Ancient Greece

Some common facts about Argos are... Argos had terrible soil because there is a legend that says Poseidon cursed their rivers. They could not grow crops well because in the summer it was hot and dry, and in the winter it was cold and wet. The Argocians had a king. ...

There was a Greek god named Hypnos [sleep] and he was the twin brother of the god Thanatos [death]. See the related link(s) below for more info: ...

Its ΠΟΣΕΙΔΩΝ (Poseidon). All the letters pronounced as their regular form. ...

The maid was a slave who worked cleaning the house and surrounds, disposing of sewage, collecting water, helping with cooking, looking after children plus any other duties she could usefully carry out such as spinning yarn, weaving, and prostitution if the master of the house required it. ...

Yes - at one stage of her many phases and activities but Gaia (mother earth) became tired of Uranus attacking their children and got the youngest son Cronus to do him in and replace him. ...

Yes! Read the Percy Jackson books! Man! Our world is now a nation of sissies! ...

There is none! Aristotle wasn't a god, he was a philosopher! Answer number two: Cicero might be close. ...

If we were to look at the Greek heroes, there are some definite common links. One of these common threads is the lack of fear. Heroes like Achilles, Odysseus, and Hercules share a complete abandonment of fear. These heroes are willing to stare death in the face and not hesitate to confront such a grim adversary. Part of their heroic composition is their unwillingness to retreat in the face of death. Another one of their shared links is the reality of their...

The large majority of ancient weapons in Ancient Greece were made of wood and bronze. A spear or "Doru" would have a long, sometimes up to 12 Foot, wooden shaft with a bronze tip. The Greek sword or "Xiphos" was made of bronze around 60cm long although the Spartans were mentioned to have started constructing them as small as 30cm after the Greco-Persian wars. The Greek shield or "Aspis" (NOT Hoplon) was round and 1 meter in diameter in length with a...

Athens' feelings towards Sparta could differ from person to person and most important from time period to time period. For example, the story of the Battle of Thermopylae was considered very heroic but sometimes Spartan culture was made fun of in plays but in the same play Spartans could be seen as admirable (Aristophanes' Lysistrata, for example). Also, of course, if Athens was at war with Sparta, they would have a much different opinion of them. But one thing that they were very...

Odysseus, the King of Ithaka, an island at the Ionian Sea. He was supposed to be a very clever man, very cunning. ...

According to Robert Graves, the original worship of the indigenous people of the Greek penninsula was earth-Goddess-worship. Aboringinal goddesses include Gaia, Demeter, Artemis, Hestia, and Hera. The invading Achaeans, being nomads, brought male sky gods to the area including Zeus, Apollo, Ares, Poseidon, and Hades. The Dorian invasion added other sky-gods like Hercules, Persephone, and Athena. As the Greek speaking people added conquered people to their linguistic base, those native deities were often assimilated, too. Cybele and Attis, Dionysius, Adonis, the Roman versions of Olympians...

So the greek gods could rule. The greek gods fought the titans to gain control and won. The greek gods then ruled. The titans went to tarturas. ...

ἀδελφή [adel fEE]

To remove dirt (to clean themselves).

Not against the Greeks, who were hundreds of independent city-states spread all around the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Darius I of Persia vowed to exact revenge against the cities of Athens and Eretria for supporting the city of Miletus in Asia Minor - his territory. They went too far and burnt his provincial capital Sardis, which is what really focussed his ire against them. He sent an expedition in 490 BCE against the two cities, Eretria was captured and enslaved, but it was...

Polytheism. This means many gods, one for each aspect of life. They both had a high god - Romans had Jupiter (a development from Janus - Janus-pater, ie Janus the Father, later corrupted to Jupiter). Greeks had Zeus. The two religions recognised that their gods, even though they had different names, were the same, and gave them due respect. It was not until the advent of Judaism and its offshoots Christianity and Islam that religious differences became significant, claiming supremacy, and war...

According to the Wikipedia definition of tyrant: "Plato and Aristotle define a tyrant as, 'one who rules without law, looks to his own advantage rather than that of his subjects, and uses extreme and cruel tactics -- against his own people as well as others'." Another view: Tyrants were usually appointed by common assent to replace aristocrats who exploited the lower classes, and bring some equity and justice to the city-state.. The problem was that the displaced aristocrats sought to exterminate the tyrant, and...

Considering that there were no electric lights or other ways to light a large stage or auditorium, all plays performed in ancient Greece were done in an outside theater during the day. Scenes meant to be performed at night where shown by several characters holding torches. Addition: The tragedies were performed as a trilogy - three consecutive sequential plays, followed by a satyr play followed by a comedy, so it was an all-day event. ...

The Four Hundred ruled in Athens for four months in the summer of 411 BC. It was replaced by a moderate oligarchy until democracy was restored in spring 410 BC. This and other interruptions of the democracy were necessitated by the people being led astray by populist leaders and led into risky ventures which eventually brought their defeat during the Peloponnesian War The oligarchies stabilised the situation until the democracy took over again, and led to the next crisis. ...

πίστης [pistis] (feminine) πιστότης [pistotis] (feminine)

The letter X was the symbol of their letter called Chi. So one word would be Christos (Christ), which is the reason that Christmas (Christ's Mass) is often abbreviated to Xmas. ...

Sappho is so powerful because she was one of the best lyric poets in ancient Greece. Instead of being a follower Sappho decided to be a powerful, influential, and strong woman. Some of her best accomplishments were the poems she wrote about how woman are so beautiful and wonderful. ...

Dolus was the male god of trickery and guile. Apate was the female god of deciet. ...

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