The word astrolabe comes from the #Greek for ‘star-taker’.
From the 8th century, #scientists & thinkers used instruments like this to gather information relating to timekeeping, positions of sun, stars, #planets, & point to the direction of #Mecca.
"What makes #Greek#Sephardi#food so unique isn't just the fusion of the two cuisines and cultures but also their vastly different techniques and ingredients.
We're going to take a look at a few of the most important and delicious #recipes that first originated in #Thessaloniki in the #Jewish community."
I was a big Greek mythology buff at school. My dad had bought an encyclopedia in the late '70s, and I was learning everything about it via it. Naturally, my favorite character was goddess Athena. All about knowledge & wisdom. The most kind-hearted of the gods too. So I had to paint a portrait in her honor.
"Russian real GDP is above where it was before the invasion. That is lamentable, but no one in #Brussels gets to lament this. The #EU made a conscious decision to put the profits of a handfull of #Greek shipping oligarchs ahead of the 450 million people it's supposed to represent..."
#Byzantineodons Question for someone who knows #Greek#paleography far better than I do: How would you describe this hand? It looked minuscule from a distance, but close up the letterforms are way easier to read and more consistent across position...
(#Vatican Pal.gr.258 the text is Paulus Evergetinus Synagoge) @medievodons#Medievodons
Jason and the Argonauts (working title: Jason and the Golden Fleece) is a 1963 independent fantasy adventure film distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was produced by Charles H. Schneer, directed by Don Chaffey, and stars Todd Armstrong, while co-starring Nancy Kovack, Honor Blackman, and Gary Raymond....
Being a bit naughty and having some #kourabiedes (greek butter cookie thingys with flour and almonds) sooo yummy 😋😋😋 not overly sugary which I like, just right imo 🤩
I'm in the mood to play with some dromoi today. To many, that statement may make no sense whatsoever.
Dromos (δρόμος) is #Greek for road or journey. In a #music context, it means "mode". Dromoi (the plural form; δρόμοι) are used in Rebetiko, and are essentially Turkish makamlar adapted to be played on chromatic instruments like the trichordo bouzouki, or the related tzourás (τζουράς) or baglamás ((μπαγλαμάς). In some cases, the microtonal versions still get used too.
In western theory, mode is purely a pitch collection with set intervals, but in an #ethnomusicology context, it often means pitch collections with rules, like different forms depending on playing direction, important notes, set modulation points, allowed ornamentation, etc. There are many dromoi, especially when going into modulated forms, but about 12-14 are considered basic.
Depending on how things go, a recording may follow. #MusicTheory
"My loneliness does not pain me, because I know my redeemer will finally rise above the dust.... What will he be like? ... A bull or a man? A bull with the face of a man? Or will he be like me, [a man with the face of a bull]?"
If you want your mind blown, read the myths of #Dionysus/#Zagreus not as though they’re simply “the god of wine,” but as the deity of all kinds of #fermentation. Sure, wine, but also sauerkraut, sourdough bread, yogurt: these foods and the microbes that produce them are all Dionysian. Change my mind. #orphism#hellenism#greek
Three major #Greek shipping firms have stopped transporting Russian oil in recent weeks in order to avoid U.S. sanctions now being imposed on some shipping firms carrying Russian oil, four traders told Reuters and shipping data showed.
The development is a blow to Russia as it narrows the number of shipping firms that are ready to transport Russian oil to consumers in #Asia, #Turkey, the Middle East, #Africa and South America.
Its fascinating how powerful #animism was at protecting the environment for most of existence. I just learned recently that the #nymphs in #Greek#mythology really no different than local #Shinto deities, or animal spirits of the Americas. Every rock, stream and tree had a spirit attached to it, and if one wanted to change or use the land, they had to know how to appeal to these spirits and do it sparingly.
Even #polytheists had some variety of lesser animistic spirits that get lost among the big names. Of course, major roman brownies got upgraded to gods when they saw and liked the Greek #pantheon.
To this day even if they don't actually believe in it, Icelanders use the concepts of land #elves as kind of an extra layer of bureaucracy before changing the land. Animists have been looked down on, as the most primitive form of religion. As modern science shows us that the environment is one of the most important things to protect, perhaps it is the most important and advanced form of #religion .
Wanton destruction of the planet only happened when we switched to #monotheism and converted all those spirits into evil #demons in our minds. It opened up many new scientific and technological advances but wrecked the planet. Perhaps we need some form of applied animistic bureaucracy such as giving all things a certain level of rights and autonomy to ensure they survive for future generations to also enjoy. #environmentalism
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With the generous help of Akaki Razmadze @razmadzekoko we explored the #Georgian script and its round shapes. Irene Vlachou @irenevlachou helped with the details and characteristics of the #Greek alphabet. On top of that, we made sure that all dots are in line and order. Thanks to @romainmarc.
Citizens of #Greece and #Georgia will get the original entry price license.
The Astrological Disk From Chevroches - The tiny disk is divided into 12 segments and inscribed in Greek with the 12 Egyptian months, the names of the 12 zodiacal signs, and the 12 Roman months.
Jason and the Argonauts - 1963 - starrng Todd Armstrong, co-starring Nancy Kovack, Honor Blackman, and Gary Raymond. Special effects by Ray Harryhausen, inventor of Dynamation (movie-web.app)
Jason and the Argonauts (working title: Jason and the Golden Fleece) is a 1963 independent fantasy adventure film distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was produced by Charles H. Schneer, directed by Don Chaffey, and stars Todd Armstrong, while co-starring Nancy Kovack, Honor Blackman, and Gary Raymond....