities with the Ottoman Empire led to the offer of substantial privileges to the Cycladic islands, such as, the reduction of taxation and religious freedom. \n\nAt the same time, following an agreement between France and the Ottoman authorities, the Catholics came under the protection of the French, a privilege that was maintained for centuries. After the second half of the 17th century, a period of economic recovery of the Aegean area began, which reached its height during the transition from the 18th to the 19th century, while the special regime of the islands allowed the development of local self-government. The decline of piracy since the beginning of the 19th century had as a result the gradual liberation of the sea routes of the Eastern Mediterranean. Due to its crucial geographical position, to the support of Western powers, and to the reinforced local government, Syros became known as a maritime way-point. Moreover, the special social, religious, and institutional conditions prevailing on the island, led the Syrians to the maintenance of a neutrality at the beginning of the Greek Revolution in 1821. As a result, Syros became a secure shelter during the Revolution, and attracted many Greek refugees from Asia Minor, Chios, Psara, Kasos, and other places. The newcomers, mainly mariners and tradesmen, gave a new dynamism to the island, which, together with its demographic and economic development, was transformed into an administrative and cultural center. \n\n \n\n\n\nWith the foundation of the Greek State and the return to peace and tranquility, Syros became known as a cross-roads in the Aegean and as an international commercial center linking Western Europe and the Mediterranean sea to the East. Since 1830, the commerce of fabrics, silk, leather and iron developed in Syros, and at the same ti
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Sparta is part of modern day Greece.
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I have spent a lot of time on the Italian coastline and in Greece. It was GREAT. Also, Olivia cruise lines does have a cruise through the Mediterranean. Olivia is a lesbian/gay cruise line.
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From the Greeks.  Named after Mount Olympus where the gods were and hence the first Greek Olympian games were invented. Covering wrestling, running marathons, disk throwing and many other sports.
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The origin was on mount Dikti of Crete, when Zeus was a baby, according to the myth! Then, when the baby Zeus was sleeping, the five guardians Kourites brothers were exercising. The four brothers were competing while the elder, Hercules, was the judge who was preparing the wreath, from the wild olive tree branch.\nAfter time, they founded the city of Olympia, where the games rived to commemorate the foundation of the city, as well as the work accomplished by the Kourites bros and the saving of Zeus by them.\nEtymologically, Olympus is the outer sphere (the seventh) containing everything: Matter, Soul, and so on! This is where the supreme resides, thus the god! Being there god is simultaneously everywhere! Since the Olympics were held to honor Zeus and Zeus is on Olympian level, the ceremonies are called Olympian! Also, since the city founded by the Kourites Bros, they competitions are also called Olympic!
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Location: Southeastern Europe, north of Greece \n\nGeographic coordinates: 41 50 N, 22 00 E\n\nArea\ntotal: 25,333 sq km \nland: 24,856 sq km \nwater: 477 sq km\n\nMacedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991, but Greece's objection to the new state's use of what it considered a Hellenic name and symbols delayed international recognition, which occurred under the temporary moniker of the "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia." In 1995, Greece lifted a 20-month trade embargo and the two countries agreed to normalize relations, although differences over Macedonia's name remain. The undetermined status of neighboring Kosovo, implementation of the Framework Agreement - which ended the 2001 ethnic Albanian armed insurgency - and a weak economy continue to be challenges for Macedonia.
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Sappho of Lesbos was an ancient greek poet who lived in the city of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos.  Her poems were very different from many other greek poems of the day, in that they were very personal and focused on the intimate aspects of relationships between women.  It is speculated but not known that the women of the island Lesbos practiced a form of homosexuality not unlike that common between Greek men and boys of the day.  "Lesbian" comes directly from the name of the island, meaning an inhabitant of Lesbos.
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There are lots of websites with information about Greece.  Here are some of the ones I like best.\n\nI hope this helps.
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It isn't\nGeorgia (the state) was named after King George II of England the country Georgia is derived from the Persian word Gurji (the people in the country (not region of Russia- separate country) of Georgia call the country Sakartvelo- only foreigners call it Georgia.
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OPA, My big fat Greek Wedding is both accurate and inaccurate. There use to be a time when Greeks would just marry Greeks, but not anymore. I think that the movie is just trying to put emphasis on the culture more than who they do and don't marry. I think it also portrays how close Greek families really try to be and are. So for the most part it was accurate.
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Yes! im from Bulgaria! Bulgaria is a country in east Europe near by the Black Sea, Romania, Sarbia, Macedonia, Greece and Turkey. Its a very beautiful country and i love it :)\n\nsalman786usa, didnt answer good because we are in NATO, but we are NOT still in EU, we will be in January 2007.\n\nand yes we were in the loosing side in the both wars, but we won all the battles and we are the only country in the history that won all the battles, but losed the war! :(
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Once, I was in Greece. There was nothing like it. It`s the best!
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Your question confuses me.  It is made in a pharmacutical factory.
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They invented condoms.\n\nIn all seriousness, they're most famous for the "Trojan Horse" story.  They bravely held off the Greeks for ten years, keeping them from overtaking the city.  Then the Greeks pretended to give up and go home, leaving behind a wooden horse...\n\nRead the rest at the link below:
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Cyprus is the legendary birthplace of the goddess of beauty, love, sex and passion, the beautiful Aphrodite. According to Hesiod's Theogony, the goddess, who was also known as Kypris or the Cyprian, emerged fully grown from the sea where the severed genitals of the god Uranus were cast by his son, Kronos, causing the sea to foam (Greek: Aphros). The legendary site of Aphrodite's birth from the foam is at 'Petra tou Romiou' ('Aphrodite's Rock'), a large stack in the sea close to the coastal cliffs near Paphos. Throughout ancient history, Cyprus was a flourishing centre for the cultic worship of Aphrodite.\n\nCyprus (Greek: Κύπρος, Kýpros; Turkish: Kıbrıs) is a Eurasian island in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea south of the Anatolian peninsula (Asia Minor) or modern-day Turkey. The third largest island in the Mediterranean, it is currently divided into four main portions: the southern Republic of Cyprus (the predominantly Greek island nation-state), the unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the United Nations-controlled Green Line separating the two, and two British Sovereign Base Areas.