Thursday, August 20, 2026

Ages of Man.

In Ancient Greece, people believed that there were different stages of humanity.

Golden Age (χρυσή εποχή) (chrysí epokhí), Silver Age, Bronze Age, Heroic Age, and Iron Age are ages of humanity in Greek myths and legends.

During the Golden Age, Cronus ruled. This is a utopia.

The Silver Age was ruled by Zeus, son of Cronus. People lived long then.

Humanity during the Bronze Age was made of ash tree. Their passion was war.

Then came the Heroic Age. Gods once again fought in various wars.

And finally, the Iron Age. It's more like the simple life of people.

Olympic medals come in bronze, silver, and gold for different places. This symbolizes the Age of Man (Γένη των Ανθρώπων).

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Semele.

Semele (Σεμέλη) (Semélē), or Thyone (Θυώνη) (Thyṓnē) was a princess of Thebes in Greek mythology.

Her parents were Cadmus (Κάδμος) (Kádmos) and Harmonia. Autonoё (Αὐτονόη), Agave, Ino, and Polydorus (Πολύδωρος) were Semele's siblings.

She was the mother of the god Dionysus (Διόνυσος) (Diónysos).

Semele met other gods and goddesses, such as: Zeus and Hera (Ἥρα) (Hḗrā).

Also, she was saved from Hades (ᾍδης) (Háidēs) by her son Dionysus.



Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Tales from childhood: Cool trip!

Good evening, dear people! What's new in your life? How did you spend your time?

It's me, Mr. H. About two months ago I wanted to go to the south with my family. There are beaches with the sea, warm sun, all the people around are happy and enjoying their vacation.

"I hope we can go to a warm city this year and relax there," I told my wife.

But then it turned out we couldn't go to the seaside this year. So my wife, son, and I decided to go to countryside. That's a fun way to relax, too. We can go into the woods, watch animals, and eat vegetables...

"We can go on vacation somewhere else." I said.

"Great idea!" my son said happily.

"Yes, I like it," my wife agreed.

Our summer vacation in the village was actually very interesting. My son and I went fishing, and my wife went to the market and bought a lot of necessary things. Also, we met new people.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-illustration/rural-landscape-field-trees-grass-ecologically-2752697551?trackingId=b75bb627-8cdb-4d3e-813d-1facec0d29cc&listId=searchResults



Sunday, August 9, 2026

Necklace of Harmonia.

The Necklace of Harmonia (Ἁρμονία) (Harmonía), (also  known as the Necklace of Eriphyle (Ἐριφύλη) (Eriphúlē)). It was a precious ornament that brought misfortune to its owners in Greek myths and legends.

The Necklace of Harmonia was made by Hephaestus (Ἥφαιστος) (Hḗphaistos). It doomed all the descendants of his wife Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) to misfortune.

This jewelry was given to Cadmus (Κάδμος) (Kádmos) by Europa (Εὐρώπη) (Eurṓpē). He then gave the necklace to Harmonia. Other goddesses owned it, too. Among them were: Semele (Σεμέλη) (Semélē), Eriphyle, Ino (Ἰνώ), Jocasta (Ἰοκάστη) (Iokástē), and Agave (Ἀγαύη) (Agaúē). 





Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Recipe of homemade dough for any pastry.

Ingredients:

Flour-about 1 kg

Sugar-3 table spoon

Vegetable oil-3 table spoons

Salt-3/4 tea spoon

Warm water-300 ml. (40 °C, 104 °F)

Dry yeast-1 tea spoon

Baking powder-1/2 tea spoon


Mix all ingredients in one bowl. Make dough.




Leave dough in a warm place about 3-4 hours. After mix it make one big part. Roll and poke with a fork.





Bake the dough about 10 minutes. 200 °C (392 °F). Or you can fry this dough.