Greeks in Egypt NCSR Demokritos Institute in Agia Paraskevi, Athens and the University of Alexandria, regarding Archeometry research and contextual sectors. Greeks of Cyrene (the Cyrenaica is a region corresponding to modern eastern Libya) are also included, as during antiquity it held close relations to the Egyptian kingdoms, and at some points, also used to be a part of the Ptolemaic kingdom. The presence of an asterisk (*) next to a person's name denotes that the person was born outside of Egypt, however the most part of this person's life or most important work occurred while in Egypt. Greeks in Egypt There has
Names of the Greeks term "Graikos" related with "Hellenes" ("Meteorologica" I xiv) and claimed that it was the name originally used by the Illyrians for the Dorians in Epirus from "Graii" native name of the people of Epirus. He places ancient Hellas in the region of Achelous river around Dodona where in his opinion the great deluge of Deucalion must have occurred. The priests of Zeus in Dodona were called "Selloi" which could lead to "Sellanes" (like "Akarnanes") and then to "Hellanes"-"Hellenes". However the toponyms and the Greek tradition indicate that it is more possible that the homeland of the Greeks was originally in