Παρουσιάζουμε εδώ και αναλύουμε ένα απόσπασμα από την Ιλιάδα του Ομήρου. Continue reading “Ο Όμηρος περί του Θείου θελήματος και της ανάγκης ενοποιού διαθέσεως ανάμεσα στους ανθρώπους”
Περί φιλίας
Αγίου Νεκταρίου Πενταπόλεως
Φιλία είναι αγάπη υγιούς ψυχής προς ψυχή επίσης υγιή. Η φιλία ως απόρροια υγιούς ψυχής είναι ιερή, αγνή, ακέραιη, πιστή, σταθερή, ειλικρινής, θαρραλέα, αληθινή, αιώνια. Η φιλία είναι αρετή, γιατί θεμελιώνεται στο ήθος και την καλή διαγωγή της υγιούς ψυχής γι’ αυτό και μόνο με την αρετή συνάπτεται και αυτής γίνεται εραστής και αυτήν αγκαλιάζει, μένοντας μαζί της πάντοτε. Η φιλία σαν αρετή, έλκεται από το όμοιο και αναπαύεται με τις συγγενείς αρετές. Είναι σύνδεσμος δύο όμοιων ψυχών. Continue reading “Περί φιλίας”
Easter Island inhabitants collected freshwater from the ocean’s edge
Ancient inhabitants of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) maintained a society of thousands by utilizing coastal groundwater discharge as their main source of “freshwater,” according to new research from a team of archaeologists including faculty at Binghamton University, State University at New York. Continue reading “Easter Island inhabitants collected freshwater from the ocean’s edge”
Lilly Pilly fossils reveal snowless Snowy Mountains
Leaf fossils discovered high in Australia’s Snowy Mountains have revealed a past history of warmer rainforest vegetation and a lack of snow, in contrast with the alpine vegetation and winter snow-covered slopes of today. Continue reading “Lilly Pilly fossils reveal snowless Snowy Mountains”
Ramp found in Egypt might explain how stone blocks were transported
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a ramp for transporting stone blocks used to build the pyramids. The way these massive blocks were transported from the quarries to the building sites is a question that has long puzzled researchers. Continue reading “Ramp found in Egypt might explain how stone blocks were transported”
Sophisticated prehistoric finds in Dhaskalio, Keros island, Greece
An important excavation for global archaeology was completed a few days ago (Note: October 2018) in the heart of the Aegean Sea. The excavation, conducted by a research team headed by archaeologists from the University of Cambridge, the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades and the Cyprus Institute, concerned the islet of Dhaskalio, unknown to the public at large, on the most western peninsular of Keros, an uninhabited island in the Cyclades. Continue reading “Sophisticated prehistoric finds in Dhaskalio, Keros island, Greece”