ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
In this post we present and analyze excerpts from Apollodorus‘ “Library“. Continue reading “Apollodorus’ description of an ancient expedition from the Aegean towards the Eastern Mediterranean which ends with the colonization of Egypt”
In this post we present and analyze excerpts from Aeschylus‘ tragedy “Suppliant Maidens” (or “Suppliant Women“). Continue reading “Aeschylus’ “Suppliant Maidens”: Description of an ancient expedition from the Aegean towards the Eastern Mediterranean which ends with the colonization of Egypt – “Pelasgians”, “Argives” and “Hellenes” were all names of the same, autochthonous people”
In this post we present selected parts of the the very informative paper titled “Greek mythology: the eye, ophthalmology, eye disease, and blindness“, by Constantinos Trompoukis & Dimitrios Kourkoutas (2007). Continue reading “Ophthalmology in Greek mythology”
In this post we present and analyze two excerpts from Pindar the lyric poet. Continue reading “Greek myths contain information from the Neolithic Age – An example from Pindar”
By Taner Akçam
Basically, the whole Hagia Sophia affair can be summed up with the phrases “improper” or “a shame”. But I think that the audience whom I am addressing do not possesses the cultural delicacy to find these words meaningful. For their sakes, it would better to formulate it in a frank manner that they could more easily understand: the deed that is being performed in regard to Hagia Sophia is a clear show of barbarism. Continue reading “The Hagia Sophia issue: Turkey’s test of civilization”
In this post we present and analyze selected excerpts from Aeschylus‘ tragedy, “Persians“. Continue reading “Aeschylus: Persians and Greeks were of the same genous!”
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