WebMormo (Greek: Μορμώ, Μορμών, Mormō) or Mormon was a female spirit in Greek folklore, whose name was invoked by mothers and nurses to frighten children to keep them from misbehaving.. The term mormolyce / m ɔːr ˈ m ɒ l ɪ ˌ s iː / (μορμολύκη; pl. mormolykeia μορμολύκεια), also spelt mormolyceum / m ɔːr ˌ m ɒ l ɪ ˈ s iː ə m ...

WebThe Byzantine economy was among the most robust economies in the Mediterranean for many centuries.Constantinople was a prime hub in a trading network that at various times extended across nearly all of Eurasia and North Africa. Some scholars argue that, up until the arrival of the Arabs in the 7th century, the Eastern Roman Empire had the most …

WebTyrian purple (Ancient Greek: πορφύρα porphúra; Latin: purpura), also known as Phoenician red, Phoenician purple, royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural dye.The name Tyrian refers to Tyre, Lebanon.It is secreted by several species of predatory sea snails in the family Muricidae, rock snails originally known by the …

WebAvailability. Squash blossoms are highly perishable, and as such are rarely stocked in supermarkets. Male and female squash blossoms can be used interchangeably, but picking only male flowers (leaving some for pollination) allows the plant to also produce some fruit (squash).. Culinary uses. Squash blossoms may be stuffed, battered and fried, or made …

WebThe Greek peninsula fell to the Roman Republic during the Battle of Corinth (146 BC), when Macedonia became a Roman province.Meanwhile, southern Greece also came under Roman hegemony, but some key Greek poleis remained partly autonomous and avoided direct Roman taxation.. In 88 BC, Athens and other Greek city-states revolted against …

WebThe Middle East (Arabic: الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ash-Sharq al-Awsat) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (European part of Turkey), Egypt, Iran, the Levant (including Ash-Shām and Cyprus), Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), and …

WebGreek may refer to: . Greece. Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: . Greeks, an ethnic group.; Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.. Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all known varieties of Greek.; Mycenaean Greek, most ancient attested form of the language (16th …

WebThe Derinkuyu underground city (Cappadocian Greek: Μαλακοπή Malakopi; Turkish: Derinkuyu Yeraltı Şehri) is an ancient multi-level underground city in the Derinkuyu district in Nevşehir Province, Turkey, extending to a depth of approximately 85 metres (279 ft).It is large enough to have sheltered as many as 20,000 people together with their livestock …

WebThrace (/ θ r eɪ s /; Greek: Θράκη, romanized: Thráki; Bulgarian: Тракия, romanized: Trakiya; Turkish: Trakya) or Thrake is a geographical and historical region in Southeast Europe, now split among Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey, which is bounded by the Balkan Mountains to the north, the Aegean Sea to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. It …

WebIn Greek mythology, the Amazons (Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζόνες Amazónes, singular Ἀμαζών Amazōn, via Latin Amāzon, -ŏnis) are portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Hercules, the Argonautica and the Iliad.They were a group of female warriors and hunters, who beat men in physical agility and strength, in archery, …