Greece: You will always find more to explore.


What does Greece mean ? 

Many scientists believe that the name HELLAS
derived from “sol” which means  “light”.
Derivative words are “selini ”  “sellas”.
So from the word Sellas came the word Ellinas and
Ellas. In antiquity all the people who spoke
the same language, believed in the twelve gods
and had the same ideals, could be called Ellines

Aristotle the philosopher stated that in Epirus the inhabitants,
the Selloi, then named Grekoi and now Greeks. 
The name Grekoi according to Aristotle was older than the
word Ellinas. This word predominated throughout the world
especially during the Byzantine period. The Byzantine
(then dedicated Christians) avoided using the word Ellinas
because they identified it with worship (idolatry) and they
called them Graikoi (GREEKS-GREECE). 
So from the Byzantine this term was established.