Hellas
Hellas ( Greek Ἑλλάς , Hellás ) is Greece's own name in antiquity and is still used today in ancientizing language . Until 1500 BC BC it was also the name of a city not far from Pharsalos in the southern Thessalian landscape Phthiotis , which is said to have been founded by Hellen (Ἕλλην). Hellen is also considered to be the forefather of the Hellenic tribe who lived in this region. For Homer Hellas was the name of the Phthia district (see Greeks: Names for the Greeks ).
To this day, the term is used in Greece in formal matters (e.g. as a designation in company names, e.g. of Greek subsidiaries of foreign companies), as well as on festive occasions (e.g. sports awards). For everyday matters, e.g. B. also in the television news, however, the modern Greek form Elláda ( Greek Ελλάδα ) is used.
In other languages, too, the term is sometimes used in a literary context. As a reference to the Greek culture, this term is also a godfather for various organizations and products. The term is found relatively often as the name of sports clubs , both historical and those of the Greek diaspora .
There is a Hellasstraße in Künzelsau, Oranienburg and Friedrichsthal. A Hellasweg in Hamburg and Magdeburg.
literature
- Julius Miller: Hellas 1 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VIII, 1, Stuttgart 1912, Col. 157-159.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pierer's Universal-Lexikon , Vol. 8. Altenburg 1859, p. 219.