Of course there is. During the Greek antiquity there was no communication between Greece and New Zealand.
To decorate buildings with highly colourful images of gods, heroes and heroic events.
Perseus, Herakles, Jason, Ganyemede and Bellerophon.
Perseus, Herakles, Jason, Ganyemede and Bellerophon.
Legends are about heroes
Perseus, Herakles, Jason, Ganyemede and Bellerophon.
Stories of 'heroes', plunder, mayhem, slaughter, gods and adventure.
Stories of 'heroes', plunder, mayhem, slaughter, gods and adventure.
It was called ηρώον (hero-on). The first of these mausoleums are dated from the 10th century BC.
It was Kynisca in 392 BC. She won the Olympic gold medal in the Chariot race. I just finished reading the book The Spartans: The World of the Warrior-heroes of Ancient Greece where she was mentioned in this context.
In Ancient Greece both red and blonde hair were rare. Most Greeks had a dark complexion and dark colored hair. Blonde hair was considered especially beautiful, and was a feature of several Greek gods and mythological heroes.
Means 'The weapon of the heroes of Greece'
The existence of medusa and her two sisters, the city of Athens was named after her, she helped several heroes, she conquered Several heroes and caused trouble, she and Poseidon invented the chariot, and there are probably a LOT more, those are just to name a few