Herakles let loose an arrow at the kentaroi as they huddled round Kheiron, which penetrated the arm of Elatos and landed in Kheiron's knee. In horror Herakles ran to him, pulled out the arrow and dressed the wound with a salve that Kheiron handed him. The festering wound was incurable,...
My strength is in the love of the people. This has always been the motto and guiding light of our family. For us, and for all Greeks, the strength of the country lies in the love of the Greek people for their homeland. We, as you dear Papa, always love Hellas and its people. Saf...
And as soon as Eileithyia the goddess of sore travail set foot on Delos, the pains of birth seized Leto, and she longed to bring forth; so she cast her arms about a palm tree and kneeled on the soft meadow while the earth [of Delos] laughed for joy beneath. Then the child leaped...
Artemis is almost universally depicted as a young, beautiful and vigorous huntress carrying a quiver with arrows and holding a bow, typically wearing a short knee-high tunic and often accompanied by some animal (stag, doe, or hunting dogs). As a moon goddess, she is sometimes represented ...
Traditional Cypriot clothing is saved for weddings and festivals. Men wear loose black vrakas (knee pants), dark vests with bright designs, and tall, black boots. 12 • FOOD The rich food of Cyprus, mainly Greek in flavor, also shows Turkish, Arabic, and British influences. A typical ta...
genu- knee, joint gen-, geno-, -geny, genesis (G) bring to life, create, make (gene, genetics, genotype, parthenogenesis, sporogenous, zymogen) genesis – G – a beginning, to be born geranium- crane gerro- shield gladi- sword glen- socket glia(glea?)- (G) glue (mesogle...
The spring, which I imagine kept her name, became a place for parents to test their daughters' virginity. The girls had to stand in the water with a tablet that said "I'm a virgin" written on it, if it turned out that they were sexually active, the water supposedly rose from knee-...
I came to live here where I am now between Wounded Knee Greek and Grass Greek. Others. came too,and we made these little grey houses of logs that you see, and they are square. It is a bad way to live , for there can be no power in a square. ...
I plan on doing more, I really do, but at present i’m knee-deep in exam prep, my wife is due in about a month, and I’m about to be away for a few weeks. It is difficult right at the moment to prioritize the answer keys. I’ve suggested ways that people might be able to...
sharing the same wild eyes of wanderers in search of something yet unnamable. The men with Leonard turned as a pair of Greek girls in headscarves walked by carrying large old-fashioned suitcases and baskets as their knee length cotton dresses bounced around their knees. An old widow in black...