A Greek woman from the Peloponnese, having arrived to Rīga, Latvia, in 1785, begging for money to ransom the release of her family from turkish captivity.

Provided by the owner of @Aistija

The Largest Extant Minoan Gold Earring, C. 1850-1550 BC

From the Aigina Treasure, decorated with hounds, monkeys, birds and carnelian.

The mosaic of Thmuis (ancient Mendes), Egypt, made by Hellenic artist Sophilos in about 200 BC.

Minoan "Master of the animals" gold pendant, 18th century BC.

Georgios Miniatis, Women from Souli,  (1864-1900)

The Dance of Zalongo

The Dance of Zalongo refers to the mass suicide of Greek women from Souli and their children during that occurred in the aftermatch of an invasion of Ottoman troops on December 16, 1803. The event is commemorated in Greece in the context of the Greek War of Independence. A number of 60 women were trapped near the village of Zalongo in Epirus, modern Greece, then Ottoman Empire and decided to turn towards the cliff's edge and die with their infants and children rather to submit to the Ottoman troops chasing them. According to tradition they did this one after the other while dancing and singing.
Painting: Les Femmes
Souliotes by Ary Scheffer (1795-1858).

Greek-Cypriot women wearing traditional costumes.

? For those who don't understand the Cyprus issue and believe that the Turks living there were actual part of the population, this map is a reminder of how these few settlers and their paramilitary groups such as TMT culminated in the invasion and occupation of Cyprus by Turkey in 1974 and lasts to this day.

? Previous post (1/2) about EOKA, an organization who fought the british but were used as a scapegoat by Turkey to invade Cyprus claiming it was persecuting Turks while TMT helped the British and tried to create division between the two communities with Turkish propaganda? Second EOKA post /GBG/ ?

A young Greek-Cypriot woman.