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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 ...
Pontians traditionally speak Pontic Greek, a modern Greek variety, that has developed remotely in the region of Pontus. Commonly known as Pontiaka, it is traditionally called Romeika by its native speakers. The earliest Greek colonies in the region of Pontus begin in 700 BC, including Sinope, Trapezus, and Amisos.
Pontic Greeks. Pontic Greek music includes both the folk music traditionally performed by Pontic Greeks and modern Pontic music. Song and dance have a long history in the Pontos, ranging from ancient dances to the Acritic songs to folk songs. Certain dances, accompanied by music, date to ancient times, such as the pyrrhichios.
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.
Themiscyra (Pontus) Coordinates: 41°12′33″N 36°58′26″E. An amazon fighter statue in Terme of Samsun Province in Turkey. Themiscyra (/ ˌθɛmɪˈskɪrə /; Greek: Θεμίσκυρα Themiskyra) was an ancient Greek town in northeastern Anatolia; it was situated on the southern coast of the Black Sea, near the mouth of the Thermodon ...
Musical system of ancient Greece. The musical system of ancient Greece evolved over a period of more than 500 years from simple scales of tetrachords, or divisions of the perfect fourth, into several complex systems encompassing tetrachords and octaves, as well as octave scales divided into seven to thirteen intervals. [1]
The Kingdom of Pontus was divided into two distinct areas: the coastal region and the Pontic interior. The coastal region bordering the Black Sea was separated from the mountainous inland area by the Pontic Alps, which run parallel to the coast. The river valleys of Pontus also ran parallel to the coast and were quite fertile, supporting cattle ...
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.