The Greek word kouros is used to describe this ideal representation of the male figure. He was depicted carrying a lyre or a bow and arrow. Occasionally, he was portrayed riding a chariot pulled by either lions or swans. How Was Apollo Born? The story of Apollo began like countless Greek...
(1704, 1705, 8495) fromKnossos. This simbols has been both interpreted as arrow and javeling, even if in the same area several containers with arrows have been found. The simbol is also associated with the wordpa-ta-jawhich seems a generic term to indicate the "throwing weapon". This ...
the Chinese word for white wine (which is produced with sugar cane and maize, as is Greek ouzo) is "bai jiu". Many wines are referred to, in Chinese, as "san- bai" which means exactly: "white three-fold". Notably, these particular wines...
The other Kentauroi, who do not appear in Athenian drama, were depicted unclothed and with fully equine forms below the waist.Kheiron's name was derived from the Greek word for hand (kheir) and meant something like "skilled with the hands." In myth it was also closely associated with the...
If it please you, take up the bow and arrows of the Erotes (Loves), if your passion is so strong for a quiver full of arrows. I ask pardon of your beauty, but I am much better than you. See what a vigorous body I have! Look at Aura's body like a boy's, and her step ...
Even though Plato says that the name “Artemis” is related to her virginity and the Ancient Greek word for “unharmed” or “pure,” we now know that its origin is undoubtedly different and possibly even Persian. However, scholars can’t agree over its original meaning....
2. For what reason did Americans in the 1930s make Christmas jumpers? A.To protect them from cold weather.B.To lift their spirits. C.To follow the stars.D.To form a tradition. 3. The underlined word “stimulate” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by ___. A.demand...
This paper examines evidence regarding seven evidence-based risk factors for suicide: (1) Feeling depressed and isolated; (2) Feeling one’s life is without purpose; (3) Being a refugee from one’s homeland; (4) Feeling unable to express oneself with others; (5) Being adopted; (6) ...
Many Greeks seem to have supposed that it stands for “destroyer,” but this was only one of the many suggestions (“redemptory,”“purifier,”“assembler,”“stony”). Modern scholars disagree with most of them, with the majority linking Apollo’s name to the Greek word apella which means...
Most of that energy comes to us as heat and light. Energy from the sun is called solar energy. Anything to do with the sun is called "solar". The word began with the Roman word for the sun and their god of the sun, who was called Sol. Solar energy is a safe kind of energy. ...