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Post by greekslav on Dec 20, 2007 12:52:45 GMT -5
....that the ancient Greeks called our galaxy the Milky Way because they thought it was made from drops of milk from the breasts of the Greek goddess Hera.
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Post by greekslav on Dec 20, 2007 13:04:23 GMT -5
...that in ancient Greece, to notify the neighbors of a birth of a child, a woolen strip was hung over the front door. This indicated a female baby. An olive branch indicated a boy had been born.
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Post by greekslav on Dec 20, 2007 13:40:01 GMT -5
....an adulterous Greek male was sometimes punished by the removal of his pubic hair and the insertion of a large radish into his rectum.
(Time period unknown. Need help with this one)
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Post by rex362 on Dec 20, 2007 13:43:27 GMT -5
a peeled radish or unpeeled ?
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Post by viktor1 on Dec 20, 2007 13:54:43 GMT -5
And greeks tell me were come name OMEROS..?
U think u r so smart
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Post by greekslav on Dec 20, 2007 14:03:47 GMT -5
I have no idea, Rex. Found this little tidbit in a law book, but did not state a specific time period. Most likely in Ancient times.
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Post by greekslav on Dec 20, 2007 14:26:31 GMT -5
My favorite bird is the crow. Yes, very intelligent and seems to know it. My grandmother had a pet crow when she was little. Found it on the ground and nursed it back to health. Stories in my family tell of this crow on her shoulder walking to school, fly away before she walked through the door, and reappearing on her shoulder once school was over for the day. I had hoped that one day I would have a pet crow. I did have one land on my shoulder when I was eating a piece of bread. I gave it a piece and it ate it right there, then flew away. Left a few marks from his/her talons. That was so cool.
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Post by greekslav on Dec 20, 2007 15:16:00 GMT -5
...that road rage had been going on since the ancient Greek days. An example is the story of Oedipus. It dates back to the second millennium B.C., when Oedipus killed his father at a crossroads when they got in each other’s way!!! ;D
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Post by Niklianos on Dec 20, 2007 22:55:25 GMT -5
This "law" still exists in Albania nowdays. Is called "Gjakmarrje" (revenge of blood)/ Is an archetype I believe because one finds the same "tradition" in Sicily (South Italy) It was also something the Maniots did until around 100 years ago. I know my family was involved. The families finally got fed up and decided to call a permanent truce.
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Post by grksdied4you on Dec 20, 2007 22:56:44 GMT -5
Are you having fun talking to yourself?
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Post by Niklianos on Dec 20, 2007 22:59:59 GMT -5
Are you having fun talking to yourself? Who GS or me?
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Post by Niklianos on Dec 20, 2007 23:01:51 GMT -5
And greeks tell me were come name OMEROS..? U think u r so smart Do you mean as in Homer? If so it means the blind one. It is believed since ancient times that Homer was blind, but no one really knows. Now with that said please enlighten us to what it means in Albanian! I suppose it is the combination of 2-3 words to create it HUH?
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Post by greekslav on Dec 21, 2007 2:39:16 GMT -5
....that in 435 B.C., the Greek philosopher Anaxagoras suggested that the sun was not just a small glowing circle of light. He maintained that it was a glowing rock larger than the Peloponnesus. For maintaining such beliefs (and, to be fair, for political reasons too), he was exiled from Athens.
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Post by greekslav on Dec 21, 2007 2:52:59 GMT -5
....that in ancient Greece, children of wealthy families were dipped in olive oil at birth to keep them hairless throughout their lives.
Question: Barring the hairless reason, does the rubbing of olive oil on a baby during a Greek Orthodox christening have any ties to the ancient practice above?
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Post by greekslav on Dec 21, 2007 2:55:13 GMT -5
....that in ancient Greece, throwing an apple to a girl was a way to propose for marriage. If the girl caught it, that would mean she accepts.
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Post by greekslav on Dec 21, 2007 2:57:36 GMT -5
....that in Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed. Ouch!!!!!
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Post by greekslav on Dec 21, 2007 3:00:43 GMT -5
....that in Athens, Greece, a driver's license can be lifted by the law if the driver is deemed either 'poorly dressed' or 'unbathed'.
Now that is totally wrong.
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Post by greekslav on Dec 21, 2007 13:26:50 GMT -5
Anyone that has any constructive, interesting, good or bad, facts about Greece, ancient Greece and so on, please join us in this "Did you know..." thread.
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Post by Niklianos on Dec 21, 2007 22:36:16 GMT -5
....that in Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed. Ouch!!!!! Just a small correction; That law pertained only to married women. Single women were allowed to watch and even had their own even called the Heraia which is believed to have happened just before the Olympics.
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Post by greekslav on Dec 22, 2007 2:37:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the additional information on that law, Nikilianos.
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