Greece

There is more information available on this subject at Greece on the English Wikipedia.

The Greek flag.

The Hellenic Republic (or Greece) is a European country located on Earth.

[edit] In the Halo universe

The city of Sparta is located there. The ORION Program and its successors (SPARTAN-II and III programs) were named after and based of off the city's war-like inhabitants. Greece is related with many things such as characters, places or events in Halo universe. Areas such as Adrianople, Istanbul (Constantinople), Cyprus, and Macedonia are considered to be Greek, though whether they are held by Greece in Halo is completely unknown.

The only thing that confirms the existence of Greece during the Human-Covenant war is the UNSC Orbital Defense Platform Athens Station which was held in geosynchronous orbit over Athens.

[edit] Greek references in Halo

• Gephyrophobia: Gephyrophobia (Greek: γεφυροφοβία), like many other words finishing with "-phobia", is a Greek word. Gephyrophobia, in both Greek and English, is the fear of bridges, and as a result, of height.
• Porta: Porta (Greek: πόρτα) is the Greek word for door.
• Melissa: Melissa (Greek: μέλισσα) is the Greek word for bee. Considering the fact that the AI Melissa is afraid of bees, we can say that her name is inspired by the insect melissa.
• Camp Patmos: Though not surely a Greek reference, Patmos' (Greek: Πάτμος) name could be based on the island of Patmos, which is located at the Dodekanisa island region in southern Greece.
• Arcadia: Arcadia (Greek: Αρκαδία) is a region located in Pelloponesus, southern Greece.
• Actium: Actium is a promontory in Greece.
• Papadakis: Papadakis (Greek: Παπαδάκης) is a common Greek surname.
• Hellas: Hellas (Greek: Ελλάς) is another name for Greece, and the one most commonly used within Greece.

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  Ancient Greece.

[edit] Related pages

• Sparta
• Athens Station