Who was the Buddha? If you just look at the word, a buddha simply means one who is awake, but when one is talking about THE Buddha one is most likely referring to Siddhartha Gautama, in this article we’ll go through some of the most interesting facts about this...
Daedalus was an Athenian exile, inventor and master craftsman. Daedalus is mostly known for being the designer and creator of the great Cretan Labyrinth. Daedalus, the Athenian Exile Even though there are a couple of stories with Daedalus as a key figure, the most...
In Greek mythology, Ariadne is the daughter of King Minos and queen Pasiphaë. Ariadne is best known for her role in the mythical tale of the Minotaur. The Myth of the Minotaur & the Labyrinth In the tale of the Minotaur, for Ariadne, the story begins when she...
Middle Kingdom marks the reunion and resurrection of the once united and powerful Egypt of the Old Kingdom. The 11th dynasty begins with Mentuhotep II reuniting the fragmented parts of Egypt into one single country. The 11th dynasty began building big once again and...
First Intermediate Period marks the period of perhaps the most severe political, economical and cultural “crisis” in ancient Egyptian history. In this period the 7-10th dynasty is included and also the first part of the 11th dynasty with the ancestral Mentuhotep I and...
Pasiphaë was the wife of King Minos of Crete. She is best known for the myth which describes her getting cursed with zoophilia by the god Poseidon. To fulfill her intense desires she asks the skillful Athenian artificier Daedalus to help her create a hollow wooden cow...
