History Main / GorgeousGreek

** Melina Havelock in ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' is the [[MixedAncestry half-Greek, half-British]] [[GirlOfTheWeek Bond girl of the movie]] with her mother Iona counting as a full example due to looking extremely good for her age.

* ''ComicBook/AgentsOfAtlas'' has [[TheChick Venus]] who was believed to be the actual Goddess of Love, but was {{retcon}}ned to be a [[EnthrallingSiren siren]] who is not only extremely beautiful but could [[CharmPerson supernaturally charm other people]]. Meanwhile, the true deity [[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Aphrodite_Ourania_(Earth-616)/Gallery Aphrodite Ourania]] always portrays herself as a [[HeroesWantRedheads voluptuous redhead]] and a WalkingSwimsuitScene.

** [[LoveInterest Megara]], or "Meg", is not exactly hard to look at, as Hercules, Nessus, Adonis (her ex-boyfriend in the TV series as well as [[spoiler:the man she sold her soul for... [[UngratefulBastard for which he was ungrateful]]]], and (briefly) Phil can all attest to.

** Julian Solo, who is the reincarnation of Poseidon is very good looking. Other greek gods that eventually appear in the story like Hades are also classicaly beutiful.

** The Athena's Sanctuary is in Greece and filled with beautiful people, a great amoung of them born in Greece.

* ''The Greek Slave'' by sculptor Hiram Powers who was inspired by the Greek War of Independence portrays an [[UsefulNotes/OrthodoxChristianity Greek Orthodox Christian]] [[BeautifulSlaveGirl maiden]] made captive by the Ottomans. It also inspired Italian artist Scipione Tadolini to make his own version ''La Schiava Greca'', who is slightly older-looking and bears a necklace inscribed in Greek "elpis" (hope) and a bracelet "pistotes" (fidelity).

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* ''ComicBook/AgentsOfAtlas'' has [[TheChick Venus]] who was believed to be the actual Goddess of Love, but was {{retcon}}ned to be a [[EnthrallingSiren siren]] who is not only extremely beautiful but could [[CharmPerson supernaturally charm other people]]. Meanwhile, the true deity [[http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/File:Aphrodite_Ourania_(Earth-616)_from_Assault_on_New_Olympus_Vol_1_1_0001.jpg Aphrodite Ourania]] always portrays herself as a [[HeroesWantRedheads voluptuous redhead]] and a WalkingSwimsuitScene.

* ''Crusades'' features Venus Kostopikas as a hot IntrepidReporter from a dying newspaper investigating an enigmatic 11th century Crusader knight on a killing spree in modern times.

** [[LoveInterest Megara]], or "Meg", is not exactly hard to look at, as Hercules, Nessus, Adonis (her ex-boyfriend in the TV series as well as [[spoiler:the man she sold her soul for... [[UngratefulBastard For which he was ungrateful]]]], and (briefly) Phil can all attest to.
* ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas'':
** Eris, the greek goddess of chaos, has an elegant figure and long hair that's constantly flowing around her. She alternates between threatening Sinbad with horrific punishments and flirting with him, promising him outrageous rewards if he serves her whims. Sinbad is tempted, but [[SingleTargetSexuality he's already smitten with someone else]].
* ''Film/ThreeHundred'':

* The harem girl Jamilla in ''Film/Kismet1944'' is mentioned to be Macedonian in origin which goes a long way explaining why there is a blue-eyed, fair-skinned, blonde in Baghdad's court.

* Mita Xemakis in ''Film/EurovisionSongContestTheStoryOfFireSaga''. Her BadGirlSong shows the extent of how gorgeous she is, and she's not above trying to seduce IdiotHero Lars Erricksong. [[spoiler: Except she can't, because of his SingleTargetSexuality for Sigrit.]]

* James Bond's novel ''Literature/ColonelSun'': Ariadne Alexandrou, a beautiful GRU agent that serves as love interest of the week.

* ''Film/TheGodfather'': Apollonia, beloved of Michael Corleone during his exile in Sicily, has her beauty explicitly pointed out as being more of a Greek nature than a local one.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': For the Netflix show, Elektra is only Greek by adoption, and is implied to have French-Cambodian roots, much like Creator/ElodieYung, who plays her.

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** Marina, the ambassador of Thrace, is an eye-catching ActionGirl and fiancee of Prince Proteus of Syracuse. [[spoiler:Indeed, we learn later on that Sinbad has SingleTargetSexuality towards her.]]
** Prince Proteus of Syracuse is a male version. TheWisePrince, a WarriorPrince, and a NiceGuy willing to give his AntiHero Pirate friend Sinbad the chance to prove he never stole the Book of Peace. There's quite a few people who wish he'd ended up with Marina instead.
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* ''Manga/UchiNoMusumeNiTeODasuNa'':

But make no mistake: the male physique was just as idealized as the female one, if not more so. This notion comes from countless works of arts like paintings and sculptures, especially in the wake of neoclassicism during UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance. During that time period, Greece was under occupation of the UsefulNotes/OttomanEmpire ever since [[UsefulNotes/TheFallOfConstantinople the Fall of Constantinople]], which led to the diaspora of several scholars and intellectuals over Europe and many tales were spread about how [[SexSlave Greek maidens were forced into harems]] [[SoBeautifulItsACurse for their beauty]] to denounce Ottoman despotism--[[TruthInTelevision sure enough]], many [[HotConsort famous sultanas]] were previously slave concubines [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kösem_Sultan of]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emetullah_Rabia_Gülnuş_Sultan Greek]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saliha_Sultan_(wife_of_Mustafa_II) origin]]. Only the [[CircassianBeauty Circassian girls]] topped Greek girls in this regard and eventually replaced them after the Greek War of Independence and [[UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia Imperial Russia]] ended the slave trade in Eastern European women, making the Ottomans turn to UsefulNotes/TheCaucasus instead.

At the height of Philhellenism by authors like Creator/LordByron and Creator/AlexandreDumas, female characters were popularly portrayed as tragic and ill-fated {{love interest}}s for the [[HomegrownHero Western European hero]] while male characters were as rugged and gallant in a very Balkan fashion, and they almost always wore a BadassMustache. In some modern works, Greeks fall into [[GorgeousGaijin Foreign Fanservice]] territory, usually portrayed as idealized beauties with olive skin and dark hair, though this is not always the case as their looks can vary due to the Mediterranean being a melting pot of multiple different people and cultures. Similar to their Slavic counterparts, the appeal stems from them being caught in the bridge between East and West--being [[ButNotTooForeign both exotic and yet too familiar]] at the same time.

* ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas'': Eris the greek goddess of chaos

* ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas'': Marina, the ambassador of Thrace, is an eye-catching ActionGirl and fiancee of Prince Proteus of Syracuse. [[spoiler:Indeed, we learn later on that Sinbad has SingleTargetSexuality towards her.]]
** Prince Proteus of Syracuse is a male version. TheWisePrince, a WarriorPrince, and a NiceGuy willing to give his AntiHero Pirate friend Sinbad the chance to prove he never stole the Book of Peace. There's quite a few people who wish he'd ended up with Marina instead.

But make no mistake: the male physique was just as idealized as the female one, if not more so. This notion comes from countless works of arts like paintings and sculptures, specially in the wake of neoclassicism during UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance. During that time period, Greece was under occupation of the UsefulNotes/OttomanEmpire ever since [[UsefulNotes/TheFallOfConstantinople the Fall of Constantinople]], which led to the diaspora of several scholars and intellectuals over Europe and many tales were spread about how [[SexSlave Greek maidens were forced into harems]] [[SoBeautifulItsACurse for their beauty]] to denounce Ottoman despotism--[[TruthInTelevision sure enough]], many [[HotConsort famous sultanas]] were previously slave concubines [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kösem_Sultan of]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emetullah_Rabia_Gülnuş_Sultan Greek]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saliha_Sultan_(wife_of_Mustafa_II) origin]]. Only the [[CircassianBeauty Circassian girls]] topped Greek girls in this regard and eventually replaced them after the Greek War of Independence and [[UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia Imperial Russia]] ended the slave trade in Eastern European women, making the Ottomans turn to UsefulNotes/TheCaucasus instead.

At the height of Philhellenism by authors like Creator/LordByron and Creator/AlexandreDumas, female characters were popularly portrayed as tragic and ill-fated {{love interest}}s for the [[HomegrownHero Western European hero]] while male characters were as rugged and gallant in a very Balkan fashion, and they almost always wore a BadassMustache. In some modern works, Greeks fall into [[GorgeousGaijin Foreign Fanservice]] territory, usually portrayed as idealized beauties with olive-skin and dark hair, though this is not always the case as their looks can vary due to the Mediterranean being a melting pot of multiple different people and cultures. Similar to their slavic counterparts, the appeal stems from them being caught in the bridge between East and West--being [[ButNotTooForeign both exotic and yet too familiar]] at the same time.

** Clara is half-Greek and Japanese, since she was fathered by the mortal, BM the Shooter. Though, unlike her mom, [[AllWomenArePrudes she's reserved]] and dresses modestly... until she dons her superhero costume.

* ''ComicBook/AgentsOfAtlas'' has [[TheChick Venus]] who was believed to be the actual Goddess of Love, but was {{retcon}}ned to be a [[EnthrallingSiren siren]] who is not only extremely beautiful, but could [[CharmPerson supernaturally charm other people]]. Meanwhile, the true deity [[http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/File:Aphrodite_Ourania_(Earth-616)_from_Assault_on_New_Olympus_Vol_1_1_0001.jpg Aphrodite Ourania]] always portrays herself as a [[HeroesWantRedheads voluptuous redhead]] and a WalkingSwimsuitScene.

* [[BadGirlComic Athena]] by Creator/DynamiteComics is portrayed as an voluptuous blonde LadyOfWar in ChainmailBikini.

** Herc himself is a [[MrFanservice male example]] being a shirtless {{hunk}} with a chiseled HeroicBuild. He also has been depicted as AmbiguouslyBi in the mainstream universe at least. In one reality, him and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} are a BattleCouple.
** Athena Parthenos often takes an HotLibrarian form when disguised as an mortal. She is considered very attractive in-universe, but alas she is an CelibateHeroine.

** The titular Spartan warriors are an army of muscle-bound, shirtless warriors wearing little more than leather straps and loincloths with their [[FemaleGaze thighs, abs and biceps in full display]].

* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}} at the Olympic Games'' features Greek princess Irina, who is a lovely young lady but somewhat of an SatelliteLoveInterest to side character Lovesicx.

** Melina Havelock in ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' is the [[MixedAncestry half-Greek, half-British]] [[GirlOfTheWeek Bond girl of the movie]] with her mother Iona counting as an full example due to looking extremely good for her age.

* ''Series/MagnificentCenturyKosem'': Anastasia (later on [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Kösem Sultan]]) is an sexy Greek harem girl who enters the seraglio and quickly becomes the Sultan's favorite.

** [[TheVamp Lysistrata]] in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'' is an wealthy Byzantine noblewoman in league with the [[KnightTemplar Templars]], and uses her seductive charisma to entrap Ottoman officials. She is one of Ezio's minor targets during the story mode and playable in the multiplayer mode as "The Thespian" avatar.

** Byzantine Empress Theodora in ''Civilization V'' is a FemmeFatale reclyining seductively on her bed.
** Queen Gorgo of Sparta in ''Civilization VI'' is portrayed as an stern-lookinig AmazonianBeauty dressed in [[LadyInRed red]].

** The demigod Achilles is an LongHairedPrettyBoy who gets to show off his ripped body whenever he forgoes his armor. Even his victory animation pokes fun at his status as MrFanservice!

** ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI'' turns Sophitia's husband [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rothion1.jpg Rothion]] into this trope. After portrayed as average and plain looking, he gets ProgressivelyPrettier in this game.

** ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': The Lostbelt Lancer is Greek heroine Caenis who appears as an tall and voluptuous warrior in ChainmailBikini.

* ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfTheThreeCaballeros'': Xandra, the Goddess of Adventure and the heroes' guide, is dressed in a {{stripperiffic}} Hellenic-styled armor in addition to her name. It's pretty much all but spelled out she is Greek in contrast to the leads (an American, a Mexican and a Brazilian).

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'': David Xanatos is an suave and charismatic EvilGenius who was the son of a Greek immigrant that managed to win Janine "Fox" Renard's heart.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Parodied/Invoked in "the Girl Code" subplot where Homer gets a job in a Greek restaurant and styles himself as an Greek with a big mustache which Marge finds irresistible.

* ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'':

** Pre-Crisis supervillain Silver Swan went from plain Greek ballet dancer Helena Alexandros to a woman in white [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/4/4d/Helen_Alexandros_Earth-One_001.png/revision/latest?cb=20110421215546 blonde bombshell]]. She resented her HollywoodHomely appearance in spite of being descended from/named after the mythological Helen of Troy, and struck a deal with [[BigBad Mars]] in order [[IJustWantToBeBeautiful to become beautiful]].

* ''ComicBook/AgentsOfAtlas'' has [[TheChick Venus]] who was believed to be the actual Goddess of Love, but was {{retcon}}ned to be an [[EnthrallingSiren siren]] who is not only extremely beautiful, but could [[CharmPerson supernaturally charm other people]]. Meanwhile, the true deity [[http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/File:Aphrodite_Ourania_(Earth-616)_from_Assault_on_New_Olympus_Vol_1_1_0001.jpg Aphrodite Ourania]] always portray herself as an [[HeroesWantRedheads voluptuous redhead]] in a WalkingSwimsuitScene.

SubTrope of [[ForeignFanservice]]. Compare with EnglishRose, SexyScandinavian, SensualSlavs, MatzoFever, CircassianBeauty and LatinLover. Also related to TheBurlesqueOfVenus due to sharing sources. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused]] with [[RougeAnglesOfSatin Gorgeous]] ''[[NerdsAreSexy Geek]]''.

SubTrope of [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ForeignFanservice Foreign Fanservice]]. Compare with EnglishRose, SexyScandinavian, SensualSlavs, MatzoFever, CircassianBeauty and LatinLover. Also related to TheBurlesqueOfVenus due to sharing sources. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused]] with [[RougeAnglesOfSatin Gorgeous]] ''[[NerdsAreSexy Geek]]''.

SubTrope of [[GorgeousGaijin Foreign Fanservice]]. Compare with EnglishRose, SexyScandinavian, SensualSlavs, MatzoFever, CircassianBeauty and LatinLover. Also related to TheBurlesqueOfVenus due to sharing sources. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused]] with [[RougeAnglesOfSatin Gorgeous]] ''[[NerdsAreSexy Geek]]''.

At the height of Philhellenism by authors like Creator/LordByron and Creator/AlexandreDumas, female characters were popularly portrayed as tragic and ill-fated {{love interest}}s for the [[HomegrownHero Western European hero]] while male characters were as rugged and gallant in a very Balkan fashion, and they almost always wore a BadassMustache. In some modern works, Greeks fall into [[GorgeousGaijin Foreign Fanservice]] territory, usually portrayed as idealized beauties with olive-skin and dark hair, though this is not always the case as their looks can vary due to the Mediterranean being a melting pot of multiple different people and cultures. Similar to their slavic counterparts, the appeal stems from them being caught in the bridge between East and West--being both exotic and yet too familiar at the same time.