Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Nereid.

The Nereids (Νηρηίδες) were sea nymphs in Ancient Greece. Their parents were Nereus and Doris. They had a brother named Nerites.

The sea nymphs are fifty sisters. The Nereids looked like mermaids. Some of them had relationships with other gods and goddesses.

Artists painted many paintings about these creatures. Also, sculptors created statues of the sea nymphs.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-photo/ancient-roman-mosaics-terrace-houses-ephesus-1222017307

Ancient Roman Mosaics from Terrace Houses, Ephesus, Turkey

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DJEMILA, ALGERIA - APRIL 17, 2018: Nereid, a sea nymph on the mosaic from  roman town Cuicul

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-photo/vintage-19th-century-old-drawing-triton-101713198

Vintage 19th century old drawing of Triton and Nereid - Picture from Meyers Lexikon book (written in German language) published in 1908 Leipzig - Germany.

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Great people: Thales.

Thales of Miletus (Θαλῆς ὁ Μιλήσιος) was born in c. 626 B. C. He was known as a scientist in Ancient Greece.

Thales was interested in astronomy, mathematics, geometry, ethics, and philosophy.


He visited other countries.

Thales had his own ideas. Thales' theorem is one of them.


Thales of Miletus did many important things for different sciences.


He died in c. 548 B. C.

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Literature. Part sixty three.

                                       The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit.

This children's book was published in 1906.

The main characters of this novel are: father, mother, and three children. Father went to prison but it's wrong. He is a good man.

Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis are children. They are all different. Each of them has their own role.

Mother is a writer for children and a poet. She loves her family. Mom helps in hard situations.

Characters meet and find new friends during the novel.

The book has a happy ending. Father was acquitted and released from prison.

There are many different movies and theatrical performances about this story.

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Famous people and their quotes. Part forty eight.

                                                             George Bernard Shaw.

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George Bernard Shaw ( 1856 –  1950 ). Portobello, Dublin, Ireland.  Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist.

“Youth is wasted on the young.”

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”

Source of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/5217.George_Bernard_Shaw