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v. t. e. In Greek mythology, Pontus (/ ˈpɒntəs /; Greek: Πόντος, translit. Póntos, lit. "Sea") [1] was an ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god, one of the Greek primordial deities. Pontus was Gaia 's son and has no father; according to the Greek poet Hesiod, he was born without coupling, [2] though according to Hyginus, Pontus is the son of ...
Pontic Greek (Pontic: Ρωμαίικα, romanized:Rhomaiika, [ a ] Greek: Ποντιακά, romanized:Pontiaka; [ b ] Turkish: Rumca or Romeika) [ 3 ][ 4 ] is a variety of Modern Greek indigenous to the Pontus region on the southern shores of the Black Sea, northeastern Anatolia, and the Eastern Turkish and Caucasus region.
The Pontic Greeks (Pontic: Ρωμαίοι, Ρωμιοί; [a] Turkish: Pontus Rumları or Karadeniz Rumları; Greek: Πόντιοι, Ελληνοπόντιοι[b][c]), also Pontian Greeks or simply Pontians, are an ethnically Greek [18][19] group indigenous to the region of Pontus, in northeastern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). They share a ...
e. Pontic Greek folk dances are a group of over ninety dances traditionally performed by Pontic Greeks (Pontic: Ρωμαίοι). [1] Dance has been an integral part of Pontian culture since ancient times. [2] Dances vary based on region. [3] Today, few Pontians remain in the Pontus region, but those living in the diaspora worldwide still ...
e. Greek traditional music (Greek: παραδοσιακή μουσική, "traditional music"; also δημοτικά τραγούδια, "folk songs") includes a variety of Greek styles played by ethnic Greeks in Greece, Cyprus, Australia, the United States and other parts of Europe. Apart from the common music found generally in Greece, each ...
Aktina FM is the only Greek American radio station streaming online in a bilingual format, and the second online radio station to emerge in the world. It was initially launched on New York's public station WNYE 91.5FM on May 3, 1993 and soon after online. In late 2016, Aktina FM became a fully fledged 24/7 online radio station streaming ...
Republic of Pontus. The Republic of Pontus (Greek: Δημοκρατία του Πόντου, romanized: Dimokratía tou Póntou) was a proposed Pontic Greek state on the southern coast of the Black Sea. Its territory would have encompassed much of historical Pontus and today forms part of Turkey's Black Sea Region.
Mithridates is the Greek attestation of the Iranic name Mihrdāt, meaning "given by Mithra", the name of the ancient Iranian sun god. [5] The name itself is derived from Old Iranian Miθra-dāta-. [6] The epithet "eupator" means "of a well (noble) father", and was adopted by a number of other Hellenistic rulers as well. [7]