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    Posted: 16-May-2007 at 18:08
Is he from Khorasan?
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No, apparently he is from somewhere around Tehran. But he does not look like an indigenous one.  Is he Azari?
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One thing for sure is that he is a Basiji. I was beaten up by them a few times. I lost a tooth and spent two nights in gaol because of them.

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Originally posted by olvios

In the iliad only menelaus and  Achilees  are blondes aside from gods. Also alexander  wasnt blode despite was modern movies like to tell us.  How come do people think they were mostly blonde? It was a rarity and common only in celts and the such.


O... M... G...! Me being a huge inspiration of Alexander the Great always thought that he had blond hair and blue-eyes... now your saying that Alexander wasnt a blonde, whats going on Dead Well seeing how the painting showed earlier shows Alexander not having blonde hair is clear evidence, I still cannot believe I have had such image that Alexander was blonde when he actually wasnt. Wow, I sure feel stupid right now for not knowing the obivous if true facts Ouch
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The misconseption starts from a simple fact: The greek word for blond is "Xanthos" and can be used to describe anything from light brown to extra-blond.
 
Still, when translated to english, it simply translates as "blond"...
 
 
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Awwwww yes, translations!!!!!Approve
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Originally posted by Zagros

There is a difference between Persian and Iranian btw, an Iranian can look anything from East African to Nordic blond.  There are about 20 different ethnic groups in Iran FYI.


But there's less difference among Greeks themselves. So Greeks look like part of the Persian population? And what part that is?


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I can't quantify that and I personally don't think Persians look like Greeks I can spot an Iranian from 100 metres! You'll just have to go to Iran and judge for yourself. I have been mistaken for a Greek twice, both times by Greeks, once in Greece itself and just before Christmas by a Greek hairdresser.



Edited by Zagros - 26-May-2007 at 22:42
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some pashtun from afghanistan are said to be descendents of the ancient greeks mixed with the persian blood. greek plus persian=pashtun. recent dna studies prove it. some pashtuns are descendents of the ancient hebrews. the persians are aryans.
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