From @joannechocolat

#Anyte of Tegea (#Greece: early 3rd century BC) was an Arcadian poet. She is named as one of the nine outstanding women poets of antiquity by Antipater of Thessalonica in the Palatine Anthology.

No reliable information about her life survives, and she can only be approximately dated by the style of her work. She was known for her #epigrams, and she introduced rural themes to the genre.

Only one story about Anyte's life is preserved. #Pausanias claims that Anyte was once visited by the god #Asclepius while she was asleep, and told to go to Naupactus to visit a certain blind man there. On doing so, the man was cured, and he built a temple to Asclepius.

Though so little is known about Anyte's life, more of her #poetry survives than any other ancient #Greek woman, with the exception of #Sappho.

Personal note: Joanne's 'Celebrating Women' posts never fail to send me down *multiple* rabbit holes, and this one was a veritable warren of warrens! 😄 But interesting!

#CelebratingWomen #AncientGreece

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Chicago’s Finally Getting A Frozen Greek Yogurt Shop As Mikono Goes From Pop-Up To Permanent

Nathalie del Valle and Maya Matta built a following with their creamy, tangy froyo served in a coconut bowl that they say fills a gap in Chicago’s dessert scene.

https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/15/chicagos-finally-getting-a-frozen-greek-yogurt-shop-as-mikono-goes-from-pop-up-to-permanent/

#TopNews #News #Greek #Mikono #Matta

CURIOUS METHODS: COFFEE CUP READING

The first divination method I encountered was coffee cup reading. Growing up in a Greek-Cypriot household, you always knew someone who knew someone who could read a cup.  

Tasseomancy, the art of interpreting the shapes left behind by beverages after drinking, is a practice that stretches back to ancient civilizations.  

The version I grew up with—reading the thick, sandy residue of […]

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Amyndeon Produced in Amyndeon, Greece’s northernmost and coolest wine-growing zone, this sparkling rosé from Xinomavro has the freshness and acidity that make the region such a natural home for this style. In …
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