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- Zeus (17267 bytes)
1: [[Image:Zeus_god.jpg|thumb|250px|Zeus, Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...leader of the gods and [[god]] of the sky and thunder in [[Greek mythology]].
6: ...d among the [[Germanic tribes]] and they did not identify Zeus/Jupiter with either Tyr or Odin, but wi...
8: ...ndo-European inheritance, the classical Zeus also derives certain iconographic traits from the culture...
13: ...]] beliefs and the [[archetype|archetypal]] Greek deity.
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- Europe (23835 bytes)
4: ...ains]] and the [[Caspian Sea]] (for more detailed description see [[Geography of Europe]]).
6: When considered a continent, Europe is the world's second smal...
11: ...and Greece and by [[500 BC]] its meaning was extended to lands to the north.
13: ... west. Likewise, [[Asia]] is also thought to have derived from the Akkadian word ''asu'', which means ...
18: ...es in [[Ireland]] and elsewhere carefully safeguarded and compiled knowledge accumulated previously. T... - Thebes, Egypt (3900 bytes)
1: ...age:Ancient_eygpt-1.jpg|thumb||170px|Clipart provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom C...
2: ... the seat of government moved to the [[Nile Delta|Delta]]. Its archaeological remains offer a striking...
4: ...of Zeus" ([[Zeus]] being the god whom the Greeks identified with [[Amun]]).
6: ...he name ''Thebes'' is often mistakenly thought to derive from the Greek as there is a city in Greece w...
20: *[[Deir al-Madinah]] (workers' village) - Ra (2793 bytes)
1: ...age:Ancient_eygpt-1.jpg|thumb||170px|Clipart provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom C...
2: ...st deity of the Egyptian [[pantheon]]. Amon-Ra's identity with [[Zeus]] or [[Jupiter (god)|Jupiter]] w...
4: ...d into a god of the setting sun, Atum became considered an aspect of Ra. [[Khepri]], the less importan...
8: ...r [[Apep]] (representing darkness), who wished to devour Ra. Temporary failure to protect Ra was said ...
10: ...e symbols of Ra are the [[solar symbols]] of a golden disk or the symbol ⊙ (Circle with a point ... - Ancient Greece (23806 bytes)
2: '''''Ancient Greece''''' is the term used to describe the [[Ancient Greek|Greek]]-speaking world ...
4: ...ns use the term more precisely. Some writers include the periods of the [[Minoan civilization|Minoan]]...
6: ... the Ancient Greek period is the death of [[Alexander the Great]] in [[323 BC]]. The following period ...
10: ...ystems, philosophy, art and architecture of the modern world, particularly during the [[Renaissance]] ...
15: ... died in [[323 BC|323 BC]]. Subsequent events are described in [[History of Hellenistic Greece]]. - Ancient Rome (25155 bytes)
11: ... ford, Rome was at a crossroads of traffic and trade.
13: ...al or semi-mythical kings are (in chronological order): [[Romulus]], [[Numa Pompilius]] (Good King Num...
23: ...rs]], conquering [[Sicily]] and [[Iberia]]. After defeating [[Macedonia]] and the [[Seleucids]] in the...
25: ...and [[Gaius Cassius Longinus|Cassius]], on the [[Ides of March]] [[44 BC]].
27: ...ransformed Rome from a Republic to an Empire. His designated successor, [[Tiberius]], took power witho... - Aeschylus (5184 bytes)
2: ...ans]], the others being [[Sophocles]] and [[Euripides]].
9: ... his gravestone was written by himself before his death, and makes no mention of his theatrical renown...
12: ...peak of his bravery, and so will the longhaired Mede who learnt it well".
19: ...rst two parts of the Oresteia end unhappily. Besides the literary merit of his work, Aeschylus' great...
22: *''[[The Suppliants]]'' ([[490 BC]]?) (''Hiketides'') - Agathocles of Bactria (7452 bytes)
1: ...920;ΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ "Under the reign of King Agathocles".]]
3: ...ndia]]. In that case, he was a grandson of [[Euthydemus]] whom he qualified as "God-King" on his coins...
5: ... been attacked and killed by the usurper [[Eucratides]], who took control of the [[Greco-Bactrian]] te...
8: ...us]],[[Pantaleon]], and [[Demetrius I of Bactria|Demetrius]].
11: ...lmost two years before claiming victory over Euthydemus I. It seems hard to believe that a king who ha... - Ageladas (723 bytes)
3: ...yclitus]]; this tradition is a testimony to his wide fame, though historically doubtful. - Alcamenes (1026 bytes)
3: ... a [[Hephaestus]] and an [[Aphrodite]] "of the Gardens" were conspicuous.
5: ...Mittheilungen'', 1904, p. 180). As, however, the deity is represented in an archaistic and convention...
7: ...ich he must almost certainly have taken a share under the direction of Pheidias. - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
2: ...erTheGreat_Bust.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bust]] of Alexander III in the [[British Museum]].]]
4: ... as the [[Middle-Persian]] literature as '''Alexander the Cursed''' due to his burning of the Persian ...
6: ...ady during his lifetime, and especially after his death, his exploits inspired a literary tradition in...
9: ...[Aristotle]] was Alexander's tutor; he gave Alexander a thorough training in rhetoric and literature a...
11: ...racles]] through [[Caranus]] and his mother descended from [[Aeacus]] through [[Neoptolemus]] and [[Ac... - Anaxarchus (1184 bytes)
1: ...of [[Democritus]], was born at [[Abdera, Thrace|Abdera]] in [[Thrace]].
3: ...s Laertius]] (Lives 9.10.2), in response to Alexander's claim to have been the son of Zeus-Ammon, Anax...
5: ...[[Callisthenes]], he advised all to worship Alexander as a god even during his lifetime, is with great...
7: ...tar, and that he endured this torture with fortitude and [[Cicero]] relates the same story. - Pluto (planet) (26470 bytes)
1: ...margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" style="floa...
10: | [[Clyde Tombaugh|Clyde W. Tombaugh]]
48: | 17.141 75°<br>(11.88? to Sun's equator)
50: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
51: | 110.303 47° - Artemis (11271 bytes)
1: ...pg|thumb|right|200px|Artemis sculpture.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom ClipAr...
3: ...[[Roman mythology]], she was known as [[Diana (goddess)|Diana]]. In [[Etruscan mythology]], she took ...
7: ...as the [[moon goddess]] to complement her twin's identification with and supplantation of [[Helios]] a...
11: ...preaching of the new faith, zealously riot in her defense, shouting "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"...
13: Festivals in honor of Artemis include [[Brauronia]], held in [[Brauron]] and the festiv... - Thunder (1300 bytes)
1: ...sound waves, making the sound that is called "thunder."
5: ...ecedes drought-breaking rain, may postulate a thunder [[god]].
7: ==List of thunder gods==
13: *[[Raiden]]; [[Japanese mythology|Japanese]] - St. Valentine's Day (9989 bytes)
3: ...g|thumb|250px|right|Valentine's Day Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
4: ...eeting Card Association]] estimates that, world-wide, approximately one billion valentine cards are se...
10: ...February was the month of [[Gamelion]], which was dedicated to the sacred [[marriage]] of [[Zeus]] and...
12: ...ion, in the belief that being so touched would render them fruitful and bring easy [[childbirth]].
14: ...scure, are mentioned in the early martyrologies under the date of [[February 14]]: - Mykonos (1177 bytes)
1: ...ge:Myconos.jpg|thumb|Mykonos Windmill. Photo provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...of 86 km² and an elevation of 364 m. It is made mostly of [[granite]] and has little water. There...
4: ...s are magnificent, the nightlife surprising and [[Delos]] a couple of miles away (this is probably the...
12: ...com/ikarosstudios/cyclades/mykonos.htm Mykonos guide] - Ancient Olympic Games (9077 bytes)
8: ...eity [[Zeus]] had instated the festival after his defeat of the [[titan (mythology)|Titan]] [[Cronus]]...
10: ...ds. The [[Sparta]]n adversary of Iphitos then decided to stop the war during these games, which were c...
12: ...ed. Pelops married the princess but not before murdering Myrtilus, whose curse later resulted in the f...
18: ...ympia, Greece, a sanctuary site for the [[List of deities|Greek gods]] near the towns of Elis and [[Pi...
19: ...]]. This statue was one of the ancient [[Seven Wonders of the World]]. - Zeus (17267 bytes)
1: [[Image:Zeus_god.jpg|thumb|250px|Zeus, Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...leader of the gods and [[god]] of the sky and thunder in [[Greek mythology]].
6: ...d among the [[Germanic tribes]] and they did not identify Zeus/Jupiter with either Tyr or Odin, but wi...
8: ...ndo-European inheritance, the classical Zeus also derives certain iconographic traits from the culture...
13: ...]] beliefs and the [[archetype|archetypal]] Greek deity. - Acropolis, Athens (7462 bytes)
7: ...lis of Athens 01361.JPG|thumb|200px|The western side of the Parthenon]]
11: ... plain of [[Attica]] with steep cliffs on three sides. It is accessible by foot only to the west, wher...
13: ...ing of two [[parapet]]s built with large blocks made of stones cemented with an earth mortar called ''...
15: ...ter the Dark Age the Acropolis ceased to be a residence and became the cult-center of Athens, center o...
16: ...amaged portions of the wall were replaced by a wooden fence, but this did not stop the [[Iran|Persian]... - Athena Nike (1650 bytes)
1: ...hena as [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]] Apterus, the goddess without wings. Her wings may have been removed ...
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