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Daedalus and Icarus

One day there was a king (King Minos) and said to Daedalus to make a labyrinth to put in one of the most scaryed and dangerous creatures.When Daedalus finished the labyrinth the king locked Deadalus and his son …

Hercules and the Snakes

Hercules was born in Thiva.His father was Amphitryon and his mother was Alcmene.But according to the myth,his real father was Zeus.This made the goddess Hera very angry and she decided to kill Hercules. One night she sent two …

THE HORSES OF DIOMEDES

In Thrace, lived one of the sons of Mars, the king Diomedes.He had four horses named Podagros, Lampon, Xanthos and Dimos. They had copper jaws and they ate people.Diomedes had  them tied but every time when someone unfortunate …

Trojan horse.

In Greece we have many myths, one of them is the Trojan horse. The Trojan horse was made by Odysseus and was a wooden horse that the Achaeans had written: a gift of the Achaeans to Athena.The reason …

Sirens

The Sirens lived in Anthemoess.They had the body of bird and a female head. The Sirens were creatures of the sea. They were very beautiful and soang beautifully. With charming song sirens magic lured seamen and destroyinged them. …

DOMINIKOS THEOTOKOPOULOS – “EL GRECO”

Dominikos Theotokopoulos was known as El Greco, that is “The Greek”. He was a Cretan painter, sculptor and architect of Spanish Renaissance.   He was born in 1541 in Heraklion of Crete. His father George Theotokopoulos was a …

STEVE JOBS

Steve jobs was born in San Fransisco, USA, in on 24 February of 1955 and he died in on 5 October of 2011. His parents were very young, so,he was adopted by Paul Jobs, who was a mechanic, …

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the silent era. He is mostly famous for his screen persona “the tramp”. Born on April 16, 1889 in London, Chaplin is considered one of …

Leonardo Da Vinci

Occupation: Artist, Inventor, Scientist Born: April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy Died: May 2, 1519 in Amboise, Kingdom of France Famous works: Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Vitruvian Man Style/Period: High Renaissance   Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, scientist, and inventor …

Τzeni Karezi

Evgenia Karpouzi known as Tzeni Karezi was a famous Greek film and stage actress.She was born in Athens on 12 January 1932 and died from cancer on 27 July 1992. Her father was a mathematician and her mother …