Saturday, April 10, 2021

Pallas.

 Pallas (Πάλλας) was a Titan on Greek mythology. He was a god of battle. His father was a Titan Crius (Κρεῖος). His mother was Titaness Eurybia (Εὐρυβία).

Also, Pallas had brothers, Astraeus (Ἀστραῖος) and Perses (Πέρσης). His wife was Styx (Στύξ). 

Pallas had several children, such as: Zelus (Ζῆλος,), Nike (Νίκη), Bia (Βία), Kratos (Κράτος), and Pallantides (Παλλαντίδαι).

Writers wrote about Pallas myths and legends.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-illustration/warriors-ancient-greek-spartan-roman-gladiator-1113193721


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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/ancient-greek-goddess-athena-front-austrian-1514250956


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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/astrology-alphabet-pallas-athena-classic-asteroid-590457344



Wednesday, April 7, 2021

World Health Day.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/world-health-day-heart-stethoscope-design-592742438



7 April.

Sunday, April 4, 2021

Great people: Archimedes.

 Archimedes of Syracuse (Ἀρχιμήδης;) was a Greek scientist. He was interested in mathematics (μᾰθημᾰτικά), geometry (γεωμετρία,), astronomy (ἀστρονομία), engineering, philosophy, and physics (φυσική). 


Archimedes was born on c. 287 B. C., in Sicily. Also, he lived there. Archimedes studied in Alexandria.

This scientist made many important things for science in ancient Greece. There is the Archimedes' principle "Any object, totally or partially immersed in a fluid or liquid, is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object." There is a formula bout this principle.


Archimedes said "Eureka!" when he understood it.

"Give me a lever and a place to stand, and i'll move the world" (δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσω) his quote, too.



Archimedes created different scientific writings.

He died on c. 212 B. C., in Sicily.


Saturday, April 3, 2021

Recipe of homemade big potatoes cakes.

 Ingredients:

Cookies-500 g

Sour cream-50 g

Condensed milk-half of jar

Butter-80 g

Sugar-50 g

Cocoa-taste and for decoration


 


Condested milk, sugar, melt butter, cocoa, and sour cream mix in one bowl.






Chop cookies into crumbs. After mix crumbs with the first mixture. 





Make an oval-balls like potatoes. Oval-balls roll in chop cookies. Leave in refrigerator about 1-3 hours.




Bon Appetit!

Friday, April 2, 2021

Literature. Part seventy three.

                                             Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott.

This historical novel was written in XIX century. The author described lives of people in the Middle Ages in detail. It helps to understand history of England and other European countries.

The book tells the real historical events of that time. Knights and kings have many different adventures. Also, there are jester, lady, prince, and etc.

Characters have relationships with each other. They visited neighboring countries. Religion is described in novel, too.

This book was released in 1819. Ivanhoe: A Romance sparked interest with Medieval time. It influenced to romanticism and Gothic Revival architecture.

There are many illustrations to this novel. The book was translated to other languages.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/edinburgh-scotland-26th-may-2017-monument-752480680



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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/old-king-holding-hand-young-female-1935039683



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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/sir-walter-scott-picture-meyers-lexicon-88123759



Thursday, April 1, 2021

Famous people and their quotes. Part fifty eight.

                                                            Rembrandt.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-illustration/selfportrait-by-rembrandt-van-rijn-1628-411417151


“Painting is the grandchild of Nature.”

“Practice what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know.”

“Sincerity is the eventual deception of all great men.”

Sources of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/66202.Rembrandt_van_Rijn and

https://www.azquotes.com/author/20891-Rembrandt