UNDERSTANDING GREEK MYTHOLOGY

The ancient Greeks saw life in almost everything around them, and sought explanations for everything in their fertile imaginations and created several characters and mythological figures, these heroes, gods, nymphs,m titans and centaurs influenced in their lives. The Greeks consulted a kind of priestess, it was an important character in the context to know about the future. The Python always sought explanations for some mythological events, and please a divinity was critical to get good results in material life. A trader for example, should leave the god Hermes pleased to get good results in their work. (NOTE: This happens even today in some countries, many people also refer someone understood the subject to know something about its future).

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Cultura Grega / Greek Culture

Cultura Grega

Aspectos principais da cultura grega: artes plásticas, filosofia, olímpiadas, teatro, democracia, mitologia e esportes.
Influencia da cultura da Grécia antiga no Império Romano e Renascimento Cultural.

Anciente Greece is considered by historians as a great civilizations of cultural splendor. The Greek developed philosophy, the arts, technology, sports and more. Such was the importance of this crop, which the Romans to invade the Balkan peninsula, did not resist and drank this splendid cultural source. Consider the main elements of Greek culture.



Hydra: Greek Monster and Mythical Creature

Hydra





Description: A serpent/dragon with multiple heads (generally 7 or 9 heads)
Features: If cut off, the heads would grow back. The Hydra lived in the Lernean marshes, near Argolis (the region around, Argos in Greece.)
Might actually be: An exagered story about an octopus or giant squid. Octopus have 8 arms, which will grow back if you cut off. Squid have 10 arms, 2 of which are longer and have flat ends with suckers on them.
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Greek Mythology - The Hydra had 9 heads, and the middle one was immortal. Hercules fought the Hydra with his club, but each time he knocked off a head, two more would grow back. Finally, he used a torch to burn off the new heads, and buried the immortal one under a rock. Arrows dipped in the Hydra's blood were poisonous. Hercules accidentally shot Chiron with one later on.