MACEDONIA

The patriotism, which is realized in FYROMacedonia these days, is kitsch patriotism. The whole national policy reduces to a mass propaganda, which aim is to turn people into ancient Macedonians, former FYROMacedonian Prime Minister Lubco Georgievski said, Macedonian Spic newspaper informs.
"This is a patriotism, which bases are very weak sections. We make extra problems with Greece," Georgievski said.
In reference to his political ambitions Georgievski said that they are at the field of analysis and examination. In his words FYROMacedonia has to be flexible in reference to name dispute.

Ο πατριωτισμός των κατοίκων των Σκοπίων αυτή την εποχή είναι κιτς. Όλη η εθνική πολιτική έχει μετατραπεί σε μια απίστευτη προπαγάνδα, που σκοπός της είναι να μετατρέψει τους κατοίκους σε αρχαίους μακεδόνες, είπε ο Πρώην Πρωθυπουργός Lubco Georgievski, σύμφωνα με την Σκοπιανή εφημερίδα Spic.

'Αυτός είναι πατριωτισμός, με πολύ αδύναμες βάσεις. Δημιουργούμε επιπλέον προβλήματα με την Ελλάδα,' είπε ο Γκεορκιέφσκυ.

Σε σχέση με τις πολιτικές του βλέψεις ο Γκεοργκιέφσκυ είπε ότι θα ασχοληθεί με την πολιτική ανάλυση. Η γνώμη του είναι ότι η ΦΥΡΟΜ πρέπει να είναι πιο διαλλακτική σε σχέση με την υπόθεση του ονόματος.

QUEENS AND ROYAL FAMILY
EURYDIKE f Greek Mythology (EURYDICE Latinized)
Means wide justice'; from Greek eurys wide'; and dike justice';. In Greek myth she was the wife of Orpheus. Her husband tried to rescue her from Hades, but he failed when he disobeyed the condition that he not look back upon her on their way out. Name of the mother of Philip II of Macedon.
PHERENIKE f Ancient Greek (BERENICE Latinized)
Pronounced: ber-e-NIE-see
Means bringing victory'; from pherein to bring'; and nike victory';. This name was common among the Ptolemy ruling family of Egypt.
KLEOPATRA f Ancient Greek (CLEOPATRA Latinized), English
Pronounced: klee-o-PAT-ra
Means glory of the father'; from Greek kleos glory'; combined with patros of the father';. In the Iliad, the name of the wife of Meleager of Aetolia. This was also the name of queens of Egypt from the Ptolemaic royal family, including Cleopatra VII, the mistress of both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. After being defeated by Augustus she committed suicide by allowing herself to be bitten by an asp. Also the name of a bride of Philip II of Macedon.
STRATONIKE f Ancient Greek (STRATONICE Latinized)
Means victorious army'; from stratos army'; and nike victory';. Sister of King Perdiccas II. " ...;and Perdiccas afterwards gave his sister Stratonice to Seuthes as he had promised." (Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Chapter VIII)
THESSALONIKI f Ancient Greek
Means victory over the Thessalians';, from the name of the region of Thessaly and niki, meaning victory';. Name of Alexander the Great';s step sister and of the city of Thessaloniki which was named after her in 315 BC.
GENERALS, SOLDIERS, PHILOSOPHERS AND OTHERS
ANTIGONE f
Usage: Greek Mythology
Pronounced: an-TIG-o-nee
Means against birth'; from Greek anti against'; and gone birth';. In Greek legend Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. King Creon of Thebes declared that her slain brother Polynices was to remain unburied, a great dishonour. She disobeyed and gave him a proper burial, and for this she was sealed alive in a cave. Antigone of Pydna was the mistress of Philotas, the son of Parmenion and commander of Alexander the Great';s Companion cavalry (Plutarch, Alexander, The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans'.
APOLLODOROS m Ancient Greek
Means gift of Apollo'; from the name of the god Apollo combined with Greek doron gift';. The name of one of Alexander the Great';s Companions (Arrian, Anabasis, Book III, 16 and Book VII, 1.
ARISTANDROS m Ancient Greek (ARISTANDER Latinized)
Means best man';, derived from aristos meaning best';, and aner man'; (genitive andros). The name of a soothsayer who accompanied Alexander the Great on his conquests (Plutarch, Alexander, The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans'.
ARISTOPHANES m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements aristos best'; and phanes appearing';. The name of one of Alexander the Great';s personal body guard who was present during the murder of Cleitus. (Plutarch, Alexander, The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans'. This was also the name of a 5th-century BC Athenian playwright.
ARISTOTELES m Ancient Greek (ARISTOTLE Latinized)
Pronounced: AR-is-taw-tul
From the Greek name Aristoteles which meant the best purpose';, derived from aristos best'; and telos purpose, aim';. This was the name of an important Greek philosopher who made contributions to logic, metaphysics, ethics and biology among many other fields.
ARISTON m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek aristos meaning the best';. The name of a Macedonian officer on campaign with Alexander the Great (Arrian, Anabasis, Book II, 9 and Book III, 11, 14).
KLETUS m Ancient Greek (CLETUS Latinized)
Means calling forth'; or summoned'; in Greek. A phalanx battalion commander in Alexander the Great';s army at the Battle of Hydaspes. Also the name of Alexander';s nurse';s brother, who severed the arm of the Persian Spithridates at the Battle of the Granicus.
HEPHAISTION m Greek Mythology
Derived from Hephaistos (Hephaestus'; Latinized) who in Greek mythology was the god of fire and forging and one of the twelve Olympian deities. Hephaistos in Greek denotes a furnace'; or volcano';. Hephaistion was the companion and closest friend of Alexander the Great. He was also known as Philalexandros'; (friend of Alexander'.
HERAKLEIDES m Ancient Greek (HERACLEIDES Latinized)
Perhaps means key of Hera'; from the name of the goddess Hera combined with Greek kleis key'; or kleidon little key';. The name of two Macedonian soldiers on campaign with Alexander the Great (Arrian, Anabasis, Book I, 2; Book III, 11 and Book VII, 16).
KLEITOS m Ancient Greek (CLEITUS Latinized)
Means splendid, famous'; in Greek. This was the name of one of Alexander the Great';s generals.
KRATEROS m Ancient Greek (CRATERUS Latinized)
Derived from Greek krater'; meaning wine jar';. This was the name of one of Alexander the Great';s generals. A friend of Alexander the Great, he was also known as Philobasileus'; (friend of the King'.
NEOPTOLEMOS m Greek Mythology (NEOPTOLEMUS Latinized)
Means new war';, derived from Greek neos new'; and polemos war';. In Greek legend this was the name of the son of Achilles, brought into the Trojan War because it was prophesied the Greeks could not win it unless he was present. After the war he was slain by Orestes because of his marriage to Hermione. Neoptolemos was believed to be the ancestor of Alexander the Great on his mother';s (Olympias' side (Plutarch). The name of two Macedonian soldiers during Alexander';s campaigns (Arrian, Anabasis, Book I, 6 and Book II, 27).
Tarakoulas Giorgow