Is the story of Damocles real?

Is the story of Damocles real? Damocles was an obsequious courtier in the court of Dionysius II of Syracuse, a 4th-century BC ruler of Syracuse, Sicily. The anecdote apparently figured in the lost history of Sicily by Timaeus of Tauromenium (c. 356–260 BC). Was the sword of Damocles real? The sword of Damocles was a […]

What Norse God created humans?

What Norse God created humans? In Norse mythology, Ask and Embla (Old Norse: Askr ok Embla [ˈɑskz̠ ok ˈemblɑ])—male and female respectively—were the first two humans, created by the gods. Why did the Norse gods create humans? They wanted to breathe the life into the logs to make them more active and lively. Then Odin […]

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