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390 matches to Greek Project
Epidaurus. Ancient Greek healing center.
Epirus. 3-2C BC. Powerful Greek country under King Pyrrhus.
Erasmus, Desiderius. c1466-1536. Dutch Humanist ecclesiastic reform writer. Published first New Testament based on Greek, 1516. Reason over ignorance and superstition. Opposed Luther. Praise of Folly. Enchiridion: Christ requires of us nothing but a pure and sincere life.
Erato. Greek Muse of lyric poetry.
Erebus. Area of Greek underworld. Personified as son of Chaos.
Eretria. Greek city. Destroyed 490BC by Persia.
Erinyes. Greek goddesses of vengeance. =Furies.
Eros. Greek god of love. = Cupid.
Errs. Greek goddess of discord. Threw the apple that led to the Trojan War.
Eschine. 390-314BC. Greek orator.
Euclid. c300BC. Greek mathematician. Discovered plane geometry. Elements.
Eudoxus of Cnidus. c400-350BC. Greek astronomer. Explained movement of sun, moon, planets.
Euphronius. c500BC. Greek painter and potter.
Euripides. c480-406BC. Greek tragic poet, sceptical of myths. Medea 431. Iphegenia. Electra.
Euterpe. Greek Muse of tragedy and flute playing.
Ferrara-Florence, Council of. 1438-45. Failed attempt to re-unite Latin and Greek churches.
Ficino, Marsilio. 1433-99. Italian philosopher. Translated Greek classics to Latin. Theologia Platonicum 1482.
Florence, Union of. 1439. Brief reconciliation of Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches.
France. 6C BC Celt, Greek colonies. 51BC Rome. 3-5C Franks, Visigoths inv. 481 Merovingian emp. 751 Carolingian. 843 Split = W Frankish Kingdom. 987 Capetian. 1016 + Burgundy. 1378 Valois dyn. 1589 Bourbon dyn. 1792 Republic. 1799 Consulate. 1804 Empire. 1814 Monarchy rest. 1848 2nd Republic. 1852 2nd Empire. 1870 3rd Republic. 1940 German occupation. 1946 4th Republic. 1958 5th Republic.
France, College of. Created by Francis I in 1530 as the 3 Language College: Latin, Hebrew, Greek.
Gaea. (Gaia) Earth itself as a Greek goddess.
Galen. 129-c200. Greek doctor. Methods used 1000 years.
Geometric. c9C BC. Last Mycenaean Greek art form.
Golden Age. Peaceful period of man’s innocence. Greek equivalent of Eden.
Golden Fleece. Greek myth. Chrysomallus’ fleece taken by Jason.