Daedalus and Icarus – Greek mythology
Daedalus and Icarus: Icarus falling (on a wall painting from Pompeii,about 79 AD) Daedalus the inventor Once upon a time on the island of Crete, maybe about 1325 BC, there was a [...]
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Atreus and Thyestes – House of Atreus – The Curse
Who were Atreus and Thyestes? Atreus and Thyestes were brothers, the sons of Pelops and Hippodameia. The brothers grew up together and played together. Greek mythology made easy All our Ancient Greece articles But [...]
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Apollo – Greek mythology
The god Apollo was a sun god Apollo's family ties Apollo is a younger god, the son of Zeus and the nymph Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis. Apollo's [...]
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Who was the Egyptian god Ra?
The sun god Ra on his solar boat, traveling across the sky from east to west. From the New Kingdom tomb of Rameses III in the Valley of the Kings. [...]
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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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Friction and food coloring – Heat project
Children playing a running game: a heat project Friction makes things hot You can easily make things hotter than they were before. Start by rubbing your hands together, and you'll [...]
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Photosynthesis project – Plants and sunshine – Science Activities
Will your shadow keep the grass from growing? You can see for yourself how important sunlight is to plants. Take any patch of green grass, and cover some of the [...]
