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FACTS ABOUT ANCIENT GREEKS: The greeks are the foundation of all western arts, sciences, math, literature, and politics. Democracy is from the Greeks as well as trial by jury.

The word theater is from the Greeks as well as comedy and drama.

Olympics,marathon, wrestling all from the Greeks.

The Parthenon-Temple to Athena

Athena: is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic war, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill in [|ancient Greek] [|religion] and [|mythology].

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 * Hercules through the ages from 500 BC to 2014 AD over 2500 years ** [[image:http://www.theoi.com/image/M21.1Stymphalides.jpg]] **560 BC** [[image:http://www.cleansingfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/hercules-fighting-snakes.jpg width="358" height="1.5; height: 395"]] **Roman Empire 2nd Century** [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Histoires_de_Troyes_-_Nemeian_Lion.jpg/428px-Histoires_de_Troyes_-_Nemeian_Lion.jpg width="249" height="1.5; height: 347" caption="File:Histoires de Troyes - Nemeian Lion.jpg"]] **Medieval15th Century** [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Antonio_del_Pollaiolo_-_Ercole_e_l%27Idra_e_Ercole_e_Anteo_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/422px-Antonio_del_Pollaiolo_-_Ercole_e_l%27Idra_e_Ercole_e_Anteo_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg width="233" height="1.5; height: 329" caption="File:Antonio del Pollaiolo - Ercole e l'Idra e Ercole e Anteo - Google Art Project.jpg"]] **Renaissance Hercules and the Hydra** [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Prometheus_and_Hercules.jpg caption="File:Prometheus and Hercules.jpg"]] **Romantic Era 1878 Hercules Freeing Prometheus** [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Thomas_Hart_Benton_-_Achelous_and_Hercules_-_Smithsonian.jpg/800px-Thomas_Hart_Benton_-_Achelous_and_Hercules_-_Smithsonian.jpg caption="File:Thomas Hart Benton - Achelous and Hercules - Smithsonian.jpg"]] **Achelous and Hercules by Thomas Hart Benton 1947** [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2b/Hercules_soundtrack_cover.jpg]] **Disney Animated Hercules 1997** [[image:http://www.flicksandbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hercules-dwayne-johnson-lion-snow1.jpg width="289" height="1.5; height: 195"]] **The Rock Dwayne Johnson in the motion picture Hercules**

Sphinx


With the haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and the face of a woman, she is mythicised as treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer her riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster.

Satyr


Satyrs have goat-like features such as hindquarters and horns and are often depicted playing flutes and holding cups of wine. They epitomize the essence of having a carefree life as they make music and drink all they want.

Sirens


Dangerous and beautiful creatures, they were often portrayed as femme fatales who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island.

= Griffin =



The Griffin is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and an eagle’s talons as its front feet. As the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle was the king of the birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature.

Chimera


The Chimera was a monstrous fire-breathing female creature of Lycia in Asia Minor who was composed of the parts of three animals; a lion, a snake and a goat. The term chimera has come to describe any mythical or fictional animal with parts taken from various animals, or to describe concepts perceived as wildly imaginative or implausible.

Cerberus


A multi-headed dog, or “hellhound”, Cerberus guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping

Cyclops


A member of a primordial race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of his forehead, the name is widely thought to mean “circle-eyed”.

Gorgons


media type="youtube" key="KBlEtu3Fi1o" width="560" height="315" Perhaps the most popular gorgon in Greek mythology is Medusa, the only mortal among the three sisters who had snakes for hair and who’s gaze would turn anyone into stone. She was famously decapitated by Perseus who was armed with a mirror and scythe.

Centaur

The centaur is a mythological creature with the head, arms, and torso of a human and the body and legs of a horse. Perhaps one of the most popular centaurs in Greek mythology is Chiron. He stands in contrast to the typical depiction of centaurs being indulgent and violent drinkers with his intelligence and enviable medical skills.

Pegasus


One of the best known creatures in Greek mythology, he is a winged divine stallion usually depicted as pure white in color. He is the offspring of Poseidon and Medusa and legend says every time his hoof hit the earth, a spring of water bubbled forth.

Minotaur
The Minotaur was a creature with the head of a bull on the body of a man. He dwelt at the center of the Cretan Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze designed by the architect Daedalus and his son Icarus. The bull-man was eventually slain by the Athenian hero Theseus.