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Ancient Greek literature is literature written in the Ancient Greek language from the earliest texts until the time of the Byzantine Empire. The earliest surviving works of ancient Greek literature, dating back to the early Archaic period , are the two epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey , set in an idealized archaic past today identified as ...
Alek is a given name and alternative form of Alec. Notable people with the name include: Alek Bédard (born 1996), Canadian curler; Alek D. Epstein (born 1975), Russian-Israeli sociologist of culture and politics; Alek Dzhabrailov (1976–2009), Chechen human rights activist
In Greek mythology, the name Alke or Alce / ˈ æ l k iː / (Ancient Greek: Ἀλκή, romanized: Alké, "prowess, courage") may refer to: Alke, the spirit and personification of the abstract concept of courage and battle-strength. In the Iliad, she was depicted on Athena's aegis alongside Ioke, Eris and Phobos. [1] Alke, daughter of Cybele and ...
Alexey (Russian: Алексей, romanized: Aleksey [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej]; Bulgarian: Алексей [ɐlɛkˈsɛj]), [check Bulgarian stress] is a Russian and Bulgarian male given name derived from the Greek Aléxios (Αλέξιος), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius.
Alexander (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος) is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. [1] Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander, Oleksandr, Oleksander, Aleksandr, and Alekzandr.
Greek literature (Greek: Ελληνική Λογοτεχνία) dates back from the ancient Greek literature, beginning in 800 BC, to the modern Greek literature of today. Ancient Greek literature was written in an Ancient Greek dialect, literature ranges from the oldest surviving written works until works from approximately the fifth century AD.
Alec or Aleck is a Scottish form of the given name Alex. [1] It may be a shortened form of the name Alexander or a given name in its own right. Notable people with the name include:
Aleks is a given name and alternative form of Alec or Alex. Notable people with the name include: Aleks Buda (1910–1993), Albanian historian; Aleks Çaçi (1916–1989), Albanian author; Aleks Danko (born 1950), Australian sculptor; Aleks Tarn (born 1955), Russian journalist and writer; Aleks Paunovic (born 1969), Canadian actor