Monday, November 18, 2024

Hesperides.

Hesperides (Ἑσπερίδες) were the nymphs of evening in Greek mythology.

There are different descriptions of these characters.

The eleventh labor of Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) (Hercules) was one of legends. The son of Zeus went to the Garden of the Hesperides and took the golden apples.



Monday, November 11, 2024

Tales from childhood: Angela and her childhood.

Angela was born in a simple family. Her parents worked very much. So, Angela kept herself busy at home. She played with toys and watched TV.

Then when it was time to go school Angela went there by herself. And she did her homework by herself, too.

Sometimes Angela felt lonely, but then it went away because she became proud of herself.

Angela's parents were really busy with their own affairs at that time. At least that's people told Angela.

Perhaps Raymond and Maria knew some secrets of this family and that is why they took the girl.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/school-backpack-good-quality-color-2256198903



Saturday, November 9, 2024

Flora.

Flora is a plant life in a region and season. Different types of plants grow in different climate zones. Flora may change depending on the weather.

Some plants grow in the tropical forest, and others in tundra.

Flowers and plants can change throughout the year.

Also, Flora is the goddess of flowers in Roman mythology. (Greek Chloris (Χλωρίς) (Chlōrís)).

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/tropical-plants-jungle-background-vector-colorful-2004738335



Sunday, November 3, 2024

Niobe.

Niobe (Νιόβη) (Nióbē) was a daughter of Tantalus (Τάνταλος) (Tántalos) and Dione (Διώνη) (Diṓnē).

She and her husband Amphion (Ἀμφίων) (Amphīōn) had many children.

Niobe met with other gods and goddesses.

There are many myths and legends about this character. Also, there are different arts about Niobe.






Saturday, November 2, 2024

Recipe of Ceylon tea.

Ingredients:

Ceylon tea-1 tea spoon

Water-1 cup



Add hot water.


If you want you can add honey, sugar, milk, and etc.

Friday, November 1, 2024

Great people: Robert Louis Stevenson.

Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850, in Edinburgh, Scotland. 


He was a writer. Stevenson studied in University of Edinburgh.

Treasure Island (1883), A Child's Garden of Verses (1885), and Kidnapped (1886) were his notable works.


Robert Louis Stevenson had a wife.

He died on December 3, 1894, in Vailima, Upolu, Samoa.


Literature. Part hundred sixteen.

                                                                   "The Story of the False Prince" by Wilhelm Hauff.

Once upon a time there was a tailor named Labakan. He was a good worker.

Labakan had a travel companion named Omar. He was a real heir.

A fairy gave a tailor a magic thread and needle. Omar got a crown and scepter. These things were in the caskets.

So, Labakan became rich.

Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred one.

                                                              Donatello.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/donatello-vintage-engraved-illustration-drawing-1448100962


“Take the wood and make one of your own”

“Speak, damn you, speak!”

Source of information:

https://www.thehistoryofart.org/donatello/quotes/ 

Monday, October 28, 2024

Tales from childhood: The mysterious state of the lady in red.

"I have a lot of work!" the woman in red said.

"You have for it enough time," Timothy said.

The lady in red went on a business trip to another city for a few days. Then she returned and started working in her city again.

One day she came to a party and was very cheerful there.

Sophie and her friends were surprised to see the woman in this state.

"I just want to relax after work," she said.

Sunday, October 20, 2024

Aeneas.

Aeneas (Αἰνείας) (Aineíās) was a hero in Greek myths and legends. His parents were Anchises (Ἀγχίσης) (Ankhísēs) and Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) (Aphrodítē).

Aeneas was an ancestor of Romulus and Remus.

He helped the Trojans during the war.

Aeneas was saved from Achilles (Ἀχιλλεύς) (Achilleús).

Creusa (Κρέουσα) (Kreousa) was his wife. They had an offspring Ascanius (Ἀσκάνιος).



Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Tales from childhood: Who are you?

"Do you remember your childhood, parents or name?" Timothy asked the lady in red.

"No. I don't remember any of this." she answered.

Many people thought that this is very strange. Why does this woman not remember anything about herself? Maybe she forgot about it.

"This lady in red is too busy with work to remember her past." Sophie's mother said.

Meanwhile, Sophie and her friends thought that the woman in red had had such a hard life before that she had already forgotten everything.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/who-profound-introspective-question-that-explores-2186638281



Saturday, October 12, 2024

Soil.

Soil or earth is a mixture. In it there are many different minerals. Also, there are different types of soil.

In order for plants to grow on the ground, it needs to be looked after.

Animals can live in the soil.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-generated/tomato-plant-planted-cross-section-soil-2478482439



Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Stheno and Euryale.

Stheno (Σθενώ) (Sthenṓ) and Euryale (Εὐρυάλη) (Euryálē) were Gorgons (Γοργώνες) (Gorgones) in Greek myths and legends. Medusa (Μέδουσα) (Médousa) was their sister.

Stheno and Euryale pursued Perseus (Περσεύς) (Perseús) after he fought Medusa. They didn't catch Perseus.

There are many art objects with Gorgons.






Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Recipe of homemade vegetable soup.

Ingredients:

Water-2 L

Meat-500 g

Carrot-1

Potatoes-2

Onion-1

Salt-1 tea spoon

Black pepper-1 tea spoon

Italian seasoning-1 tea spoon

Garlic-1

Cut vegetables. Boil all ingredients during two hours. At the end add salt, black pepper, and Italian seasoning. If you want you can add pasta and greens.


Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Great people: Daphne du Maurier.

Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, was an English writer. She was born on May 13, 1907, in London, England. Daphne du Maurier had two sisters.

Jamaica Inn (1936), Rebecca (1938), and "The Birds" (1952) were her famous works.

Lady Browning had husband and children.

She died on April 19, 1989, in Par, Cornwall, England.





Literature. Part hundred fifteen.

                             "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann.

Once upon a time there were children. They had many different Christmas gifts. One of them was a nutcracker.

The girl Marie noticed the battle of the Nutcracker and other toys against the Mouse King. But no one believed her.

At the end, it turns out that the Nutcracker is an enchanted prince and Marie falls in love with him.

There are adaptations about this fairy tale.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/characters-childrens-fairy-tale-nutcracker-rat-2220675885



Famous people and their quotes. Part hundred.

                                                                           Jonathan Swift.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/vector-drawing-by-english-writer-jonathan-1946294482



“Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.”

“It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.”

“You should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday”

Source of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1831.Jonathan_Swift 

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Tales from childhood: Everyone has their own destiny.

"Angela was really lucky! Society paid attention to her problems in time." Sophie's grandmother said.

It was her destiny.

The woman in red had another destiny. Still no one knew her real name. Also, there were many mysteries surrounding this person. She never talked about her childhood and family. But at the same time, lady in red once had all of this.

Now she forgot about her past life. Or woman in red remembered just a little. She liked her destiny.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Tales from childhood: Happy event for Angela.

When Angela lived with her parents she didn't remember many days. She was a little girl then.

In her new family, Angela was able to find herself and real friends. She was very happy!

In her old family, Angela didn't have time for different things. But there were people who helped her. Angela was grateful and patient. She used to feel lonely, but now it has passed. Also, Angela learned to understand people and notice things that not everyone notices.

It was a good example for Sophie and her friends.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/happy-family-children-mother-father-stand-2293124569




Monday, September 16, 2024

Cornucopia.

Cornucopia (Αμαλθείας κέρας) (cornu copiae), or horn of plenty was a symbol of Plutus (Πλοῦτος) (Ploûtos), god of wealth in Greek mythology.

It was a symbol of abundance and wealth. According to legend, the cornucopia was the horn of the goat Amalthea (Ἀμάλθεια) or Achelous (Ἀχελώϊος) (Ἀχελῷος) (Akhelôios), who turned into a bull.

Many gods and goddesses were represented with a cornucopia.

Also, this symbol represented on some coats of arms.


Sunday, September 8, 2024

Food chain.

A food chain is a different relationship between plants and animals. They eat each other and transfer energy.

Every creature in the food chain is important.

Food chains support flora and fauna in ecosystems.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/diagram-showing-food-chain-illustration-1983231710



Thursday, September 5, 2024

Erinyes.

Erinyes (Ἐρινύες) (Ἐρινύς) were goddesses of revenge in Greek myths and legends. Uranus (Οὐρανός) and Gaia (Γαῖα) (Gaîa) or Nyx (Νύξ) (Nýx) were their parents.

There were three Erinyes: Alecto (Ἀληκτώ) (Alēktṓ), Megaera (Μέγαιρα) (Mégaira), and Tisiphone (Τισιφόνη) (Tisiphónē).

These goddesses persecuted Orestes (Ὀρέστης) (Orestēs) after he killed his mother Clytemnestra (Κλυταιμνήστρα) (Klytaimnḗstrā).





Sunday, September 1, 2024

Recipe of homemade coconut dough.

Ingredients:

Flour-50 g

Coconut flour-50 g

Eggs-3

Sugar-50 g

Butter-20 g

Sour cream-80 g

Baking powder-1 tea spoon

Salt-1/3 tea spoon


Mix in one bowl sugar, salt, and eggs.




After add butter and sour cream. 


Mix it in one bowl.


Also, add coconut flour, simple flour, and baking powder. And mix.




Literature. Part hundred fourteen.

                                                      "The Stolen Princess" by Zachris Topelius.

Once upon a time there was a princess named Lindagull. She was kidnapped by a tiger.

Princess Lindagull met with evil wizard and lived in a foreign country.

At the end she was rescued and returned to her home country. Also, princess Lindagull married.

Great people: Daniel Defoe.

Daniel Defoe or Daniel Foe was born in 1660, in London, England. He was an English writer.


Robinson Crusoe was an English adventure novel by Daniel Defoe. It was published in 1719.


Defoe had a wife and children.

He died on April 24, 1731, in London, England.


Famous people and their quotes. Part ninety nine.

                                                  Robert Louis Stevenson.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/robert-louis-stevenson-novelist-sketch-style-1231822291




“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.”

“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”

“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.”

“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”

“A friend is a gift you give yourself.”

Source of image:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/854076.Robert_Louis_Stevenson

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Tales from childhood: Mr. Theodor and his treasures.

Mr. Theodor had his own secrets, too. One of them was his treasures. Only Mr. Theodor knew about his treasures.

He didn't want to tell about his secret treasures. Mr. Theodor use these jewels when he thought it was necessary.

Even Beth and Johnny didn't know about this secret.

In fact, Mr. Theodor got jewelry from his late wife. She was the daughter of a man who held a high position.

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Cyrene.

Cyrene (Κῡρήνη) (Kyrḗnē) was a Thessalian princess in Greek mythology. Hypseus (Ὑψεύς) was her father. Chlidanope (Χλιδανώπης) was her mother.

She killed lions. 

Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) (Apollōn) loved Cyrene. They married and had children. Aristaeus (Ἀρισταῖος) (Aristaios), Autuchus, and Idmon (Ἴδμων) were their children.