History Hyenas: The Ancient Greeks
Chris Distefano: "What's up, cuzzy wuzzies! Welcome to another wild episode of History Hyenas. I'm Chrissy Chaos, and with me, as always, is Yannis Pappas, aka Yanni Long Days. Today, we're diving into the ancient Greeks. Strap in, because this is going to be wilder than a Dionysian festival!"
Yannis Pappas: "Yeah, baby! The ancient Greeks – the original philosophers, warriors, and drama queens. They gave us democracy, the Olympics, and, let's not forget, those crazy myths. Zeus turning into a swan to seduce someone? That's classic Greek wildness right there."
Chris: "Right? So let's kick it off with their democracy. Athens, around the 5th century BC, was where democracy was born. But it wasn't like today's democracy. Only free men who were citizens could vote. Women, slaves, and foreigners? No chance. It was like an ancient boys' club."
Yannis: "Yeah, they had this thing called the Assembly, where citizens could speak their minds and vote on issues. But it was direct democracy – no representatives. Imagine if we did that today. We'd have millions of people yelling over each other on Zoom."
Chris: "And speaking of yelling, those Greek philosophers loved a good debate. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle – these guys were the OGs of thinking deep thoughts. Socrates was all about asking questions and making people think. Too bad it got him sentenced to death. He had to drink hemlock, which is like the ancient Greek version of getting canceled."
Yannis: "Right! And don't forget about the Spartans, the ultimate badasses of ancient Greece. They were all about discipline, strength, and military prowess. Kids were taken at age seven to train in the agoge, a brutal system that made them warriors. They were the original 'this is Sparta!' crew."
Chris: "And then we have the culture – the art, theater, and literature. They invented drama with tragedies and comedies. People like Sophocles and Aristophanes were writing plays that are still performed today. Imagine if Netflix existed back then – we'd have epic Greek binge-watching sessions."
Yannis: "And the mythology, bro! The gods and goddesses – Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Athena. They were like the dysfunctional family of Mount Olympus. Their stories were wild – affairs, battles, and transformations. It’s like Greek mythology was the first soap opera."
Chris: "And let's not forget the Olympics. The ancient Greeks started it all. Every four years, athletes from different city-states would compete in events like running, wrestling, and chariot racing. And they did it all in the nude. Talk about leaving nothing to the imagination."
Yannis: "So there you have it, folks. The ancient Greeks – they were wild, they were wise, and they laid the foundation for so much of Western culture. From democracy to drama, they did it all. Now go out and tell someone about the crazy Greek myths or how Socrates got canceled by drinking hemlock."
Chris: "And remember, stay wild, stay curious, and keep listening to History Hyenas. We'll see you next time, cuzzy wuzzies!"

Hi, all!
I’m planning a trip to Greece with my wife. Ideally, we’d like to stay in Athens for 2-3 nights total and one of the islands for 5-7 night’s.
I’d imagine that our flights, once booked, will be in and out of Athens. I’m thinking we’d ideally go directly from our flight to a ferry and hit our island stay first. Then we’d come back up to Athens for the last couple of nights. I think round trip flights out of Athens will be most cost effective.
A few questions:

• Recommendations for islands we could visit that would pair well with an Athens stay? We aren’t partiers so no Mykonos. We just want something somewhat close to Athens that’s nice and reasonably authentic. I was thinking Crete but that’s a 9-hour ferry ride?
  
• Should it be Athens -> Island, or Island -> Athens? Assuming flights in and out of Athens.
  

Date: 05/13/2024

Reading time: 8 minutes, 1779 words

🏛️ Politics & Government

Disobedience actions were carried out in Yerevan, 151 citizens were detained (completed)

151 participants of the disobedience actions that started in the morning have been arrested. The leader of the "Tavush for the Motherland movement, Bagrat Archbishop Galstanyan, called the citizens to a rally on Republic Square on May 12.

CivilNet, Disobedience actions have been taking place in Yerevan since early morning, 88 people were detained (VIDEO), 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan

Prime Minister Pashinyan heads to the Kingdom of Denmark

Nikol Pashinyan will attend the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on May 14. He will participate in a discussion titled "From the Frontline: Armenia’s Defence of Democracy" as part of the visit.

Armenpress, Pashinyan travels to Denmark to participate in "Copenhagen Democracy Summit", Armenian PM off to Denmark for Democracy Summit

Armenian Parliament Speaker receives OSCE Chair-in-Office

The Armenian National Assembly President Alen Simonyan on May 13 received the delegation led by the OSCE Chair-in-Office, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta Jan Borg. The NA President presented to the interlocutor the process of the Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations.

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Argentina sees efforts of Armenia in establishing peace in the South Caucasus

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Armenpress

Mirzoyan provides constructive review about meeting with Azerbaijani foreign minister in Almaty

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Alma-Ata declaration inclusion in peace treaty is crucial for regional stability-Ararat Mirzoyan

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Armenpress, Mirzoyan: The signing of a peace treaty with Azerbaijan could end the long-term conflict

Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive”

At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.

PanArmenian

Yerevan Mayor receives World Bank representatives

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Armenpress

Protesters in Georgia reconvene to rally against foreign-agents bill

Several hundred people gathered near the parliament building in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi to protest against a bill on foreign agents. They are holding flags of Georgia and the EU, as well as banners demanding the withdrawal of the bill.

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European Commission’s Executive Vice President to take in the EBRD's annual meeting in Armenia

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The Armenian cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh is gradually being destroyed – Geghard SAF

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Armenpress

Armenia among top three countries in terms of cargo turnover growth with Russia’s southern regions

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💵 Economy

Armenia to host 33rd EBRD Business Forum with flagship sponsorship of Ardshinbank

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⚽ Sport

Armenian sambo wrestlers won 18 medals at the European Championship

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Armenpress

Armenian chess players wrap up participation in Dubai international tournament

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🏛️ Politics & Government

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CivilNet

Taking the Alma-Ata declaration as the basis for the definition is criminally punishable. Vahagn Melikyan

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CivilNet

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Tbilisi against the controversial law

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🏛️ Politics & Government

41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan

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PanArmenian

Abkhaz opposition figures support the Georgian protesters

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CivilNet

Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP

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PanArmenian

Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers agreed to continue talks on the open issues

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EU agreed on security guarantees for Kyiv

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Armenpress

UN Committee Against Torture issues findings on Azerbaijan and mistreatment of Armenians

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ArmRadio

Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights

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PanArmenian

EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility

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PanArmenian

Eurovision Grand Final: Armenia’s Ladaniva to perform number 19

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Armenpress, Eurovision Grand Final: Armenia performs 19th

We will build specialized sports schools named after all Olympic champions - PM

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited Armavir region. He visited schools of the settlements in the gymnasiums of which various problems and defects had been recorded. He also visited other settlements and got acquainted with the construction of new facilities. In Jararat, he attended the opening ceremony of a weightlifting sports school.

Armenpress, PM Pashinyan visits various communities in Armavir region, attends opening of Weightlifting School after Simon Martirosyan in Jrarat

Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial”

The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.

PanArmenian

🎭 Culture

Azerbaijanis completely destroy St. Ascension Church in Berdzor

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ArmRadio

Netherlands’ Eurovision entry disqualified from song contest

Joost Klein has been disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest after a backstage incident. An allegation of intimidation was made to Swedish police by a female member of the production crew. Ireland's Bambie Thug missed their dress rehearsal, but promised to be on stage for the show.

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I am traveling to Greece this summer and will be visiting with my cousin who is pregnant with her first child. I am sure Greece (& Europe) has a lot of baby items that are available in the U.S., but I wanted to ask the internet to see if there was anything that I could bring from the U.S., that might be hard to find in Greece. Ideally items that could fit in a suitcase.
I am bringing a few small things that my kids loved (the banana teether, baby Einstein take along music toy, baby rattle with the little cage style balls on the end), but would like to bring a few more things.
Thank you!!!

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The question is common but there are some specific considerations to add.
Along with my girlfriend, we recently started hiking more frequently. We live in Greece so our hikes are usually under good weather, rainy at the worst case.
We are looking for intro level shoes. Here are some specs/questions:

• Shoes vs Boots: I was advised to look for boots if I want to protect my ankles. But I really have not found a case where a boot would protect me more than just a simple pair of Shoes (I mean, if you misstep so hard, I think the ankle will be twisted no matter what you wear, right?). What do the more experienced advise on that?
  
• Ball width: I don’t know if it’s the correct term but we both have this issue that our little toes get hurt on the outside due to friction with the internal of the shoe. We,thus, select shoes with high ball width, especially when we walk a lot.
  
• Waterproof, good grip and made for stone paths: Although I assume most brands cover it, we want to make sure rain or some water on the ground won’t just instantly soak our socks. Also, the paths we usually do are rocky, so We need good grip.
  
• Budget: We are looking for a simple intro level shoes /boots. We expect to go once a month at most. We just want to make the experience smoother and safer, nothing special.
  

Thanks in advance 🙏

I (37 F) had my niece (26 F) over last summer. She flew in from the States to stay with my (40 M) boyfriend and me in Europe. When I heard that she was finally coming I was really excited as I haven’t seen her for many years. I decluttered, cleaned and tidied up the guest room and even decorated it with the things she likes, incense, nice colors, little wooden boxes and gem stones.
After she arrived, all was well for the first few weeks. After that I begun noticing that she would keep to herself more, just sit in her room (the guest bedroom) for most of the day. She would wake up very late in the day, about noon and would always be in a bad mood. We always offered breakfast, said “good morning!” with a big smile and tended to her so she would feel welcome. I mentioned mornings because she seemed to be more irritable then. She would just stare with a pissy look and sit far away from us. Now with the hygiene: she doesn’t shave which is a personal preference I have absolutely no problem with, but she bathes once a week and doesn’t put deodorant because she believes it causes cancer. But it was summer and she’s a big girl who sweats a lot. My boyfriend and I began to notice that the whole house started to have a sweaty, oniony smell. We tried to explain to her that it’s summer, we all sweat and smell and if she could please apply some deodorant. She refused and got defensive. We dropped the subject.
All this continued for some weeks to the point that we had to buy Lysol to spray around the house and my boyfriend is allergic. The worst part was when she was sitting in the car with us and we had to literally hold our noses and roll the windows down.
Well, a month later we planned a 10-day vacation in Greece and invited her to come with us. We thought that the change in scenery would motivate her and lighten up the mood. Oh how wrong we were! The same motif: she’d wake up late in the day to the point where we had to shake her awake or else she’d miss all the plans we had (cruises, sightseeing, taverns, the beach). She would be extra irritable and even shout at us. The last straw was when we went for a mini hike to some old monasteries and she got so pissy with us she decided to stay at the gate and not come with… She was even moaning about the fact that the European girls were so pretty and slim and why can’t she be like them meanwhile she always requests to buy instant ramen, sweets and sodas…In the end I was so done with this childish behavior that I told her “look, we invited you here, I paid for your tickets, make sure you’re fed, that you’re having fun and you show no respect to us, only complain and act aggressive toward both of us, for no reason! We asked you to put on deodorant as it’s a hygiene problem and you can’t even do that! Do you think we’re your personal servants? You don’t even clean up after yourself or help us with any chores!” (I understand she was a guest, but if I was a guest for MONTHS at someone’s house and my whole stay was funded by them plus my vacation, I would at LEAST clean up after myself and wouldn’t make a mess…)
All this drama took place by the end of the holiday and when we got back home she changed her tickets and flew back home early. I can’t believe she acted like this, she was never satisfied with anything, we took her to so many beautiful places, done so many nice things, tried to include her as she was always waking up late, and she accused us of alienating her, disrespecting her and trying to control her even though she did that to herself by staying in and playing video games. Back home she lives with her mother. Last I saw her was 15 years ago and she used to be such a nice, happy kid… I don’t know what happened to her between then and now as we never talked about very personal stuff, just exchanged memes and talked about job stuff and guys she liked. I feel like she has depression coupled with something else.She doesn’t speak to me anymore and she didn’t even say thank you for all we did for her. Not to mention I spent about 4K on her for the months she stayed with us…
So AITA for telling her she smells bad?
UPDATE: I forgot to write that I sat down with her at some point and we talked about hard times but she didn’t tell me what happened to her (if anything) to be emotionally distressed. I had major depression, alcoholism and unaliving ideation in my 20s and it was as if I was looking at myself. I tried to give her some pointers for therapy, ways to analyze her own negative thoughts/ stop them in their tracks and advice on how to cope with some things that I have similarly experienced. I told her I was having cognitive behavioral therapy twice a week for many years and was introduced to an antidepressant which was suitable for me after trying some. So visits to the psychiatrist every month. My life significantly improved and I learned not to torture myself. But she said she doesn’t believe in therapy and is totally against taking medicine. I feel like I can’t do much… She does not communicate, my family does not have a good relationship with her mother and everything she does is always someone else’s fault, she shifts the blame to them. She has a big problem with authority and strange ideas about life (i.e. that “people are not supposed to have a job, traditional jobs are slavery to the ‘System’ “). But even so, I can’t believe she did not feel bad about how she behaved.

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Context - We broke up over a year ago but after a few months apart we started seeing each other again. I don’t really know what we are at this point other than we are more than friends. Nonetheless everything is reasonably okay between us.
About 6 months ago he invited me to go abroad for his brother’s wedding. They had a house/villa booked in Greece for September 2024 and I was told that I only needed to sort my own flights out.
Because of the job I do I didn’t know when my shifts were going to be until about a month ago. As soon as I knew I asked him to send me the dates so I could book the time off.
Once I had the time booked off I had to ask him for the flight times so I knew which flights I was booking. Over around 3 weeks I kept asking him and he would keep saying he was going to but he didn’t. He then started saying that he kept forgetting.
Nonetheless, yesterday I asked him when we were out together and he once again said that he forgot. So, I asked him “do you not want me to go?” to which he said that he would rather go alone. I wanted to know why so I asked if it was something that I had done or said (not that I could think of anything that would have prompted this) and why didn’t he say something sooner. His responses were all quite avoidant and he eventually added that he wanted to spend time with his brothers.
I don’t really know how to feel, it’s not like he doesn’t see or speak to his brothers or that anything has happened to make him change his mind.
I’m not overwhelmingly bothered about not going. I’m more confused about why he would continually put off telling me that he didn’t want me to go. I don’t know whether this is as big of a deal as what I think it should be, especially because he’s hidden information from me that concerns me before.

Καλησπέρα greece, έρχομαι φορτσάτος με γκρίνια διοτι μας έχουν φτάσει στα όρια μας.
Τις προάλλες είχαμε κατεβεί Αθήνα εγώ και μια φίλη μου, και στον γυρισμό περάσαμε να βάλουμε βενζίνη απο ενα πρατήριο της ΕΚΟ. Προσπαθήσαμε να πληρώσουμε με κάρτα, αλλα δεν περνούσε. Εν τέλει πάλι καλά είχαμε κάποια μετρητά στην τσάντα και πληρώσαμε. Είχαμε φουλάρει το αμάξι, οπότε είχαμε δώσει 62 ευρώ.
Μετά απο καμία βδομάδα, εντελώς τυχαία (πάλι καλά το είδαμε), παρατηρήσε η φίλη μου κίνηση στην κάρτα αξίας 62 ευρώ απο πρατήριο. Συνειδητοποιούμε οτι μάλλον χρεώθηκε κατα λάθος, και παίρνουμε τηλ το πρατήριο. Πήραμε συνολικά καμια 20κάτι φορές, σε διάστημα πολλών ημερών, και δεν το σήκωσαν. Εν τέλει παίρνουμε την τεχνική υποστήριξη της ΕΚΟ. Μας λένε θα το δούνε και θα επικοινωνήσουν μεσα σε 3-5 μέρες. Αυτό ηταν πριν 2 ΜΗΝΕΣ. Φυσικά μετα την πρώτη βδομάδα ξαναπήραμε τηλέφωνο, και μας έλεγαν συγγνώμη και τα σχετικά και οτι θα ξανα-εξεταστεί.
Μετά απο βδομάδα, πάλι πήραμε τηλ και μας έλεγαν οτι "τους κανει εντύπωση που δεν εχει απαντηθεί ακόμα", και οτι θα ξαναστείλουν αίτημα για να δουν τι γίνεται. Πάνω στον μήνα ξαναπαίρνουμε, και μας λένε παλι το ιδιο παραμύθι, και οτι βλέπουν οτι έχουμε πάρει τηλέφωνο πόσες φορές. Ζητάμε το τηλέφωνο κάποιου υπεύθηνου και μας λενε οτι δεν γίνεται να μας το δώσουν. Μας εξηγούν οτι συνεργάζονται με εξωτερικό φορέα. Ζητάμε το τηλ αυτου του φορέα, και μας λένε οτι δεν γίνεται να μας το δώσουν. Τους ρωτάμε "τι μπορούμε να κάνουμε σε αυτο το σημείο", και μας λενε συγγνώμη αλλα δεν ξέρουμε. Μιας και έχω δουλέψει IT και ξέρω οτι μερικές φορές τα συστήματα απλα bugάρουν χωρίς κανένα λόγο, προτείνω να ξαναστείλουν διαφορετικό αίτημα, μπας και το προηγούμενο κάπως χάθηκε ή ανατέθηκε σε κάποιον και μετά αυτος απολύθηκε και δεν έγινε μεταβίβαση αιτημάτων (κλασσικό πρόβλημα σε τέτοιες εταιρίες). Μου λεει οτι θα το κάνει και να περιμένουμε λίγες μέρες ακόμα. Με διαβεβαιώνει οτι μέχρι το τέλος της βδομάδας "θα έχει λυθεί το πρόβλημα".
Περιμένουμε 1-2 βδομάδες, πάλι τίποτα. Παίρνουμε τηλ την προηγούμενη βδομάδα και μας λενε πάλι το ιδιο παραμύθι. Παίρνουμε και σήμερα και τους λεμε οτι το εχουν παρατραβήξει και οτι απαιτούμε να μιλήσουμε με κάποιον υπεύθηνο. Μας απαντάνε παλι και μας λένε δεν γίνεται, οτι "δεν εχει ξαναγίνει αυτό", και οτι ζητανε συγγνώμη και οτι θα προσπαθήσουν να δουν τι γίνεται. Αναφέρω οτι μπορούμε να βρούμε κάποιον φίλο απο Αθήνα (διότι δεν μένουμε εκεί), να περάσει απτο πρατήριο να δεί τι γίνεται. Μας λένε οχι, και μας αναφέρουν οτι ίσως να φταιει η τράπεζα και να έχει μπλοκάρει την επιστροφή. Χαζή δικαιολογία, και ακόμα και αν ισχύει, θα έπρεπε να γίνει ενημέρωση είτε απτην τράπεζα είτε απο εσάς. Δεν απαντάει και μου λεει ναι δίκιο έχετε, μην πάρετε τηλέφωνο την τράπεζα (οτι νάναι).
Εχουν περάσει συνολικά 2+ μήνες και απάντηση δεν έχουμε λάβει. Τι κάνουμε καν σε αυτο το σημείο; Καταγγελία μεσα απτον σύλλογο καταναλωτών;
P.S : Επι ΠΑΣΟΚ δεν κυνηγούσαμε τα 62 ευρώ τοσο μανιασμένα.

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Hello. I’ve never been to Europe at all… looking to go a few places for a 2 week honeymoon. We don’t drink, mid thirties and it’s November. So far after a little brainstorming.. we’re thinking coming from USA to Iceland for a few days and then Vienna a few days, and then Venice to Sicily perhaps for a week…
Also thought of Santorini Greece but not sure how ideal that is in mid November..