Ionians are not purple!
Actually Ion (the flower) is spelled with an omicron, whereas Ion (the name) with an omega.Turks and some Arabs refer to Greeks as "Yunani", i.e., *Ionians* not*. This has no reference to "purple people" or violets, I would hope.

This message was edited 6/27/2006, 1:19 AM

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VIOLA from the Greek ION?  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  6/26/2006, 6:43 AM
Re: VIOLA from the Greek ION?  ·  morfydd  ·  6/26/2006, 12:03 PM
Re: VIOLA from the Greek ION?  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  6/26/2006, 12:19 PM
Re: VIOLA from the Greek ION?  ·  Miranda  ·  6/26/2006, 12:31 PM
Where are you Greek-Freaks out there?  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  6/26/2006, 12:58 PM
Furthermore...  ·  Pavlos  ·  6/26/2006, 11:09 PM
Re: Where are you Greek-Freaks out there?  ·  Pavlos the Greak Freak  ·  6/26/2006, 11:03 PM
ION, Athens, and the flower  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  6/27/2006, 12:56 AM
Ionians are not purple!  ·  Pavlos  ·  6/27/2006, 1:18 AM
But they do grow in flower beds!  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  6/27/2006, 1:51 AM
Re: But they do grow in flower beds!  ·  Pavlos  ·  6/29/2006, 2:12 AM
The link doesn't seem to work …  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  6/30/2006, 3:52 AM
Re: Where are you Greek-Freaks out there?  ·  Anneza  ·  6/26/2006, 11:28 PM
Not so!  ·  Pavlos  ·  6/27/2006, 1:09 AM