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Greeks

vr.tr.greeks · SOC.PER

Let an agent describe Greeks as a people with attribution, use self-designations, present history, diaspora and demographics with sources, and avoid stereotypes.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe Greeks as a people with attribution, use self-designations, present history, diaspora and demographics with sources, and avoid stereotypes.

An ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean, speaking Greek and sharing a continuous cultural tradition from antiquity, with regional groups such as Thessalians and Spartans in ancient and modern senses, Cypriot and Pontic Greeks, communities such as the North Azovian Greeks, and a worldwide diaspora; Greeks describe themselves as Hellenes and are treated with respect for self-designation and regional diversity.

What it is for: A people and its communities.

It can be describe the people and its communities; use self-designations; present history and demographics with sources; avoid stereotypes.

Distinguishing features

Greek language

Continuous tradition

Regional diversity

Large diaspora

What it looks like

Not a physical thing; a diverse people and diaspora.

How it is recognised

Greek-speaking ethnic group

Self-designation Hellenes

Ancient regional identities are historical

Related models

is a kind of - category

inhabitant

is related to - another entry on peoples

Black people

is related to - Greek mythology

Hecatoncheires

is related to - the Greek alphabet

alphabet

In practice

Families and kinds

Greeks of Greece by region

Greek Cypriots

Pontic and Asia Minor Greeks

historical communities such as the North Azovian Greeks

the Greek diaspora

Standards and regulation

Census and minority definitions by country

Anti-discrimination law

Style guides on ethnonyms

Failure modes and hazards

Stereotyping

Conflating ancient and modern identities uncritically

Partisan presentation of contested histories

Also called

MegariansThessaliansSpartansNorth Azovian GreeksKaryotesGreek diasporaMacedoniansOttoman GreeksManiotsGreeks in CrimeaKaramanlidesancient GreeksGreeks in UkraineModern Greek peopleGreeks in RomaniaGrecomansGreeks in EthiopiaCappadocian GreeksGreeks in AlbaniaGreeks in KyrgyzstanGreeks in LebanonGreeks in SyriaGriko peopleGreeks in ArmeniaAsia Minor GreeksGreeks in AustriaPontic GreeksLocriansGreeks in BulgariaGreeks in GermanyGreeks in EgyptGreeks in HungaryChian diasporaGreeks in Zambia

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity Names and self-designation.

Respect.

Names

Self-designation.

Names

Names.

  1. How do Greeks describe themselves, and what do the terms Hellenes, Greeks and Romioi mean historically? provenance
  2. Which regional and diaspora identities exist? provenance

Groups

Regional groups.

Groups

Groups.

  1. Who are groups such as Pontic Greeks, Greek Cypriots or the North Azovian Greeks, in their own terms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific group? action
History History of the people.

Attribution.

Continuity

Antiquity to modernity.

Continuity

Continuity.

  1. How do historians describe the history of the Greeks from antiquity through Byzantium and Ottoman rule to the modern state? provenance
  2. How is continuity debated, with positions attributed? boundary

Diaspora

Diaspora and migration.

Diaspora

Diaspora.

  1. How did the Greek diaspora form, and where are its communities today, according to sources? provenance
  2. Which population exchanges and displacements affected Greeks, according to historians? provenance
Data Demographics.

Sources.

Census

Population data.

Census

Census.

  1. How many Greeks live in Greece, Cyprus and the diaspora, according to census and official data? provenance
  2. How do definitions differ between countries? boundary

Minorities

Greek minorities abroad.

Minorities

Minorities.

  1. What is the documented situation of Greek minorities in neighbouring countries, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Culture Culture and boundaries.

Respect.

Culture

Cultural life.

Culture

Culture.

  1. What are the traditions, religion, language and cultural contributions of Greeks, in their own terms? provenance
  2. Which institutions represent them? provenance

Boundaries

Harmful requests.

Boundaries

Boundaries.

  1. Is the request stereotyping or demeaning, which should be declined? boundary
  2. Which entry fits ancient Greek civilisation? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each regional group be a separate entry?
  • How should diaspora organisations be linked?
  • How should contested histories be attributed?
Draft as JSON