Ancient Greeks believed that all dead people ended up to a dark underworld called Hades (Άδης), where three judges decided on their afterlife fate
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The Greek word Philoxenia, literally translated as a “friend to a stranger,” is widely perceived to be synonymous to hospitality. For Greeks, however, it is much deeper than that. It is an unspoken cultural law that expresses generosity and courtesy to strangers. Greeks are enormously generous when inviting others to their home or being invited […]
Ancient Greeks believed that all dead people ended up to a dark underworld called Hades (Άδης), where three judges decided on their afterlife fate
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