what is  the relationship of megoliths ,greek heroes and giants as a world wide phenomenon?
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Giants figure in many mythologies but often they figure in the sense of 'things were always better/bigger in the time of my father'. Thus the Greek race of Giants (Titans) were replaced by the gods who were eventually supplanted by heroes and then by mere mortals. Each successive generation brings a weakening and a lessening of the race. The same phenomenon is seen in Celtic mythologies where the original inhabitants of Ireland were giants and thie inhabitants of Britain at the time of Arthur (including Arthur himself) were considered as giants or descended from giants.
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(excelent answer by Broadcaster !)\nLet me add some information too!\nAlexander (Greek “ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ”(ALEXANDROS) is considered the greatest hero of Greece. He was called great for several reasons.\n He was the first who managed to unite all the Greek states and build a gigantic Greek Empire which expanded from Greece to India (really big!!). He was the first person who took the title “Emperor of Greece”.\nHe made his small Greek kingdom of Macedon the most powerful Greek state. \nHe never lost a battle and he is considered a military genius.\nHe spread Greek language and Greek culture through out the world paving the way to Christianity.\nHe was considered from the people of the Persian Empire as a liberator and not a conqueror. \nHe fused Greek culture with Asian Elements forming the culture that was called Hellenistic (from “Hellenic” meaning “Greek”).\n{Do not confuse the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia or Macedon with the modern state of Makedonija (or FYROM or Slav Macedonia as they are not related at all). The confusion has started a few years ago because that small state started to use the name “Republic of Macedonia” causing a great confusion with real Macedonia in Greece.}
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Certainly. Most of it is history that has been recorded elsewhere, just told from a number of perspectives.\n\nIt deals with people known to have existed and things that they are known to have done.\n\nHowever none of the supernatural occurrences have been supported except one. That is the destruction of the Tower of Babel. There is a ruin that fits some of that story in that its destruction shows evidence of the release of a great deal of power of some kind. In Iraq if Saddam didn't tear it apart.
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The men or myths that these heroes were originally based on is lost to the past, so whether they are in fact the same person or not is a mystery. However, according to their extensive reproductions in both Greek and Roman literature they are seperate and distict individuals. See sources below (Note: Hercules is the Roman name for the Roman Heracles)
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There is no correspondence between the Greek/Roman pantheon and the Tarot.\n\nThey are totally seperate traditions seperated by thousands of years.
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Hello dear!\nDo you mean the Film related guy?\nIf yes, his name and work have great reputation, here in Greece!
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I suggest you read Black Athena by Martin Bernal ..this gives a great description of how Africans influenced the Greeks. Another great author is Howard Zinn. Hey and would you guess that these men are white speaking of the greatness of Africans!!!
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Classical - words like mercurial, jovial, saturnine relate to roman gods\n\nMedieval - walking under a ladder is bad luck - the wall, ladder and floor make a triad - thus reflecting the three forms of God, the father, the son, the Holy Ghost - to walk through was to break the trinity.\n\nModern - Hmmm....Lord Of The Rings? Tolkien's attempt at a story reflecting a mythological world.
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it probably relates to the greek horse which was a gift to the city of troy . . \n\nsolidiers were hidden in the horse and let the Greeks into the castle during the night, and the greeks eventually won the war.
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in thessaloniki greece too.\nwe have so much in common...
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Ancient Greece offers us a wealth in all the areas you listed. Their dramas are still pertinent to this day ie the conflict of divided loyalties as presented in Sophocles "Antigone". We can learn much about human nature by exploring the mythology created by the Greeks as they sought to explain humans and their existence. They produced beautiful as well as utilitarian structures that celebrated life. They became a spring board for the developing mythologies of the East as they endeavored to portray deities as more accessible and supportive.
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Are you reading the mythology about the Minotaur or whatever? MYTHOLOGY!!!!!!!! No it is not possible???? Listen to MEG ^there.
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Ajax.\n\nHe was a hero in the Iliad, "described as the tallest of the Achaeans, second only to his cousin Achilles in strength and bravery."  \n\nquoted from website below.
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The ancient Greeks loved to compile lists of the marvelous structures in their world. Though we think of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as a single list today, there were actually a number of lists compiled by different Greek writers. Antipater of Sidon, and Philon of Byzantium, drew up two of the most well-known lists. \n\nMany of the lists agreed on six of the seven items. The final place on some lists was awarded to the Walls of the City of Babylon. On others, the Palace of Cyrus, king of Persia took the seventh position. Finally, toward the 6th century A.D., the final item became the Lighthouse at Alexandria. \n\nSince the it was Greeks who made the lists it is not unusal that many of the items on them were examples of Greek culture. The writers might have listed the Great Wall of China if then had known about it, or Stonehenge if they'd seen it, but these places were beyond the limits of their world. \n\nIt is a surprise to most people to learn that not all the Seven Wonders existed at the same time. Even if you lived in ancient times you would have still needed a time machine to see all seven. While the Great Pyramid of Egypt was built centuries before the rest and is still around today (it is the only "wonder" still intact) most of the others only survived a few hundred years or less. The Colossus of Rhodes stood only a little more than half a century before an earthquake toppled it. \n\nSo pack your bags and start this impossible tour through time and space. Some of the pages have 3D images, so if you're not familiar with how to view them, click here to visit our 3D page before you start. As you work your way down the list, each item you visit will turn purple to remind you that you've already been there
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"Mars" is associated with the (male) Greek/Roman god of war and "Venus" is associated with the (female) Greek/Roman goddess of beauty.  Furthermore, it is included in the title of a relationships book released in 1993, which helped to popularize the phrase.
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The book "The Secrets of Enoch" will give you all this info. Enoch was noahs great grandfather. Do a serch for the book of Enoch and you will find it on-line. Many people refer to these as Nephylium(spelling ?) This is the reason God destroyed the Earth with the flood. The angels are now referred to as demons for they are the fallen angels and yes it is believed that this is where the giants came from.
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Exactly - so many cultures, both pre and post Christianity include a "flood" story as part of their emic mythology, and explanation for things. Noah's story is just example - clearly borrowed from Babylonian and Sumerian mythologies.\n\nIn addition, had it not been for media, technology, and science, it would seem likely that similar stories would have developed in the major tsunami that occured in south-east Asia, about 1 and a half years ago. Oral traditions developing from chaos, uncertainty, and without explanation all lead to the development of myths to explan the mysterous.