Monuments and sculptures honoring Greek Mythology in Australia are all over the place.
It's great to know there are many impressive statues of the Greek Gods and Goddesses in Australia.
Every state in Australia has sculptures dedicated to Greek mythology themes.
Australia...
The Olympic Games
The Olympic Games were held every four years at Olympia, in special honour of Zeus. When these Olympics were held in ancient Hellenic times, a flame burned on the Altar of Prytaneion in Olympia. The modern Olympic...
The Rise of Poseidon
The Poseidon bubble lesson is an important lesson taught by Poseidon after the Greek God skyrocketed on the Australian Stock Exchange.
In 1969, at the height of the Vietnam war, there was huge demand for nickel.
At the...
Greek philosophy is supposed to make you think. Let's start with Plato's Cave theory.
For those of you who need a refresher on Plato's most memorable thought exercise, you can't do better than this.
https://youtu.be/-seVSh1v3ds
Now I will try and convince you...
The three brothers, Zeus, Poseidon and Hades (Pluto is his Roman name), decided to draw straws to see who’d rule the sky, the seas, and the underworld, after their victory against the Titans.
Hades drew the short straw which made...
The Greek Gods start things off with the Big Bang!
1500 Alpha - Santorini (Thera) experiences a massive volcanic eruption.
1190 A - Trojan War takes place.
776 A - First Olympiad (Olympic Games) is held.
750 A - The two classic poems,...
Astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei was born in the Italian town of Pisa, where the famous leaning tower of Pisa is situated.
It’s almost like the Greek Gods sent him to straighten things out, or was it Gaia (Mother Earth)...
Greece is pretty close to Italy.
Did you know that there's a slice of Greece in Australia? South Australia has a mysterious piece of land that resembles the shape of Italy, as you can see in the green blurry image.
Australia is...
Monsters from Greek Mythology, such as the Sphinx, Hydra and Gorgons sound so far fetched that most people believe that they were made up by imaginative Greeks.
Well take is a look at these 19 scary creatures and see if...
Many of the artists shown here are very famous especially in the art world.
It makes you wonder, did the artist become famous because of their depictions of Greek mythology or did the painting become famous because of the artist?
Paris,...