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Rene Descartes In Proving the Existence of God.
... apples. Just because I'm thinking of something really great doesn't mean that it exists or that the idea was put in my mind by God. Descartes seems to equate the concept of imagination directly to the proof of the existence of God. This first proof ...
Give Macedonia and Its People Their Dignity
... of birth, nationality and country of origin. He was made into a "Bulgarian" born in "Turkey"(Ellis Island). Almost a century ago, a immigrant tried to call himself a Macedonian from Macedonia but other people didn't want to allow this. He was not alone. Greece ...
Criteria for Heroes
... a man needed to be a skilled warrior, who had to respect authority, both governmental and religious. Heroes were given no room for pride, they were to be modest, not only giving credit to their culture and the gods for any great deeds they had done, but also accepting everything that happened ...
Hatshepsut
... wars. She also had new buildings, statues, and monuments constructed to proclaim her power. Hatshepsut dedicated her temples to the god Amen, who was the divine father of every pharaoh. Hatshepsut felt that Amen had brought her good luck, so she wanted a ...
Sir Arthur Evans and the Palace of Knossos
... of Knossos, which is situated on the island Crete in Greece in 1900. In order to unearth the area, he had to purchase the entire site. During the excavation, Evans found around 3000 clay tablets. They were inscribed in 2 scripts: Linear A ...
Information about medusa.
... of hair, they had live snakes, but Medusa, was once a beautiful maiden. Because of her boasting that she was even more beautiful than Athena, the goddess of wisdom, stripped her of all her beautiful qualities leaving her the hideous monster of infamy. Because of ...
How did the design of the Roman Colosseum Colosseum give form to its public function and to its symbolic meaning?
... of trapdoors. The use of Greek orders of architecture was used in the façade of the Colosseum. It is a huge height of four layers using Tuscan, Ionic and Corinthian columns - strengthened by use of stone and concrete, however the vaults supplied most of ...
Odyssseus' lying
... him a soldiers cloak. In effect, the swineherd declares, "You won't want for clothes. . .not for tonight" (Book 14, line 577-579). On more than one occasion, Odysseus is seen less than honest. But was quickly check by the goddess of war, Athena ...
GREEK LITERATURE.
... Trojan War. It centers on the person of Achilles, who embodied the Greek heroic ideal. While the 'Iliad' is pure tragedy, the 'Odyssey' is a mixture of tragedy and comedy. It is the story of Odysseus, one of the warriors at Troy. After ten years fighting the war ...
Ancient Greek Olympics
... human body was a very beautiful thing. 'A body of a man had glory, as well as his mind, that both needed discipline, and by that such discipline men best honored Zeus.' From time to time the Greeks held ceremonies of Games in honor of their god ...