About Hellas and Greece

I've always wondered why the Greek Chinese name“Greece and English names German " "

Yesterday, I finally figured it out.

It is also thanks to the colleague Sotiris. I saw on Facebook that he joined a group called "the name is Hellas, not Greece"and asked him what the story was, and he spoke to me on Facebook .

Say it first.Hellas。 Greeks have always been called Greek."Hellas", himself isHellines, their language isHellinika。 This is because according to the Greek legend, the ancestors of the Greek peoples were called Heeren (Hellen), his descendants were called Hillens (Hellienes), where they live is called Greece (Hellas）。 In the Ancient Greek language,Hellas means "the Land of the Light ". Therefore, all the roots associated with Greece are hell-, and there is no Greeceor Greek inGreek.

AgainGreece。 The Greek in English isGreeceActually, the original source was Latin.Graeceo。 Bc146Greece was invaded by the Roman Empire of flourished until A.D.330 graeceo note, is that almost all foreigners except Greece (the exception of the few are Norwegians, who they call Greece for ).

Then why is it that the Greece are already known, but still have to return to Hellas?

It is natural for me to associate Greece with Greece as Greek, and of course to call Greece in the most authentic language. Sotiris affirmed my conjecture that this was the most fundamental reason, but he said there was a deeper meaning.

First, the Greeks had a little reverence for the Roman Empire, according toSotiris, after all, the Romans had learned a lot from the Greeks, and they were still in a religious system (or in the big Christian-owned group). But this name can be " Historical enemies

Secondly, the Greeks thought hellas " "greece Tang

It seems that the question of this Hellas or Greece is still a matter of nationalism in the final analysis. I wonder if this idea is common in Greece? (now look at this group there are many people.) )

Finally, I toldSotirisSay, anyway, the Greek in Chinese is based on"Hellas"Translate it over instead of"Greece", but I don't know how it was chosen.“Greece Instead of Inglis 。 sotiris Chinese people are very clever, ! 。

I think I'll try to say Hellas, not Greece.

Hellas [Yi ' las].

• Correct, the Greeks are Hellenes.
  

About Hellas and Greece