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5 days ago · Greek mythology, body of stories concerning the gods, heroes, and rituals of the ancient Greeks and Classical antiquity. That the myths contained a considerable element of fiction was recognized by the more critical Greeks, such as the philosopher Plato in the 5th–4th century bce. In general, however, in the popular piety of the Greeks, the ...
- Myth
myth, a symbolic narrative, usually of unknown origin and at...
- Hera
In general, Hera was worshipped in two main capacities: (1)...
- Zeus
Zeus, in ancient Greek religion, chief deity of the...
- Demeter
Demeter, in Greek religion, daughter of the deities Cronus...
- Heracles
Heracles, one of the most famous Greco-Roman legendary...
- Homer
The general belief that Homer was a native of Ionia (the...
- Herodotus
Herodotus was a wide traveler. His longer wandering covered...
- Hesiod
Hesiod (flourished c. 700 bc) was one of the earliest Greek...
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4 days ago · The history of artificial intelligence ( AI) began in antiquity, with myths, stories and rumors of artificial beings endowed with intelligence or consciousness by master craftsmen. The seeds of modern AI were planted by philosophers who attempted to describe the process of human thinking as the mechanical manipulation of symbols.
4 days ago · The Greek word aphros means “foam,” and Hesiod relates in his Theogony that Aphrodite was born from the white foam produced by the severed genitals of Uranus (Heaven), after his son Cronus threw them into the sea. Aphrodite was, in fact, widely worshipped as a goddess of the sea and of seafaring; she was also honoured as a goddess of war ...
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1 day ago · The stab-in-the-back myth was spread by the Right throughout the 1920s and ensured that many monarchists and conservatives would refuse to support the government of what they called the "November criminals". The destabilising effect of the stab-in-the-back myth on the Weimar democracy was an important factor in the rise of National Socialism.
2 days ago · The origin of language, its relationship with human evolution, and its consequences have been subjects of study for centuries.Scholars wishing to study the origins of language must draw inferences from evidence such as the fossil record, archaeological evidence, contemporary language diversity, studies of language acquisition, and comparisons between human language and systems of animal ...
1 day ago · In 1930, Battista formed Carrozeria Pininfarina with the aim of designing and building car bodies for rich private clients. At the time, all vehicles were built as two main separate parts: the ...
9 hours ago · Religion and Science (1930) [edit] Everything that the human race has done and thought is concerned with the satisfaction of deeply felt needs and the assuagement of pain. Originally written for the New York Times Magazine (9 November 1930); a version with altered wording appeared in Ideas and Opinions (1954)
