The 12 Greek Gods and Their Unique Superpowers
网页2024年5月30日 · The war-god Ares was rebranded as Mars. Only Apollo, who was revered by successive Roman emperors, retained his Greek name. The twelve Greek gods are Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, Hephaistos, Hermes, Ares, Athene, and Dionysos. Other divinities in Greek mythology often associated with them …
Why Did Ancient Greek Actors Wear Theater Masks?
网页2023年11月13日 · Ancient Greek theater masks connected with Dionysian revelry. These qualities of transformation enabled actors to fully embody the gods and mythological entities that populated the stories of ancient Greece. This connection to embodiment was strongly associated with Dionysus, the god of wine. Greeks saw a relationship between a mask’s …
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Patmos: The Greek Island of John’s Revelation
网页2024年6月19日 · The Greek island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea is best known as the location where the Apostle John received and wrote the visions found in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament. According to ancient Greek mythology, Patmos used to be at the bottom of the sea. It could only be seen when the moon shone above it.
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网页1 天前 · Renowned Greek Composer Mimis Plessas Passes at 99. Philip Chrysopoulos - October 5, 2024. Legendary Greek composer Mimis Plessas passed away early on Saturday morning in Athens just one week shy of his 100th birthday, marking a great loss for Greek music. The news of the death of Mimis Plessas was announced by his...
The Ancient Greek Ideals that Inspired American Independence
网页2020年7月4日 · The ideals that helped shape and develop the American democratic republic after 1776 owe a debt to the ancient civilization of Greece. All of America’s founding fathers had studied ancient Greek philosophy, drawing inspiration about morals, ethics and the sense of independence, all fundamental principles of a democratic society.
Greek Name Days Calendar: Who Celebrates Today
网页Which Greek name day does the Orthodox church celebrate today? According to Greece’s Orthodox tradition, every day of the year is dedicated to some Christian saint or martyr. When someone is named after one of these saints, that saint’s celebration day becomes his/her “name day.”
The Story of Oedipus: The Most Tragic of All Greek Myths
网页2024年7月20日 · The story of Oedipus is perhaps the most tragic story of ancient Greece. The mythological character was the king of Thebes and lived under the shadow of a curse that could not be avoided to the end of his days. This shows that the ancient Greeks not only created glorious stories but also tragedies laden with pain and despair.
The Mystery of Longevity on Ikaria Island, Greece
网页April 12, 2024. Over the past few years, researchers have worked to uncover any secrets behind the longevity of the people who live on the island of Ikaria. Credit: Anastasios Papapostolou / Greek Reporter. Ikaria is a beautiful island located in the eastern Aegean, may look like any number of other Greek islands, but there is one vital ...
Social Class in Ancient Greece: Sparta and Athens
网页2023年8月19日 · Ancient Greek red-figure pottery. Credit: Zde / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons Athens. In Athens, after Solon’s reforms in the 6th century BC, people were generally assorted into four main social classes: the pentacosiomedimnoi, the hippeis, the zeugitae, and the thetes.At the bottom were slaves who had the fewest rights. …