Originally posted by RomiosArktos
Are you sure that El means light in Greek?Interesting etymology anyway!! I thought however that the name Hellas was derived from a Greek tribe that was living next to the oracle of Dodoni in Epirus,the Selli tribe.I am not sure though. |
The most popular explanation of this name is "land of light". One possible version is that "Hellas" derived from the tribe "Selli", but the name of this tribe is connected with the word "selini" (moon) or the "selas" (polar aurora), which both have the meaning of light.