Tales from childhood: A trip to an amusement park.

Hi, dear readers! My name is H. I'm a man from another short story called "How I look at life". Do you remember this story? Even if you don't remember, it's normal.

Today my family and I will go to the big city by bus, and then we will ride the metro.

But our main goal is the amusement park. We will all ride the Ferris wheel there. My son wants to ride the carousel and jump on the trampoline. Child needs to have a good time!

"Dear, we're already there" my wife said.

We left the metro and walked down the street. I admire this place and joke about it. My wife likes it.

The day will soon be over. We rode the Ferris wheel. It was awesome! I remembered my youth when I often rode on amusement rides.

My little son has been everywhere and he liked it.

Tales from childhood: Alone girl.

Hello, dear readers! I'm Maria. I want to tell you about my young years. 

I grew up in orphanage. The state raised me. Also, I found my distant relative Timothy in a foster family.

Now about the present. I'm the mother of my son. I have an adopted daughter, too. Her name is Angela. She is essentially an orphan, so we took Angela into our family.

"I was once a lonely little girl, but now I have found different friends," Angela said.

"It's very good!" I said with a smile.

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Oileus.

Oileus (Ὀϊλεύς) (Oī̈leús) was known as the king of Locris (Λοκρίς) (Lokrís) in Greek mythology. Also, he was an Argonaut (Ἀργοναῦται) (Argonaûtai). 

Hodoedocus (Ὁδοίδοκος) was Oileus' father. Agrianome (Ἀγριανόμη) was his mother.

Oileus had a wife named Eriopis (Ἐριῶπις). They had a son Ajax (Αἴας) (Aias) the Lesser.

Oileus was wounded in the shoulder by Stymphalian Birds (Στυμφαλίδες ὄρνιθες) (Stymfalídes Órnithes).

Atalanta.

Atalanta (Ἀταλάντη) (Atalántē) was a heroine in Greek myths and legends. Her parents were Iasus (Ἴασος) and Clymene (Κλυμένη) (Kluménē).

Golden apple, bear, and lion were Atalalnta's symbols.

She was a good hunter. Also, Atalanta had the voyage with the Argonauts (Ἀργοναῦται) (Argonaûtai).

Meleager (Μελέαγρος) (Meléagros) was her consort. They had a son named Parthenopaeus (Παρθενοπαῖος) (Parthenopaîos).

Tales from childhood: Raymond and his work.

Raymond was an engineer. He worked with drawings. 

"When my son gets older. I can tell him about my work," he said.

Raymond worked in the office. He liked it.

Sophie, Natalie, and Angela were very happy for Raymond and his family.

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Literature. Part hundred six.

                                                  Mio, My Son by Astrid Lindgren.

Bo Vilhelm Olsson or Bosse lives with people who dislike him.

Bosse gets the golden apple and finds the Genie. Then he finds himself in a magical land and finds out that his name is Mio, his father is the king of the country, and he is a prince.

Jum-Jum is Mio's friend. Also, his father gives the horse Miramis.

The characters met with evil knight Kato in this country.

Great people: Alan Milne.

Alan Alexander Milne was an English writer. He was born on January 18, 1882, in London, England.

Winne-the-Pooh was Milne’s famous work. This book was published in 1926.

Alan Milne had wife and child. His son’s name was in the book about the teddy bear.

Alan Alexander Milne died on January 31. 1956, in Hartfield, England.

Eleusis.

Eleusis (Ἐλευσῖνι) was the hero in Greek mythology. His parents were Hermes and Daeira (Δάειρα). 

Eleusis had several relatives: Semele, Cadmus, Aulis, and etc.

He had a consort named Cothonea, they had a son Tripotolemus (Τριπτόλεμος). Goddess Demeter visited Eleusis and Cothonea.

Herse of Athens.

Herse (Ἕρση) means "dew". She was the Athenian princess in Greek mythology. Her parents were Cecrops I (Κέκροψ) and Agraulus (Ἄγραυλος). Also, Herse had siblings: Aglaurus (Ἄγλαυρος), Pandrarosus (Πάνδροσος), and Erysichthon (Ἐρυσίχθων).

Hermes was her husband. They had son named Cephalus (Κέφαλος).

There are different stories about this character.

Tales from childhood: The main point.

Sophie had her own views on different things. Sometimes even her grandmother didn't understand her. At the same time, Sophie often said truthful phrases. But still she wanted to know the answers to some different questions.

Many people wanted to know why Timothy goes out late at night and even in an iron mask. Some admitted that they "accidentally" saw him without an iron mask.

One of them was a boy of nine years old. He studied well, also, attended different school sections. Despite all this, he later couldn't sleep all night when the child saw from the window in the evening a young man without face. He was very impressionable.

The little son of Raymond, and his independent eight-year-old niece have long seen Timothy without an iron mask.

"Grandma, why do people react so differently to Timothy's appearance?" Sophie asked.

"We are all different and react differently to different life situations." granny answered.

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Tales from childhood: Family.

"Am I ruining my daughter's life!?" thought Timothy looking at himself in the mirror.

He didn't want people to see him, so he rarely went outside. Timothy wore a mask if he went to a public place.

His face was really uglified. Timothy worried about this situation. Especially when his wife left him with their little daughter.

Trouble happened to the young man, but the wife couldn't cope with it and decided to leave. It was strange. But some people were sure that Timothy's wife made a right decision. Also, there were those who believed that she should have supported her young husband.

Raymond and Maria supported Timothy. They came to visit him and brought their little son and Raymond's independent niece.

Sophie and her grandmother even didn't know what to think about it.

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Tales from childhood: People and family.

Sophie knew many people. They all were very different.

She was surprised that one girl lived with her uncle, Raymond. It turns out that this man had a wife and son. In this family, everything suited everyone.

Also, his wife Maria had a younger brother. He was a simple young man, Timothy. Her brother worked at the factory. His work was quite hard.

Timothy has already managed his own family. He had a wife and a one-year-old daughter. These families interacted frequently.

Sophie and her friends talked with Raymond's niece from this family who was eight years old. This child was very independent for her age. She always made her own decisions.

Timothy was both a relative and a friend of this family. Raymond was friends with him. Timothy supported people in different situations.

"You can take an example from such people," Sophie's granny said.

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Literature. Part eighty seven.

                                              "The Loveliest Rose in the World" by Hans Christian Andersen.

Once upon a time there was a queen. She had a garden with many different roses.

When the queen became very ill, she needed the loveliest rose in the world. Then everyone who could went to the queen with different roses, but there was no such rose.

The flower continued to be search for, but still to no avail. People have already to speculate where this rose might be. There were some versions.

Suddenly, the queen's son entered the room. He read a book to his mother, and then a rose grew there. It was the loveliest rose in the world.

Icarus.

Icarus (Ἴκαρος) was a son of Daedalus and Naucrate in Greek myths and legends.

His father Daedalus created two pairs of wings. He used wax and feathers. Icarus and Daedalus flew together on these wings.

Daedalus asked his son not to fly too close to the sun and the sea. They flew in the sky.

But suddenly Icarus forgot about father's words. He flew very high and the sun melted the wax on his wings. So, Icarus fell into the sea and drowned.

His body was buried by Heracles. Icarus was buried in Icaria (Ικαρία). The sea where he drowned was named the Icarian Sea (Icarus, Icarium mare) (᾽Ίκαρος, ᾽Ικάριον πέλαγος). 

This myth became popular in different arts.

Literature. Part seventy six.

                                            "Riquet with the Tuft" by Charles Perrault.

Once upon a time there was a Queen whose son was ugly, he had a tuft. But her son was very clever.

Several years later in another country two twin girls were born. One of them was beautiful, but stupid, another was ugly, but clever.

In the forest stupid princess met Riquet with the tuft. He was in love with the princess for her beauty. The prince asked the princess to marry him. Stupid princess said she would marry him in a year.

The princess gotten a lot smarter this year. All people were amazed about it. 

One year later she met Riquet with the tuft again. He was preparing for the wedding.

The princess understood that the ugly prince gave her mind. They were married. She saw Riquet's inner handsome qualities, such as: intelligence, manners, and behavior.

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Chloris.

 Chloris (Χλωρίς) was a nymph (νύμφη) in Greek mythology. She lived in the Elysian Fields. Her husband was Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος). Chloris and Zephyrus had a son named Karpos (Καρπός).

Also, she was known as the goddess of flowers and spring.

There are paintings and statues about Chloris goddess and nymph.

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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Danaë.

 Danaë (Δανάη) was a daughter of King Acricius (Ἀκρίσιος) of Argos and his wife Queen Eurydice (Εὐρυδίκη).

Her husband was Zeus, son of Cronus (Κρόνος). Danaë had a son Perseus (Περσεύς) who killed Gorgon (Γοργώ) Medusa (Μέδουσα) and saved Andromeda (Ἀνδρομέδα).

Danaë and Perseus floated in a wooden box on the sea. They survived and washed on the island Seriphos.

She met with different monsters, gods, and goddesses, such as: Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν), Hermes. Athena, Hades, and etc.

There are many paintings and sculptures about Danaë. Artists and sculptors created her very differently.

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Great people: Alexandre Dumas (father).

 Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie or Alexandre Dumas père was a French writer. He was born on July 24, 1802, in France.

Alexandre Dumas père wrote historical fiction books. His famous novels were published in different years. The Three Musketeers (1844), The Count of Monte Cristo (1844), Twenty Years After (1845), The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (1847-1850) became popular.

These works were translated to many languages. Also, there are different movies based on these novels.

Alexandre Dumas had a son named Alexandre Dumas (Alexandre Dumas fils), too.

Alexandre Dumas père died on December 5, 1870, in France.

Alcmene.

 Alcmene (Ἀλκμήνη) was the mother of Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) in Greek legends. Her parents were Electryon (Ἠλεκτρύων) and Anaxo (Ἀναξώ). Also, she had relationships with other gods and goddesses.

Alcmene's husbands were: Amphitryon (Ἀμφιτρύωνος), Rhadamanthus (Ῥαδάμανθυς), and Zeus (Ζεύς). Her son Heracles did the Twelve Labours. He met with different creatures.

She had daughter Laonome (Λαονόμη) and son Iphicles (Ἰφικλῆς).

There are many myths about Alcmenne.

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