Business activity and the exchange of ideas between the Greek city-states contributed to the spread of writing based on alphabetical characters, which made literacy possible for a comparatively broad social strata. All this facilitated the rapid growth of science, literature, and the fine arts, ...
Bacchylides seems to have written at least three other poems of this class (on Cassandra, Laocoon and Philoctetes); and these would have come, in alphabetical order, after the last of the extant six (Idas). Bion Bion, Greek bucolic poet, was born at Phlossa near Smyrna, and flourished ...
The type of poetry called lyric got its name from the fact that it was originally sung by individuals or a chorus accompanied by the instrument called the lyre. Although, despite the name, the lyric poetry in this general meaning was divided in four genres, two of which were not ...
On this plan the alphabetical order of the letters serves as a series of links connecting the highest and lowest notes of every one of the seven octaves that can be taken on the scale. It is evident that the scheme cannot have grown up by degrees, but is the work of an inventor who ...
This is a list (in alphabetical order) of the most famous Greek Gods and Goddesses, The Olympians. Athena (a-THEE-nuh; Roman name Minerva) was the goddess of crafts and the domestic arts and also those of war. She was the patron goddess of Athens. Her symbol was the owl. She was ...
Below you'll find an alphabetical list of every film ever nominated for best picture by the Motion Picture Academy, along with links to reviews that have appeared here on the Shattered Lens. Films that actually won the Oscar are listed in bold. 12 Angry
There are many different types of Greek music, from traditional to contemporary. Many reputable composers and singers are already well-known beyond the borders of Greece. If you want to purchase cd with good Greek music, we suggest (in alphabetical order): ...
In order to be in the games one had to qualify and one's name written down in the lists. It seems that only young people were allowed to participate, as the Greek writer Plutarch relates that one young man was rejected for seeming too mature, and only after his boyfriend interceded with...