ENTRY I Part I Section I I-THE GODS The Greeks believed that the Earth was here before the gods; the gods did not create the universe‚ instead the universe made the gods. So the heaven and earth were the first parents‚ after them came the titans‚ and following them came the gods and goddesses. The titans were known to be big and of great strength. The one titan who over-ruled the rest was Cornus‚ also known as Saturn. He reigned until Zeus- his son dethroned him. Zeus was amongst the twelve
Premium Greek mythology Zeus Hera
Chang-e’s Ascent to the Moon Chang-e is the lunar goddess in Chinese traditional myths. In China‚ she is a widely known character. She is known as a very beautiful woman who is living alone in a palace in the moon called “Guanghan Palace”. Her story is one of the most famous tragedies in Chinese myths. Recently there are several “retold” versions of the story of Chang-e’s ascent to the moon in different media. In 2010‚ there was a teleplay named “Chang-e” that told about the love story
Premium Chinese mythology Moon Han Chinese
Chapter 5 Rubenstein Language A. Language is system of communication through speech‚ a collection of sounds that a group of people understands to have the same meaning. 1. Language is a part of culture 2. Geographers ask “where” different languages are used and “why” different languages have distinct distributions B. Literary tradition is a written language (many spoken languages have no written languages) C. KEY ISSUE 1: Where are different languages distributed
Premium Germanic languages English language German language
912-945 was ruled under the Riurikid dynasty by Igor. Olga‚ a Viking‚ joined the Riurikid family when she married him. In 942‚ she gave birth to Igor’s son‚ Sviatoslav. In 945‚ Igor and his men extorted an unusually large tribute from the Derevlians‚ a Slavic tribe. Igor decided to return back for more but was ambushed and killed. From this‚ the Riurikid family’s control over Kievan Rus was on the brink of collapse as Sviatoslav was a mere toddler‚ necessitating that the widow Grand Princess Olga became
Free Byzantine Empire Rurik Dynasty History of Russia
on several civilizations with its use of the Greek language and education that extended on for great wealth and the codification of Roman laws along with its imperial system. The Byzantine sect of Christianity‚ Eastern Orthodox converted numerous Slavic people and promoted the creation of the new art devoted for
Premium Byzantine Empire Roman Empire Russians
"CROATS AND SERBS: TWO OLD AND DIFFERENT NATIONS" Dr. O. Dominik Mandic PREFACE The constitution of present-day Yugoslavia generally recognizes that Yugoslavia is a multinational state in which there are several nations: Serbs‚ Croats‚ Slovenes‚ Montenegrins‚ Macedonians‚ as well as national minorities: Albanians‚ Rumanians‚ Hungarians‚ Germans and Italians. A separate republic was created in 1945 for every nation in Yugoslavia and allowed by the constitutional law to secede from the common
Premium 1st millennium
fillings‚ and Blini (pancakes). Many traditional drinks are indigenous to Russia and are not present in other national cuisines. The most notable of these are kvass‚ medovukha and mors. Russian language in the world Russian language belongs to the East Slavic language group‚ which is part of Indo-European languages family. Russian is the eighth most spoken language in the world by number of native speakers and the seventh by total number of speakers. Russian – official language of Russian Federation
Premium Russian language
Greek name: Hephaestus Roman Name: Vulcan (also known as Mulciber) He is the son of Hera‚ who created him in retaliation when she found out that Zeus had created Athena without her and viciously made herself pregnant asexually. He is the god of fire‚ metallurgy‚ stonemasonry and the art of sculpture; he was also worshiped as the God of technology‚ artisans‚ and sculptors. He is the blacksmith of the Olympian Gods. Appearance: His is the only God considered ugly‚ according to the standards of
Premium Greek mythology Zeus Hera
What Motivated Vladimir I to convert to Christianity and how did the new religion change the culture of Eastern Slavs? Paganism was a mental mindset of the Eastern Slavs living in a world where a majority of the European countries surrounding them had already converted to a monastic religion. Vladimir I‚ a great prince of Kiev‚ reigned from 980 till 1015 and succeeded in the mass conversion of the Eastern Slavs.1 Throughout his reign Vladimir’s agenda had always been to strengthen his empire‚ in
Premium Byzantine Empire Russians History of Russia
Ukrainian National Character Ukrainians are an outgoing people‚ more genial than their Russian cousins and more fun to hang out with. Russians‚ it is said‚ sit‚ talk‚ drink‚ and brood; Ukrainians eat‚ drink‚ and sing‚ and their songs are mostly happy and romantic. Optimistic and undemanding‚ Ukrainians see the brighter side of life‚ and have a proverb that explains it all – "Things will sort themselves out somehow". Kyiv (Kiev) is 375 miles to the south of Moscow and has a warmer and more moderate
Premium Ukraine Russian language Russians