Saturday, May 8, 2021

Eunomia.

 Eunomia (Εὐνομία) was a goddess of legislation and law in Greek legends. She was the Horae. Eunomia's parents were Zeus and Themis. Her sisters were Eirene and Dike. 

Eunomia and her siblings guarded the gates of Olympus.

Asteroids the Eunomia family was named after this goddess.

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https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/horae-gm508405279-46077994



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https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/horas-a-regalos-de-boda-de-peleo-villa-albani-gm1011867784-272617924

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Great people: Rembrandt.

 Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch artist. Also, he was interested in printmaking and drawing. He was born on July 15, 1606, in Leiden, Netherlands.

The artist influenced Baroque and Dutch Golden Age. His works were very important for these periods. 

Rembrandt created created many famous paintings. The Abduction of Europa (1632), The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1632), Danaë (1636-1650), self-partraits, The Night Watch (1642), Bathsheba at Her Bath (1654), Hundred Guilder Print (1647-1649).

Rembrandt was married on Saskia van Uylenburgh since 1634 to 1642. They had children. 

The painter died on October 4, 1669, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.





Monday, May 3, 2021

Famous people and their quotes. Part fifty nine.

                                                           Lewis Carroll.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/moscow-russia-march-21-2020-postage-1684191838


“I can't go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.”

“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”

Source of information:

https://www.biography.com/writer/lewis-carroll

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Literature. Part seventy four.

                                                "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen.

Once upon a time there was an emperor. He liked his clothes. An emperor wore them for holidays, theatres, and walks.

One day two liars visited emperor. They wanted to create new clothes for him. The tailors said that they make invisible clothing for the emperor.

Although the emperor and his courtiers noticed that there was no cloth, they didn't say anything.

When the emperor came out in new clothes to the people, they looked at him.

Suddenly little boy said that the emperor is naked!

The emperor went on, and the people began to whisper.

This fairy tale was translated to many languages. there are different movies and cartoons about this story.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-illustration/childrens-fairy-tales-naked-king-1293807487