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Oh, Greek One (or anybody else, for that matter)...

by Phyllis (guest)

11/19/2001, 5:33 PM

I probably asked this question before, but I can't for the life of me remember the answer (goes to show what can happen when one takes advantage of a 2-for-1 sale at the Greek booth at the end of the event [my weakness: properly made spanakopita, followed by properly made baklava]) : what's the difference between Hellenic Greeks and Doric Greeks?

Thanks ahead of time,
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)

btw, Mike C. I am currently going through my notes from the event (100 college-ruled pages) from the different people I spoke with concerning etymologies of their names. (Can you say "writer's cramp"?)

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- Pavlos (guest)

11/20/2001, 3:22 AM

The Dorians were one of the three Hellenic subgroups (Doric, Ionic and Corinthian). It is considered the oldest, strongest and most "minimalist" in its language, art and lifestyle. No namby-pamby plumage among the Dorians! The Spartans, of which yours truly is a semi-descendant, were Dorians. Some historians have traced links between the Dorians and the Celts.

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