Nikos Kazantzakis - Zorba The Greek

[15]A Muslim interjection, expressing entreaty, deprecatíon or surrender. Compare: Alas! Mercy! C. W.

[16]New Year carols.

[17]The last of the East Roman Emperors (1448-53).

[18]Basilius Digenes Acritas: tenth-century Byzantine hero. Digenes: of double birth (Moslem father and Christían mother). Acritas: frontier-guard of the Empire. C. W.

[19]Salted roast pumpkin seeds.

[20]Grilled meat on a skewer.

[21]A sweet Turkish pastry, containing nuts, etc.

[22]A small pyramidal vessel for making coffee.

[23]Pastries or sweets made of fruit paste, in a ring.

[24]A sweet containing sesame oil and sugar.

[25]A person who has been on a pilgrimage to Mecca or Jerasalem, and, by extension, a person having made any pilgrimage, or related to such a person. C. W.

[26]A Greek officer who distinguished himself in the war against the Bulgarian Comitadjis.

[27]A kind of viola da braccio with three strings and bells attached to the bow. It shows Venetian influence. C. W.

[28]In the Levant, Europeans are referred to as "Franks." C. W.

[29]A mourning song, or dirge, chanted by modern Greeks. C. W.

[30]A variety of Turkish Delight. C. W.

[31]Eleventh-century Byzantíne. C. W.

[32]Or Omonia Square. C. W.

[33]A Rumanian maize gruel. C. W.