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14 07, 2017

Herakles and Busiris – Labors of Herakles

By |2019-02-25T06:36:00-08:00July 14th, 2017|Greeks, Literature|Comments Off on Herakles and Busiris – Labors of Herakles

Hercules kills the Egyptians (Athens, 400s BC) Another Herakles story In this story, Herakles traveled to Egypt, where he met the king of Egypt, the Pharaoh Busiris. Who is Herakles? New Kingdom Egypt More [...]

12 07, 2017

Xenia – guests and hosts in ancient Greece

By |2018-04-23T10:13:16-07:00July 12th, 2017|Greeks, People|Comments Off on Xenia – guests and hosts in ancient Greece

Kidnapping Helen of Troy (from Pompeii) In ancient Greece, xenia meant "the way you treat strangers or foreigners". It comes from a very old Proto-Indo-European (Yamnaya) word that means "stranger" [...]

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