Poseidon of Melos

We just learned about the Statue of Zeus at Olympia.

Another sculpture from the Hellenistic Art time is the Poseidon of Melos.

Poseidon in Greek mythology was a god of the sea.
The statue is made of marble, and is over 8 feet tall.

The statue's right arm is lifted up to hold a trident that was lost.
He is looking into the distance with a strong powerful pose.


(from: wikipedia - poseidon of melos)


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Italian - Fifteen

We counted to 10 in Italian, now let's learn some bigger numbers!

11 undici - sounds like oon-dee-chee /?/
12 dodici - sounds like doh-dee-chee /?/
13 tredici - sounds like t-day-dee-chee /?/
14 quattordici - sounds like koo-ah-toh-d-dee-chee /?/
15 quindici - sounds like koo-een-dee-chee /?/



(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
elf, zwölf, dreizehn, vierzehn, fünfzehn

In Spanish:
once, doce, trese, catorce, quince

In French:
onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze

Anvil - Table

We just learned about the anvil - horn.

Another part of the anvil is the table.

This part of the anvil is in between the face and the horn.
It is used for when the metal needs to be cut, but the blacksmith doesn't want to scratch up the face of the anvil.


(from: wikipedia - anvil)


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Colorado Desert Sidewinder

We just learned about the Aruba Island Rattlesnake.

Another type of snake is the Colorado Desert Sidewinder.


(from: wikipedia - crotalus cerastes)

Sidewinders get their name by the interesting way that they move around.
Most snakes move along the ground face first, with their tail following along.
Sidewinders move facing sideways, like their face to the left and their tail to the right.
This helps them move better in wind blown desert sand, and when they walk they leave a J shape in the sand.


(from: wikipedia - crotalus cerastes)


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Diancephalon

We just learned about the hindbrain.

Another part of the brain is the diancephalon.

We learned before about the thalamus, hypothalamus and subthalamus.
All of those parts together are what make up the diancephalon.


(from: wikipedia - diencephalon)


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Nanga Parbat

We just learned about the mountain peak Manaslu.

The next highest mountain peak is Nanga Parbat in Kashmir.
The name means Naked Mountain.

It has very steep peaks on the mountain, and is very difficult to climb.


(from: wikipedia - nanga parbat)


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Alpha and Omega

We just learned about the Christian Ichthys symbol.

Another symbol Christians use is the Alpha and Omega.

In the Greek alphabet, the first letter is the letter Alpha which looks like an A.
The last letter is Omega, which looks like an O but like a horseshoe.

In the book of Revelation it says "I am the Alpha and the Omega meaning that God is the beginning of everything and the end of everything, and everything in the middle.


(from: wikipedia - alpha and omega)


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