I just learnt that the botanical name for snowdrop, Galanthus, comes from the Greek gala+anthos, ‘milk flower’. Delighted to discover this on the same day I read this post!
Since we are talking about ancient Greece and that language, shouldn't the reference to the son of Zeus and Alcmena be "Heracles" and not the Roman name Hercules?
If only the Greeks had studied the language of the people they conquered in Judea. How different their world might have been. Shamaym, in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. No room for speculation, or a need to create entertaining fairytales.
If you want your mind blown as was mine near 15 years ago. Watch this video.
I just learnt that the botanical name for snowdrop, Galanthus, comes from the Greek gala+anthos, ‘milk flower’. Delighted to discover this on the same day I read this post!
Ohh! I love those connections :D
Since we are talking about ancient Greece and that language, shouldn't the reference to the son of Zeus and Alcmena be "Heracles" and not the Roman name Hercules?
If only the Greeks had studied the language of the people they conquered in Judea. How different their world might have been. Shamaym, in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. No room for speculation, or a need to create entertaining fairytales.
If you want your mind blown as was mine near 15 years ago. Watch this video.
The real story is fascinating and life altering.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcvj6yBEfsM