On closer analysis, Teliavelis appears to be the same god as Velnias, lord of the souls of the dead (veles):The prefix ‘Telia-‘ may be related to the latin word for ‘the earth’ –tellus.It might also be related to the Greek wordtelios(which linguists believe to be a metathesis f...
In Arabic astronomy the twins were seen as peacocks. In Egyptian astrology they were twin goats, or else the two gods, Horus the Elder and Horus the Younger, while classical Greek mythology identified them as the twin brothers, Castor and Pollux, aka The Gemini, from the Latin word for twi...
Origin: Greek (Ares) God of war, spring, growth in nature, agriculture, terror, anger, revenge, courage and fertility. Protector of cattle. The son of Jupiter and Juno, he was the god of war. Mars was regarded as the father of the Roman people because he was the father of Romulus, ...
Description: He’s the god of war and courage. He’s the son of Zeus and Hera, known for being a brave god with a bad reputation. He loves war and was one of the lovers of Aphrodite. Athanasius Origin: Greek Meaning: Immortal Variations/Synonyms: Athnasious, Athanasios, Athanase, ...
The Greek Pantheon The word pantheon, which refers to all the gods of a particular culture, comes from the Greek pan (all) and theoi (gods). The pantheon of the ancient Greeks consisted of the Olympian gods and other major deities, along with many minor deities and demigods. Olympian ...
The largest contest of gladiators was given by the emperor Trajan as part of a victory celebration in107 AD in Dacia and included 5000 pairs of fighters. Did you know... The Greek physician Galen worked for a while as a gladiator's physician....
PlatoandAristotle.Socrateshadscantregardformaterialwealth,butwaskeenonprobingintothedefinitionofsomeethicalandbehavioralissues,suchas“friendship”and“courage”.PlatoestablishedtheAcademy-thefirstGreekinstitutionofhigherlearning.Hiscontributionsincludedhistheoryofideasandhisargumentson“republic”whichwassupposedtoembrace...
Romans had a god for everything, and soldiers were especially superstitious. Much of Greek medical thought opted for practicality in the treatment of wounds, and injuries; cleaning and bandaging wounds would have been more logical than putting another talisman about the neck. That said, let us ...
Since 5000 years ago, ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics appeared, and later the Europeans called Hiérpglyphe - This is a Greek word for "sacred" and "engraved" composite words, that "God's word." 翻译结果2复制译文编辑译文朗读译文返回顶部 ...
The Greek skene did not obstruct the view beyond the theatre, however, but rather just provided the ornate backdrop. The Roman scaena, however, was much more substantial, for it more or less enclosed theatre completely and provided a full divider between the audience and backstage. Scaenae ...