This paper examines the parallel concept of Vedic Vak and Greek logos as creative power, sometimes identified with the creator-god. Furthermore, we trace broadly the influence that the Vedic and Greek traditions had on different cultures in the East and West. These influences are seen to produce a renaissance or the uplift of a culture in the nations that are so affected. The Vedic tradition continues to influence many areas of the world even today.

‘May all be happy; may all be free of illness; may all see the good [aspects in life]; may none be miserable: may peace be everywhere!’ Thus praying for the good of all, praising the s'aktis of the Supreme and practising truth in speech and deed, we pay homage to and make correct use of the mighty force of speech, which was worshipped as Vak in the Vedic tradition. In Greece it was called logos which means ‘speech, word, wisdom’ but was not worshipped as divine until Christian times.

I shall show that the Vedic and Greek cultures, cousins or sisters as they are, influenced many Renaissances all over the world, East and West, past and present. They developed through an oral tradition, based on strong memory, not printing and mechanical means; and on auditory rather than the visual impressions of today. So we must learn to listen. Ancient Vedic and Greek have a common ancestry. They differ in many important respects but they also had important similarities.

There are many more linguistic points showing the close affinity between the two languages but we should look at some aspects of religion. Polytheism is a common feature found in Vedic and Greek cultures and in all ancient religions. Within this domain there are what we regard as myths, that is stories about deities, and certain practices that are again common to India and Greece.

History and Culture Journal, Vedic Vak, Hellenic Logos, Greek Traditions, Vedic Traditions, Jaiminiya Brahmana, Indo-European Cultures, Indian Soldiers, Accidental Resemblances, Western Civilization, Egyptian Civilizations, Greek Philosophy, Rigvedic Culture, Roman Civilization, European Renaissances.