The word ‘zodiac’ comes from the Greek meaning ‘circle of animals.’ The only zodiac sign that is non-representative of a living creature is Libra, the sign of the Scales. But in astronomy, even the Scales of Libra are borrowed from the stars of Scorpio and the claws of the giant s...
The future science of government should be called 'la cybernétique' (1843) Coining the French word to mean 'the art of governing,' from the Greek (Kybernetes = navigator or steersman), subsequently adopted as cybernetics by Norbert Weiner for the field of control and communication theory. —A...
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styles, and the mammisi, a building celebrating the mythical birth of a god. Though the characteristics of the late temple style had developed by the last period of native rule, most of the examples date from the era of the Ptolemies, Greek kings who ruled as pharaohs for nearly 300 ...
A goddess named“Iris” personified the rainbow in ancient Greek mythology.Most works of art depict her in the form of a beautiful rainbow or as a beautiful maiden.He wore wings on his shoulders and usually carried a jug in one hand.His name combines the Greek words for “messenger” and...
At this time the Greek colony of Naucratis was founded in the Nile Delta, and a canal uniting the Nile with the Red Sea was dug. Phoenician navigators sent by Necho II rounded Africa from east to west. Necho II, Psamtik II, and Apries fought with Babylonia for Syria and Palestine. ...
According to Aristotle (Greek philosopher 384-322 BC) through the People’s Assembly of Carthage, “the voice of the people was predominant in the deliberations” and “the people themselves solved problems”. Aristotle praised the political constitution of Carthage as one of the most advanced and...
Greek religion in the historical periods Hesiod神谱 1.原初四神:Chaos, Earth(Gaia),Hell(Tartarus), Love(Eros). 2. Earth began the process of creation by giving birth(without a father) to sky(Ouranos),with whom she mated through Love to produce the race of immortals. 3. one of their sons...
They are sometimes portrayed as having especially large eyes or watching treasure very diligently, a feature that is the origin of the word dragon (Greek drakeîn meaning "to see clearly"). Some myths portray them with a row of dorsal spines. European dragons are more often winged, while ...