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- The term Greek mythology refers to the collection of tales belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their pantheon of gods as well as their ...45 KB (6,635 words) - 21:31, 12 July 2023
- The Indo-Greek Kingdom (or sometimes Graeco-Indian Kingdom covered various parts of the northwest and northern Indian subcontinent from 180 B ...61 KB (8,976 words) - 19:50, 4 March 2024
- Greek philosophers prior to Socrates are called Pre-Socratics or pre ... were considered pre-Socratics (or early Greek Philosophers) according to ...29 KB (4,278 words) - 04:19, 31 January 2023
- Ancient Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek language from the earliest texts, dating back to the early Archaic period ...25 KB (4,056 words) - 17:49, 13 November 2021
- Comedy, together with tragedy was one of two principal dramatic forms of ancient Greek theater. Athenian comedy is conventionally divided into ...16 KB (2,442 words) - 19:24, 26 July 2023
- The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829), also commonly known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war waged by the Greeks to win independence ...61 KB (9,207 words) - 16:50, 18 February 2023
- The Greek conquests of India took place in the years before the Common Era, and a rich trade flourished between India and Greece, especially ...10 KB (1,536 words) - 15:30, 28 January 2023
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- fifth century b.c.e.) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, and the founder ... and sense experiences. He was the first Greek philosopher who took materialistic ...5 KB (714 words) - 22:04, 25 October 2022
- to reconcile the Hebrew Scriptures with Greek thought. The exact dates of his life are unclear; scholars have dated his work to the third century ...7 KB (1,086 words) - 06:27, 12 August 2023
- Pope Saint Telesphorus was bishop of Rome c. 128 to 138 C.E., during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. He was Greek by ...4 KB (637 words) - 11:50, 13 February 2022
- in three languages (Hebrew, Latin, and Greek), was affixed to the cross ... the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin" (King James ...11 KB (1,534 words) - 20:14, 29 March 2024
- Diogenes Laërtius (c. 200 - 250 C.E.) was an early doxographer who compiled biographies of ancient Greek philosphers in his seminal work, Lives ...7 KB (941 words) - 15:25, 29 January 2024
- In Greek mythology, Uranus is the personification of the sky and the very first king of the gods. He was the son and husband of Gaia, Mother ...9 KB (1,482 words) - 13:41, 3 May 2023
- Gods in Greek mythology were like humans. They exhibited immorality ... passed down as quotations by later Greek writers. His poetry criticized ...7 KB (1,024 words) - 14:28, 20 May 2023
- Anaximander (Greek: Αναξίμανδρος) (c. 609 – 547 b.c ... form of inquiry in a society where Greek mythology was the primary ...7 KB (1,099 words) - 19:08, 26 July 2023
- Alpha and Omega (Greek: Αλφα and Ω) is an appellation of God in the Book of Revelation (verses 1:8, 21:6, and 22:13). Its meaning is found ...10 KB (1,641 words) - 08:22, 23 July 2023
- The Aramaic word Abba, (written Αββα in Greek), appears three ... spoke Aramaic, with some Hebrew and Greek. Robert H. Stein, The Method ...7 KB (1,044 words) - 07:15, 13 June 2023
- Alcaeus (Alkaios) of Mitylene (ca. 620 B.C.E. - ? B.C.E. ), was an ancient Greek poet who was considered one of the greatest lyric poets of ...8 KB (1,188 words) - 05:05, 17 June 2023
- the ages, but all come from the creature in Greek mythology known as Pegasus ... Greek poet, Hesiod connects the name Pegasos with the word for "spring” ...8 KB (1,238 words) - 07:12, 23 November 2022
- to be the single greatest lyric poet of all Greek literature. Although critics ... Pindar — in contrast to a number of other Greek poets of his times — remained ...7 KB (1,079 words) - 06:16, 24 November 2022
- In Greek mythology, the centaurs (Greek: Κένταυροι) are a ... and generally uncultured, even in Greek mythology a well-known centaur ...9 KB (1,330 words) - 23:50, 3 December 2023
- Protagoras (in Greek Πρωταγόρας) (c. 481 B.C.E. – c. 420 ... and his philosophy to mostly wealthy Greek citizens. By the request ...6 KB (889 words) - 08:16, 2 December 2022
- Archilochus (Greek: Αρχιλοχος) (ca. 680 B.C.E. – ca. 645 B.C.E.) was an ancient Greek poet and mercenary. His works are, unfortunately ...8 KB (1,240 words) - 06:18, 12 August 2023
- Judaism. Nevertheless, it is found in the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint ... to Tobit's son, Tobiah or Tobiyah (Greek: Tobias), who is sent by ...8 KB (1,317 words) - 15:33, 30 January 2024
- In Greek mythology, Ares, the Olympian god of war, was the son of Zeus (king of the gods) and Hera. Among the Greeks, Ares was always mistrusted ...9 KB (1,454 words) - 06:23, 12 August 2023
- Commonly regarded as a Greek specialty, baklava is available in a ... although the dish is often thought to be of Greek origin. The history of baklava ...10 KB (1,501 words) - 05:50, 26 August 2023
- the Maccabees or their revolt against the Greek Empire, as described in 1 ... The Greek conqueror Alexander the Great followed a similar policy ...9 KB (1,497 words) - 06:44, 13 June 2023
