Her name means, 'the third one who encircles,' how mysterious. She and her sister, Thetis, shared the surname Halosydne, which means 'sea-born.' Okay, this description blows. She sounds totally boring, and the thing is that I don't think she was. In fact, I find her a lot ...
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...
It is true that Ancient Greece is known for its innovation and rich history. However, it wasn’t always this way. One of the most interesting and mysterious of ... Read More Ancient Greeks Invented the Catapult Although the catapult was popularized during the Middle Ages of Europe, it was...
A species of winged horse is also described in Greek legend--animals believed to be indigenous to the mysterious land of Aithiopia (Ethiopia)--see Pegasoi Aithiopikoi.Plato, Critias (trans. Lamb) (Greek philosopher C4th B.C.) : "[In the temple of Poseidon on the mythical island of ...
On March 18, 1913, King George I of the Hellenes was shot and killed while out walking in Thessaloniki, Greece. His assassin, Alexandros Schinas, died six weeks later under somewhat mysterious circumstances. King George I of the Hellenes. source: Wikipedia ...
Jen visits Judy Reynolds, the founder of Troupe Naditu, in her studio to talk about the origins of the mysterious and exotic dance form, and to take a crash course in Belly Dancing herself! EVENT: MEGA Cosmos + YourGreekNews Launch ...
Why there is any particular dignity in getting beaten by tax collectors, or why a scribal writer would want to satirize it, is more than a little mysterious. No, the concern for the dignity of labor here is modern and editorial, if not Marxist, and the intention of the author of the ...
they utilize the etymology of the word monsters to demonstrate that there was a time when monsters were used for more than fear in stories. The Latin word monstrum, which means monster and a portent, derives from monere, or to warn. In mythology and religion, monsters functioned as warnings...
That night, she asked her mysterious husband to grant her a favor. She wanted her two sisters to come up to the palace and make sure that she was fine as that would be a comfort for her old parents. Her husband refused at first, but when he realized how sad Psyche was, he told he...
Cultural and Historical Background:In the ancient world, wind was a powerful and mysterious force, often associated with divine activity. In Greek and Roman mythology, winds were personified as gods, such as Aeolus, the keeper of the winds. In the Hebrew tradition, wind (ruach) is closely li...