Showing posts with label Mycenaean civilization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mycenaean civilization. Show all posts

Saturday, September 11, 2021

Agamemnon.

 Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων) was a king of Mycenae, in Greek legends. His father was King Atreus, his mother was Queen Aerope. Also, Agamemnon had a brother named Menelaus.

He participated in the Trojan War. Defeating Troy, Agamemnon returned to Mycenae. 

King of Mycenae married Clytemnestra. His brother Menelaus had a wife, beautiful Helen. She was kidnapped by Paris before the Trojan War.

Agamemnon had relations with other gods and goddesses. He had several children.

Agamemnon was killed by his wife Clytemnestra. Also, she killed Cassandra.

There are many different paintings and statues about this hero.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/drawing-sketch-style-illustration-agamemnon-king-469088081


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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-illustration/greek-mythology-agamemnon-king-mycenae-son-1925684606


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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/return-agamemnon-cassandra-mycenae-returns-spoils-1804435792



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https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/h%C3%A9roes-de-la-guerra-de-troya-gm168857158-23439685


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https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/orestes-fantasma-de-clytemnestra-despertando-las-furias-juego-griego-gm1190630393-337587837



Sunday, July 25, 2021

Menelaus.

 Menelaus (Μενέλαος) was known as king of Mycena and husband of beautiful Helen. His parents were Atreus (Ἀτρεύς) and Aerope (Ἀερόπη). Menelaus had an elder brother named Agamemnon. He was a king of Mycenae, too.

His wife Helen of Troy was kidnapped by Theseus and Pirithous, when she was a child.

Menelaus was an important character in the Trojan War.

He and his spouse Helen of Sparta had a daughter Hermione.



Sunday, June 13, 2021

Mycenae.

 Mycenae (Μυκῆναι,) is a city in Greece which was important for Greek history and culture. Many writers and artists were inspired by this place.

There are myths and legends about Mycenae. Perseus (Περσεύς), son of Zeus and Danaë, founded Mycenae. He left Argos (Άργος) and went to Tiryns (Τίρυνς). Perseus asked Cyclopes (Κύκλωπες) to build the walls with stones, which no people could lift.

The Perseid ruled Mycenae and finished with Eurytheus (Εὐρυσθεύς). He said to Heracles to perform the 12 Labours. After Eurytheus died, Atreus (Ἀτρεύς) became king of that place.

Also, Mycenae was known as city of Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων). Because king Agamemnon was against Troy during the Trojan War.

Mycenae shows history of Ancient Greece. There are many buildings and monuments in it. Some of them were created in the Bronze Age. This territory was populated in the Neolithic Age.

Mycenaean civilization had its own values and participated in wars.

Mycenae fell around 1200 B. C. Later this place was destroyed.

Archeologists found many historical things in it.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/golden-funeral-mask-agamemnon-athens-greece-1088447891



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https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/los-antiguos-artefactos-arqueol%C3%B3gicos-publicado-en-1880-gm480515420-69038731

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https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/athens-greece-september-03-2016-mycenaean-540283900


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https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/ulises-cyclopes-y-gm512299602-87099895



Saturday, May 15, 2021

Iron Age.

 The Iron Age was a time period in human history. The Bronze Age was before it.

During this historic period people used many different iron and steel tools. Also, they made iron weapons.

Some civilizations collapsed during the Iron Age. The Mycenaean civilization in Greece were among them. Also, city Troy were destroyed. In these regions were droughts and famine.

After this time period Greece became Classical Greece. It was important time for country and its culture.

Iron tools helped people in different situations.

The Celts migrated during the Iron Age. They have left traces in many countries.

In Scandinavia the Viking Age began.

Different tribes created many artifacts during this historic periods.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/image-illustration/agricultural-work-iron-age-vintage-engraved-1122922037


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https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/series-vector-illustrations-archaeological-finds-excavations-124872310



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https://www.shutterstock.com/image-illustration/cute-iron-age-farming-cottage-forest-1887636766