Sunday, November 28, 2021

Tales from childhood: Time in the yard.

Many children liked doing  different things in the yard. Some were noisy, some weren't.

"Children are noisy again," old woman said.

"This is how they play," young mother said.

Sophie was a calm child, she loved to play alone or with her friends.

Sometimes adults wanted to tell children that they need to be quieter, but then people remembered themselves that at this age they played with each other.

Saturday, November 27, 2021

Riddle of the Sphinx.

The creature Sphinx (Σφίγξ) guarded Thebes (Θῆβαι), the Greek city. Typhon (Τυφῶν) and Chimera (Χίμαιρα) were her parents. Hera (Ἥρα) or Ares (Ἄρης) sent her in this place. The Sphinx had her own riddle. It sounds like this:

"Which creature has one voice and yet becomes four-footed and two-footed and three-footed?"

She killed who couldn't answer this question.

Oedipus (Οἰδίπους) solved the riddle of Sphinx.

"Person-who crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then uses a walking stick during old age," he answered.

Afterwards, the creature killed herself.

Later Oedipus became the king of Thebes.

This riddle is popular in culture and art.


Saturday, November 20, 2021

Tales from childhood: New buildings in the town.

Sophie lived in the suburb. Some people even called it a city. There you could get on a bus and get to the capital in ten minutes.

But the suburbanites were proud of what they had: parks, theatres, museums, cafes, and their own symbols. Little Sophie often saw her town in the school books. The history teacher would often tell the story of the suburb. 

Sophie and her grandmother regularly went to parades and celebrations in the center of a small suburb.

One day, Sophie noticed that construction had begun.

"Grandma, look here are building new buildings," little Sophie said.

"Yes, new interesting places will soon be built here," granny said.

Three months later, beautiful buildings and symbols of the city appeared in the center of the suburb.

Once at school, the students and the teacher decided to discuss these new buildings. Sophie said that she liked it. Others liked them, too. Also, the teacher said that there are beautiful places in her village.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/clock-tower-vector-illustration-on-white-1597739923


Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/panoramic-view-modern-buildings-skyscrapers-towers-1922712011


Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/european-village-landscape-illustration-isolated-vector-1444372550



Thursday, November 18, 2021

Timandra.

Timandra (Τιμάνδρα) was a Spartan princess and queen of Arcadia in Greek legends. Her father was Tyndareus. Her mother was Leda. Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux, and Phoebe were Timandra's relatives. 

She married Echemus, the king of Arcadia. They had a son named Ladocus. 

Timandra left her husband Echemus. She went to Phyleus.

She met with other gods and goddesses.

Source of image:

https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/helena-de-troya-y-paris-gm1097924710-294856775

Source of image:

https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/orestes-gm508788389-46126016



Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/isolated-vector-illustration-ancient-greek-lady-794154007




Sunday, November 14, 2021

Silk Road.

 The Silk Road was a trade way which connected China and the Far East with the Middle East and Europe in ancient time and Middle Ages. The Silk Road was used to export silk from China.

This road was opened during the Han Dynasty. It ruled from 206 B. C. to 220 A. D.

The way connected different countries of the Far East, Middle East, Middle Asia, and Europe. Also, there were small routes, such as: Mesopotamia and India subcontinent, Northern Africa through Egypt.

Silk, horses, paper, spices, jade, glassware, furs, and slaves; these good were traded on the famous road.

Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, in Ancient Greece, expanded his possessions through the Silk Road.

Also, the Royal Road routes led to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

Italian explorer Marco Polo used the Silk Road to travel from Italy to China. He arrived there in 1275. Marco Polo travelled by camel overland.

He returned to Italy through the Silk Road in 1295. Marco Polo wrote a book Book of the Marvels of the World or The Travels of Marco Polo. It gave better understanding of Asian culture.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/golden-bitcoin-silk-road-stand-on-1090643096



Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/illustration-history-economy-silk-road-network-1995777824


Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/frescoes-dunhuang-grottoes-gansu-province-along-1731596758



Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/great-silk-road-camel-caravan-trade-1586792434


 Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/one-belt-road-new-silk-concept-1060049426


Saturday, November 13, 2021

Roman numerals. Part I.

 I-1

II-2

III-3

IV-4

V-5

VI-6

VII-7

VIII-8

IX-9

X-10

XI-11

XII-12

XIII-13

XIV-14

XV-15

XVI-16

XVII-17

XVIII-18

XIX-19

XX-20

XXI-21

XXII-22

XXIII-23

XXIV-24

XXV-25

XXVI-26

XXVII-27

XXVIII-28

XXIX-29

XXX-30

XXXI-31

XXXII-32

XXXIII-33

XXXIV-34

XXXV-35

XXXVI-36

XXXVII-37

XXXVIII-38

XXXIX-39

XL-40

XLI-41

XLII-42

XLIII-43

XLIV-44

XLV-45

XLVI-46

XLVII-47

XLVIII-48

XLIX-49

L-50

LI-51

LII-52

LIII-53

LIV-54

LV-55

LVI-56

LVII-57

LVIII-58

LIX-59

LX-60

LXI-61

LXII-62

LXIII-63

LXIV-64

LXV-65

LXVI-66

LXVII-67

LXVIII-68

LXIX-69

LXX-70

LXXI-71

LXXII-72

LXXIII-73

LXXIV-74

LXXV-75

LXXVI-76

LXXVII-77

LXXVIII-78

LXXIX-79

LXXX-80

LXXXI-81

LXXXII-82

LXXXIII-83

LXXXIV-84

LXXXV-85

LXXXVI-86

LXXXVII-87

LXXXVIII-88

LXXXIX-89

XC-90

XCI-91

XCII-92

XCIII-93

XCIV-94

XCV-95

XCVI-96

XCVII-97

XCVIII-98

XCIX-99

C-100

CI-101

CII-102

CIII-103

CIV-104

CV-105

CVI-106

CVII-107

CVIII-108

CIX-109

CX-110

CXI-111

CXII-112

CXIII-113

CXIV-114

CXV-115

CXVI-116

CXVII-117

CXVIII-118

CXIX-119

CXX-120

CXXI-121

CXXII-122

CXXIII-123

CXXIV-124

CXXV-125

CXXVI-126

CXXVII-127

CXXVIII-128

CXXIX-129

CXXX-130

CXXXI-131

CXXXII-132

CXXXIII-133

CXXXIV-134

CXXXV-135

CXXXVI-136

CXXXVII-137

CXXXVIII-138

CXXXIX-139

CXL-140

CXLI-141

CXLII-142

CXLIII-143

CXLIV-144

CXLV-145

CXLVI-146

CXLVII-147

CXLVIII-148

CXLIX-149

CL-150

CLI-151

CLII-152

CLIII-153

CLIV-154

CLV-155

CLVI-156

CLVII-157

CLVIII-158

CLIX-159

CLX-160

CLXI-161

CLXII-162

CLXIII-163

CLXIV-164

CLXV-165

CLXVI-166

CLXVII-167

CLXVIII-168

CLXIX-169

CLXX-170

CLXXI-171

CLXXII-172

CLXXIII-173

CLXXIV-174

CLXXV-175

CLXXVI-176

CLXXVII-177

CLXXVIII-178

CLXXIX-179

CLXXX-180

CLXXXI-181

CLXXXII-182

CLXXXIII-183

CLXXXIV-184

CLXXXV-185

CLXXXVI-186

CLXXXVII-187

CLXXXVIII-188

CLXXXIX-189

CXC-190

CXCI-191

CXCII-192

CXCIII-193

CXCIV-194

CXCV-195

CXCVI-196

CXCVII-197

CXCVIII-198

CXCIX-199

CC-200

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Great people: Socrates.

 Socrates (Σωκράτης) was a philosopher in Ancient Greece. He was born in 470 B. C., in Athens. His parents were Sophroniscus and Phaenarete.

Socrates studied ethics, too. His era was Ancient Greek philosophy. Plato (Πλάτων), Xenophon (Ξενοφῶν), and Aristippus (Ἀρίστιππος) were students of Socrates. 

Philosopher had his own ideas, such as: Socratic paradox, Socratic method, Socratic dialogue, and etc.

Socrates had wife and children.

He died in 399 B. C. in Athens.





Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Literature. Part eighty.

                                     “The Swineherd” by Hans Christian Andersen.

Once upon a time there was a Prince. He had his own kingdom. But this Prince’s kingdom was very small.

He wanted to marry the Emperor’s daughter. Prince sent her a rose and nightingale as a gift. But the Princess wasn’t happy with them.

Then the Prince decided to become a swineherd and worked alongside the Princess. Also, he created a little kettle with bells. A melody was sung while cooking. The Prince gave this as a gift to the Princess and she liked it. The Princess loved artificial things.

She gave him ten kisses.

Later swineherd made a rattle. The Princess was glad again. He had hundred princess’s kisses.

At the end the Prince said that she didn’t understand the meaning of the real gifts and left her.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-illustration/swineherd-princess-31312099



Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Famous people and their quotes. Part sixty five.

                                                    Charlotte Brontё.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-illustration/charlotte-bronte-18161855-british-author-engraving-252139606


“The trouble is not that I am single and likely to stay single, but that I am lonely and likely to stay lonely.”

“The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed.”

“I knew you would do me good in some way, at some time--I saw it in your eyes when I first beheld you.”

Source of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1036615.Charlotte_Bront_?page=1, https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1036615.Charlotte_Bront_?page=2, and https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1036615.Charlotte_Bront_?page=4.

Monday, November 1, 2021

Recipe of boiled pasta.

 Ingredients:

Pasta-1 kg

Water-2 l

Salt-1 tea spoon


Boil water and add salt. Then add the paste. Simmer for a few minutes.