ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
In this post we present the Ancients’ perception on how the World was created, how Living organisms, including Humans, emerged, and how the first Humans were living. Continue reading “World Creation & Human Evolution according to the Ancient Tradition, as presented by Diodorus Siculus”
In this series of articles we attempt an in-depth analysis of the Achaean ‘Catalogue of ships‘. Using the etymology of the various names, we receive valuable historical and cultural information. Continue reading “Homer’s Iliad; the ‘Catalogue of ships’ and what we can learn from it – Boeotia”
In this post we present Diodorus Siculus‘ perception on History using the Introduction of his monumental work ‘Library of History‘. Continue reading “History; “the prophetess of truth” and “mother-city of philosophy””
If we think simply of Mythology, it would justifiably seem as something useless and unnecessary, and unworthy of any attention and curiosity, valuable only for talk-games and dissertations. Continue reading “Greek Mythology: What are its divisions and the reasons it should be studied”
Akousilaos from Argos, a hardly known ancient Greek writer, was a very important figure for ancient Greek History (Mythology included); he was one of the main ‘sources’ for most of the Historians and Mythographs that followed his time. Continue reading “How old is the Greek language and its writing?”
Does the Ancient Tradition, i.e. Mythology, contain information on Human Evolution and Human Migration? This article presents and analyzes two excerpts from Apollodoros and Clemes which appear to describe relevant beliefs of the ancient peoples. Continue reading “Anthropological information in ancient Greek Myths?”
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