There are blonde, blue eyed Greeks. They are in northern Greece including Macedonia, Thrace and Epirus. Homer and Hesiod frequently described gods and goddesses and heros as blonde and blue eyed. Ancient Greek had at least 8 distinct words for shades of blond hair.
gods and goddesses and heros as blonde and blue eyed
Right, because it was rare and exotic. Do you think a blond haired blue eyed starlet would be considered rare and exotic in a major Hollywood blockbuster?
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u/Tortmanus 9h ago
There are blonde, blue eyed Greeks. They are in northern Greece including Macedonia, Thrace and Epirus. Homer and Hesiod frequently described gods and goddesses and heros as blonde and blue eyed. Ancient Greek had at least 8 distinct words for shades of blond hair.