Many children liked doing different things in the yard. Some were noisy, some weren't.
"Children are noisy again," old woman said.
"This is how they play," young mother said.
Sophie was a calm child, she loved to play alone or with her friends.
Sometimes adults wanted to tell children that they need to be quieter, but then people remembered themselves that at this age they played with each other.
The creature Sphinx (Σφίγξ) guarded Thebes (Θῆβαι), the Greek city. Typhon (Τυφῶν) and Chimera (Χίμαιρα) were her parents. Hera (Ἥρα) or Ares (Ἄρης) sent her in this place. The Sphinx had her own riddle. It sounds like this:
"Which creature has one voice and yet becomes four-footed and two-footed and three-footed?"
She killed who couldn't answer this question.
Oedipus (Οἰδίπους) solved the riddle of Sphinx.
"Person-who crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then uses a walking stick during old age," he answered.
Afterwards, the creature killed herself.
Later Oedipus became the king of Thebes.
This riddle is popular in culture and art.
Sophie lived in the suburb. Some people even called it a city. There you could get on a bus and get to the capital in ten minutes.
But the suburbanites were proud of what they had: parks, theatres, museums, cafes, and their own symbols. Little Sophie often saw her town in the school books. The history teacher would often tell the story of the suburb.
Sophie and her grandmother regularly went to parades and celebrations in the center of a small suburb.
One day, Sophie noticed that construction had begun.
"Grandma, look here are building new buildings," little Sophie said.
"Yes, new interesting places will soon be built here," granny said.
Three months later, beautiful buildings and symbols of the city appeared in the center of the suburb.
Once at school, the students and the teacher decided to discuss these new buildings. Sophie said that she liked it. Others liked them, too. Also, the teacher said that there are beautiful places in her village.
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Timandra (Τιμάνδρα) was a Spartan princess and queen of Arcadia in Greek legends. Her father was Tyndareus. Her mother was Leda. Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux, and Phoebe were Timandra's relatives.
She married Echemus, the king of Arcadia. They had a son named Ladocus.
Timandra left her husband Echemus. She went to Phyleus.
She met with other gods and goddesses.
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The Silk Road was a trade way which connected China and the Far East with the Middle East and Europe in ancient time and Middle Ages. The Silk Road was used to export silk from China.
This road was opened during the Han Dynasty. It ruled from 206 B. C. to 220 A. D.
The way connected different countries of the Far East, Middle East, Middle Asia, and Europe. Also, there were small routes, such as: Mesopotamia and India subcontinent, Northern Africa through Egypt.
Silk, horses, paper, spices, jade, glassware, furs, and slaves; these good were traded on the famous road.
Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, in Ancient Greece, expanded his possessions through the Silk Road.
Also, the Royal Road routes led to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Italian explorer Marco Polo used the Silk Road to travel from Italy to China. He arrived there in 1275. Marco Polo travelled by camel overland.
He returned to Italy through the Silk Road in 1295. Marco Polo wrote a book Book of the Marvels of the World or The Travels of Marco Polo. It gave better understanding of Asian culture.
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