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Greece
Greece is a country made up of many islands. It has a rich history filled with gods, goddesses, wars, tragedies, romances, and some of the best myths of all time. Questions in this section can include things about current or ancient Greece.
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What are facts about greek god of epimetheus?
really stupid titan and the brother of prometheus. he is the titan responsible for letting the evils into the world by accepting the gift of the first woman, Pandora from Zeus. He is also marrying pandora. His brother prometheus is the one who annoys Zeus and steals the fire from the isle of Lemnos.
What is the caldera of santorini?
The caldera of Santorini is the gulf surrounded by the roughly crescent-shaped island. This caldera formed when the island underwent a cataclysmic volcanic eruption between 1500 and 1700 BC. The eruption drained so much magma from the chamber beneath Santorini that most of the island collapsed into the space left behind and disappeared beneath the sea.
Why was greek theater created?
It wasn't created. It started with the Greeks worshipping their gods and goddesses, then they decided to create Theater with it. This became really famous with over 15,000 people coming to each play every single day.
Why were the ancient Greeks forced to colonize and trade?
because they were poor and about to go out of food
Greece is a country in southeastern Europe.
The currency used in Greece is the euro.
The International currency code is EUR.
How many international airports in Greece?
836 international airports (of all sizes). Counted using "internet" as search string. See the link below for more information.
Temple built in Athens Greece 2000 years ago to hold a statue of the goddess Athena?
Your best guess would be the Parthenon in Athens, dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of the city.
How did the capital of Greece get its name?
The capital of Athens was named after the Greek goddess Athena.
The mythological story is that Poseidon and Athena were competing to be patrons for the city. The gods made gifts for the people and the contest was such that whoever made the best gift would become the city's patron. Poseidon made salt water spring and Athena made the olive tree. The men of the city liked the salt water spring, seeing how it would be a necessary stronghold in a war. But the women admired the olive tree and recognized its many uses around the home. As the city had one more woman than the number of men, the vote came down and the city was named Athens, and Athena and Poseidon have hated each other ever since.
What is the relative location of Athens?
There are lots of different possibilities:
1. East of Corinth
2. Northeast of Sparta
3. Northeast of Olympia
4. Southeast of Ionia
5. Southwest of Marathon
These are just a few but there lots more.
What is the meaning of Thanatos in greek?
A down-turned torch and wreath or butterfly; a sword by which he cuts a lock of hair from the dead and thus sends them to the Underworld.
Whan was the golden age of Greece?
Greece's golden age was the 6th to early 4th Centuries B.C. This was the period of establishment for most of the famous Greek culture which spread across much of Europe in the Hellenistic Period. Historians have cited two major city states as the source of the Golden Age's progress, Athens and Sparta.
Athens was founded in about 1300 B.C. but its important contribution was its invention of democracy by Solon of Athens in 594 B.C. Through this democracy he opened up trade from weights and measures to a system called Evia (the common trade at the time). This brought in most of the craftsmen and artists responsible for such wonders as the Temple of Apollo in Delphi and the Academy in Athenas.
Sparta was founded later, in 800 B.C. by Lycurgus. He created not so much a democracy, but a shared city state. While the cities were full of slave/servants called Helots who did the every day menial labor, the upper class citizens were called Spartans (Spartiates). Much of the military strength of Greece was based here and the stories of King Leonidas, as made popular by Frank Miller and the movie "300," were historical citations for generations to come. The Spartan momentum aided the Greek states to unite against the Persians in the Persian Wars and their victory over their potential dominators coined the term Eleftheriawhich described the Greek people's value of freedom from outside rule (which we valued enough to revolt against England and its King almost 2300 years later).
During this Golden Age Greece built many of the wonders which we now study the ruins of and still stand in awe. Pericles, a general and statesmen of Athens, built the Parthenon on the Acropolis in 438 B.C. The Temple of Apollo was constructed 3 times in this period! Even the Olympics were started in the second full moon of the summer solstice of 776 B.C.
The Golden Age also fathered such philosophers as Socrates (470-399), Plato (428-347), and Aristotle (384-322). One of the first "colleges" was formed here by Plato, called the Hekademia (Academy). This time frame also bred numerous orators, dramatists, and tradesmen who influenced countless principles and practices which we utilize today.
What is the chief products of Greece?
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The Federation of Industries of Northern Greece has been since 2001 the national representative of Greece and is in charge of the compilation, gathering and updating of macroeconomic data for Greece. In the frame of realisation of the above project, the Federation of Industries of Northern Greece has created a scientific team in charge of all the above actions as well as their dissemination to the I.M.D.
How long is the flight from Dubai to Athens?
The flight time for flights between the above places is 6 hours 31 mins
This is an approximate travel time (calculated in ideal conditions. The travel speed is 500 mph and 30 mins for take off and landing). The actual time might change depending on the flight path chosen, weather conditions, etc
What factors affect the climate in Greece?
Greece has a Mediterranean climate. The climate of Greece is mild and rainy winters,relatively warm and dry summers, and extended periods of sunshine throughout most of the year.
The climate in greece is very hot and sometimes in mountainous areas it rains lots. It is temperate, meaning, cool in the winter and hot to very hot in the summer.
hot,dry.
not everywhere :)
in the village i live in, has all 4 seasons. mostly winter and summer though.
Greece has a primarily Mediterranean climate. This means that its summers are usually hot and dry, while the winters are wet and cool.
Why do some people call Greece the birth place of the western world?
Greece is not considered the birthplace of civilization by most historians. The birthplace of civilization would be Mesopotamia. Greece is, however, called the birthplace of Western civilization, since most of the Western nations (like the nations of Western Europe, the United States, Canada, etc.) got their ideas of philosophy, government, and art from Greek civilization.
Number of square miles in Greece?
Greece has about 131,940 square kilometers (50,942 square miles) of land area, with about 1300 square kilometers (510 square miles) of included water area.
However, Greece includes an archipelago, and its national territory covers a much larger area, including the Ionian Sea and practically all of the Aegean Sea, for a territorial area of over 130,000 square miles. About 227 of its 1400 islands are inhabited.
Greece has over 13,676 kilometers (8,498 miles) of coastline.
The city of Athens is named after which greek goddes?
Athens was named after the Greek Goddess Athena. In Greek mythology, she and Poseidon competed for the city. Zeus challenged them to create something that would be the most helpful to the people of the city. Poseidon created horse. Athena created the olive tree. Since the tree created both fruit and wood, she won.
Is Greece a developed country?
No, Albania is not a third world country, Albania is doing much better then all eastern European countries. If u go to Albania u wouldn't see any difference form Greece, Italy or any place in Europe. It's a beautiful country with lovely people.
Where does the name of the country Greece came from?
Usually the name for a particular god or goddess came from where they were the patron deity (i.e., Athena was the patron goddess of Athens), or a component of their responsibilities as a certain god (i.e., Hades means 'unseen' and he is the god of Tartarus, or the Underworld). But, those are just two ways the Greeks named their gods.
