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Large farms, or estates, that belonged to the nobles.

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Where did Hephaestus live?

The forge of Hephaestus, according to Homer, lay within his palace on Olympus. Others placed it, or alternative forges of the god, on the Aegean island of Lemnos and on the volcanic island of Lipara near Sikleia (Sicily); even in Okeanos (Ocean).


How do you pronounce labyrinth?

Lay-brinth


Where is the hadrian wall situated?

Hadrian's Wall was a stone and turf wall built by the Roman Empire right across the width of Great Britain to a: prevent military raids by the Scots who lived to the north, b: improve economic conditions in England and to provide peaceful conditions in the rest of England which lay to the south (excluding Wales), c: Mark where the Roman empire in England ended d: separate the Selgovae tribe in the north from the Brigantes in the south and to discourage them from uniting. It is in the north of England and extends from Wallsend - Tyne and Wear (Segedunum Fort) in the East to the Solway Firth in the West. It is around 74 miles or 117km long. Link below shows the location.


Was Helen married at the beginning of the Trojan War?

Yes - she was married to Menelaus king of Sparta. Paris of Troy was visiting and persuaded her to strip Menelaus' palace of moveable goods and run off with him. Ten years later when Troy was captured, Menelaus took back the stolen property plus whatever else he could lay his hands on, and headed for home - with also the other bit of his property, Helen. What other relationships Helen had we don't know - one description of her was 'much-manned Helen'. Use your imagination.


What happened to Odysseus' men when they went to Circe's palace?

When Odysseus' advance party discover Circe's palace in the middle of the forest, Circe [Falcon] invites them in and gives them a meal. The men all behave disrespectfully so Circe makes the food with a magical poison, and all of the sailors are transformed into pigs, except Eurylochus - who expected a trap and has eaten nothing. Eurylochus escapes and warns Odysseus. Odysseus sets out to rescue his men, but is intercepted by Hermes. Hermes tells Odysseus that he can resist Circe's poison by using the herb Moly. Odysseus convinces Circe to release his men and then There is then quite a lot more story - but at the end Odysseus leaves with his men, and they can continue with their journey. Odysseus sent some men out and those men were turned into animals. When Odysseus tried to set them free she said she would not do it unless he lay with her.