Saturday, February 11, 2023

Aloadae.

Aloadae or Aloads (Ἀλωάδαι) (Aloadai) were twin brothers in Greek myths and legends. Their names were Otus (Otos) (Ὦτος) and Ephialtes (Ἐφιάλτης). Poseidon or Aloeus (Αλωέας) was Aloadae father; Iphimedeia (Ἰφιμέδεια) was their mother.

Otus (Otos) and Ephialtes were giants.

The Aloadae visited different places, including Mount Olympus.

Otus (Otos) and Ephialtes met other gods and goddesses, such as: Ares, Artemis, Hera, and etc.

There are stories in Greek mythology about these characters.




Saturday, February 4, 2023

Recipe of homemade caramelized apples.

Ingredients:

Apples-2 big or 3 little (desirable sour)

Sugar and sweet cream butter-50 g for frosting

Peel apples and cut them into cubes.



Put 50 g sweet cream butter, sugar, and apples. Fry them in a pan about 5 min and stirring.



You can add this apple filling to your pastries and desserts.



Friday, February 3, 2023

Great people: Jan van Eyck.

Jan van Eyck was a Dutch painter. He was born in 1380, in Holy Roman Empire.



Jan van Eyck was a part of the Renaissance movement.



His famous works: The Arnolfini Portrait (1434) Madonna in the Church (1438-1440) Madonna of Chancellaor (1435) Rolin Gjent Atarpiece (1432), and etc.

Jan van Eyck died on July 9, 1441, in Netherlands.



Thursday, February 2, 2023

Literature. Part ninety five.

                                                    “The Nightingale and the Rose” by Oscar Wilde.

Once upon a time there was a young man. He was a student. The student was in love with a young girl.

He wanted to give her a red rose. But this flower wasn’t in his garden.

Nightingale decided to help the student with a red rose. For this he sang, but then the bird died.

The student took the flower and went to the girl. But she rejected the rose and the student.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Famous people and their quotes. Part eighty.

                                                              Tintoretto.


“You can never do too much drawing.”

“Beautiful colours can be bought in the shops on the Riato, but good drawing can only be bought from the casket of the artist's talent with patient study and nights without sleep.”

“Grant me paradise in this world; I'm not so sure I'll reach it in the next.”

Source of information:

https://www.thehistoryofart.org/tintoretto/quotes/#:~:text=Famous%20Quotes%20by%20Tintoretto,reach%20it%20in%20the%20next.