Hellenic Republic



Greece is a European country located on Earth. The city of Sparta is located here. The Spartans are based of off the city's war-like inhabitants. Also, Greece is related with many things such as characters or events in Halo universe and the real world. Areas such as Adrianople, Constantinople, Cyprus, & Macedonia are considered to be Greek, though whether they are held by Greece in Halo is completely unknown.

The only thing that confirms the existence of Greece during the Human-Covenant war is the UNSC Orbital Defense Platform Athens Station which is over its capital, Athens. Nothing else is known about Greece yet.

Greek references in Halo
There are some Greek references in the Halo universe. Here are some of them:


 * Gephyrophobia: Gephyrophobia (Greek: γεφυροφοβία), like many other words finishing with "-phobia", is a Greek word . Gephyrophobia, in both Greek and English, is the fear of bridges.
 * Porta: Porta (Greek: πόρτα) is the Greek word for door.
 * Melissa: Melissa (Greek: μέλισσα) is the Greek word for bee. Considering the fact that the AI Melissa is afraid of bees, we can say that her name is inspired by the insect melissa.
 * Camp Patmos: Though not surely a Greek reference, Patmos (Greek: Πάτμος) could be based on the homoname Patmos, which is an island located at the Dodekanisa island region in Greece.

For more ancient and mythological Greek references in the Halo universe, go to List of Greek Mythology References in Halo.

Related pages

 * Sparta
 * Athens Station
 * Greek mythology