Who is Artemis? Ancient Greek gods
Artemis is the goddess of the moon. Greek goddess Artemis The Greek god Apollo had a twin sister named Artemis, who was also the daughter of Zeus and the nymph [...]
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Battle of Marathon – Pheidippides
Miltiades' bronze helmet from the Battle of Marathon Pheidippides runs to Sparta to get help The Athenians took up a strong position in the hills around Marathon and (according to [...]
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06, 2017
Hadean Eon – Earth, Moon, proteins, RNA
In the Hadean Eon, Earth was covered with active volcanoes like this one. Why is it called the Hadean Eon? Scientists named the Hadean Eon after the Greek god Hades, [...]
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Astronomy in Ancient China
Chinese astronomy: A Chinese star chart possibly dating from the 600s AD, during the T'ang Dynasty The Chinese zodiac Chinese scholars began by thinking of the stars, the sun, and [...]
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06, 2017
Heng O – Moon goddess – China
Heng O: A sacrifice to the moon Who was Heng O? Heng O was the Chinese goddess of the moon. In Taoist thought about yin and yang, Heng O is the [...]
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Xue Tao – Medieval Chinese poetry
Flute players like Xue Tao (T'ang Dynasty China) Xue Tao's childhood Like Bai Juyi, the poet Xue Tao was born in China during the T'ang Dynasty. She was a little [...]
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What is water made of? Molecules and chemistry
A big ocean wave The first molecules of water formed out in space, about 14 billion years ago, as part of the nebula left over after an early star exploded [...]
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Who is Tanit? An African goddess
A Phoenician moon goddess The goddess Tanit was a goddess of the moon The goddess Tanit came to Africa from her home in West Asia with the Phoenicians, about 800 BC. [...]
