22. The Kyprogenes: Aphrodite with Stephanie Budin
Aphrodite is associated with love, beauty and, I learn -- quite erroneously -- with fertility. Often through this sanitized lens, we lose sight of who Aphrodite was: the Goddess of Sex. But who was sh...
2 Jan 20241h 2min
Primary Source XXII: A reading from Hesiod’s The Theogony
Cyprus has been intimately associated with the Greek goddess Aphrodite for centuries. According to Hesiod, in a calculated act of violence, she was born from the severed genitals of Ouranos near the c...
15 Des 20232min
21. Tα Kυπριακά: The Cypriot Greek Dialect with Stavroula Varella
Stavroula Varella (King's College London) joins me this month to discuss the origins of the modern Cypriot Greek dialect. We explore the meaning and origins of a myriad of words (e.g., ίντα, θωρώ, έσσ...
2 Des 20231h
Primary Source XXI: The Cypriot Greek Dialect: An excerpt from Leontios Machairas
Listen closely. You'll hear snippets of the Cypriot Greek dialect in this excerpt from the Chronicles of Leontios Machairas as he describes a particularly compelling event during Genoese invasion of N...
15 Nov 20233min
20. The Dragoman: The Ottoman Period with Antonis Hadjikyriacou Part 2
A dragoman was an interpreter and guide who facilitated communication between individuals or groups who spoke different languages, particularly in the context of diplomatic, commercial, or cultural ex...
2 Nov 202341min
Primary Source XX: Cabi Omer Efendi and the Execution of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios 1809
Cabi Omer Efendi was an Ottoman statesman and military commander who lived from 1750 to 1814. He served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire three times, and was known for his military successes,...
15 Okt 20231min
19. Osmanlı Kıbrısı: The Ottoman Period with Antonis Hadjikyriacou Part 1
The Ottoman Period in Cyprus, which lasted from 1571 to 1878, was a significant era in the island's history as it had a lasting impact on its culture, society, and economy. During this period, the Ott...
2 Okt 20231h 12min
Primary Source XIX: Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmet Pasha 1571
Sokullu Mehmed Pasha was a prominent Ottoman statesman who served as the grand vizier (chief minister) of the Ottoman Empire for over a decade during the 16th century, under the reigns of Suleiman th...
15 Sep 20231min
