Never a good nights’ sleep.
You too?
-nods slowly; My dreams are of a different sort.. but they do tend to keep me up until the wee hours.
You can tell me about them, if you wish.
No… no. I would rather not. Why bore you with such.. meaningless babble.
Never a good nights’ sleep.
You too?
-nods slowly; My dreams are of a different sort.. but they do tend to keep me up until the wee hours.
Never a good nights’ sleep.
Julius Caesar
In 45 B.C., Julius Caesar defeated Pompey to become the the first dictator. Although he has many accomplishments to his name, he also has many negative deeds. He had many affairs, one of which was with Cleopatra. He was also accused of having a homosexual affair with King Nicomedes of Bithynia.
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Muses
The Greek goddesses who presided over the arts and sciences. They were believed to inspire all artists, especially poets, philosophers, and musicians. The Muses were the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory. The number of Muses varies over time; initially there was but one, and later there is mention of three: Melete, Mneme, and Aoede (the Elder Muses). They were nymphs in Pieria, western Thrace, and their cult was brought to Helicon in Boeotia by the Aloadae. Usually there is mention of nine muses: Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania, the Younger Muses.
Delphi and the Parnassus were their favorite places, and it was here that Apollo became their leader.
The Muses sat near the throne of Zeus, king of the gods, and sang of his greatness and of the origin of the world and its inhabitants and the glorious deeds of the great heroes. From their name words such as music, museum, mosaic are derived.
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Leda and the Swan
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Roman, A.D. 1 - 100
MarbleThe J. Paul Getty Museum
“Greek mythology tells the story of Leda, a mortal woman and queen of Sparta who caught the eye of Zeus, king of the gods. Zeus had frequent affairs with mortals and often disguised himself as an animal in order to avoid angry husbands and fathers. He appeared to Leda in the form of a swan, who here is drawn by Leda into her lap while she holds up a sheltering cloak.
