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Greek culture and history is, in a way, a history of the human world, as the Greeks have been around for thousands of years - even if Greece was itself conquered by others (like the Roman and Ottoman empires). Just as the people of Greece have lived on and survived for hundreds of generations, many inventions and innovations have lived on through various cultural changes as well. We would like to take this time to acknowledge and appreciate some of the great Greek innovations that are vital to even today's cultural and societal fabric. What we will mention here are...

There is a reason why English is perhaps the mostly widely understood language in the world and is often the official language of much international business and government interactions - it contains words, phrases and grammatical tricks that have been borrowed, lifted, modified or flat-out stolen from other world languages, including the "Romantics" like Greek, Latin, Spanish, Italian, etc. But with hundreds of thousands of words in the English language, and English being used for dozens of generations now, it's next to impossible to know where some words originate  without looking in a dictionary. There are even some words that...

Toula Portokalos burst into the scene with My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Her relatable character and zany family made for a very entertaining insight into the Greek culture which surprisingly resonates with others who are, according to her father Gus, non-Greeks. After all, most of the English words are borrowed from Greek, and most modern names you may come across likely have Greek roots. Gus even managed to connect the very Japanese 'kimono' to Greek. True to his character, he toasted his daughter's wedding with, "The root of the word Miller is a Greek word. Miller come from the Greek...

Are you proud of your Greek heritage and want to wear it on your sleeve? We at Kantyli are here to help you do just that! You can order a wide range of custom made household items that showcase Greek history in all its glory. You can also get your names and popular quotes printed in Greek literature and have them presented to loved ones. Here is a list of products that epitomize Greek Culture. Greek Coffee Mugs You can order custom made coffee cups that feature names in authentic Greek. You can order cups of different colors for the...

Something happened at this church that changed my life forever.