Minotaure . Mythologie en Images Religion < Monstres de la mythologie grecque < Minotaure Le Minotaure « taureau de Minos » est un monstre assez hideux à tête de taureau et au corps d’homme. Le Minotaure est né des amours de la reine de Crète Pasiphaé et d’un taureau blanc que le roi Minos n’avait pas sacrifié à Poséidon. Quand le monstre naquit, le roi fut horrifié et souhaita cacher la créature. Statue d'un Minotaure. Tous les neuf ans, Athènes qui avait perdu la guerre, devait livrer sept jeunes filles et sept jeunes hommes car le Minotaure se nourrissait de chair humaine. Thésée et le Minotaure. Mais, Thésée, le héros, mit fin à cette horrible pratique. Thésée tuant le Minotaure. Thésée ne se montre pas très reconnaissant puisqu’il abandonne Ariane sur l’île de Naxos sur le chemin du retour. Représentation moderne du Minotaure. On pense que la naissance du Minotaure est liée au culte du taureau qui a existé en Crète entre 2000 et 1400 avant notre ère.
Psychological Life Hacks The brain can be a wonderful and powerful tool if you know how to manipulate it. Learn these psychological hacks cited by Redditors to maximize its potential. Remember, with great power comes great responsibility, so use these psychological tricks for the good of mankind and not for nefarious purposes. 1. When you encounter someone rude, do not stoop to their level. 2. Source: BBC When pitching something, make your case, then don't say anything else. 3. If you place a mirror facing your angry customers, they tend to act more rational. 4. You could frame a request as an offer. 5. Source: Lionsgate If you know you are going to be targeted at a meeting, sit next to the person who is about to launch the attack against you. 6. Make it a point to notice a person's eye color while smiling when you meet them. 7. People will agree to a task if you ask them to do something simpler first. 8. If you are trying to learn something new, teach someone about it and have them ask you questions. 9. 10. 11.
Best Articles There’s enough written on this site to fill two books, so it can sometimes be daunting to know where to start. Below are what many consider to be my “greatest hits,” the articles that have been the most popular, the most shared, or had the greatest effect on readers’ lives. To start, I’ve listed the best 5-6 posts in four different categories: Self Improvement, Lifestyle, Sex/Dating, and Culture. Self Improvement The Most Important Question to Ask Yourself – Best post to start with to understand the underlying philosophy of my work. Stop Trying to Be Happy – Why pursuing happiness just pushes it further away from you and how to get around this problem. Find What You Love and Let It Kill You – Each and every second we come closer to death, the question is how do you want to get yourself there? Being Special Isn’t So Special – How the external goals which we obsess over often change nothing. Lifestyle Minimalism – Why living with less is often more. Sex and Dating Culture
Centaure . Mythologie Grecque. En Images Religion < Monstres de la mythologie grecque < Centaure Les Centaures étaient des créatures mi-hommes mi-chevaux. Ils descendaient d'Ixion, le premier homme à avoir assassiné un membre de sa famille, et qui conçut le premier Centaure en s'unissant à une nuée à laquelle Zeus, le dieu suprême, avait donné la forme de son épouse, Héra. Ils entrèrent en conflit avec leurs voisins, les Lapithes : profitant du mariage de Pirithoos, le roi des Lapithes, ils avaient tenté d'enlever la mariée ainsi que d'autres femmes Lapithes. Fils de Chronos, Chiron est un Centaure très différent. Centaure (Musée d'Art de Sarasota, Floride). Héraclès, le plus grand des héros grecs, eut à plusieurs reprises maille à partir avec les Centaures. Chiron était un centaure cultivé. Pholos lui fit remarquer que Dionysos, le dieu du vin, avait décrété que cette jarre appartenait en commun à tous les Centaures. Héraclès tuant le Centaure. Le Centaure Nessos (en latin Nessus) allait se venger par la suite d'Héraclès.
27 Incredibly Easy Ways To Spring Clean (No Matter How Much Time You Have) 7 Apps Every Londoner Needs » Ever looked at your iPhone when you’ve nothing to read on the tube and discovered a whole bunch of shitty apps you downloaded hoping they’d make living in London a more fulfilling experience? Bet most of them have never been touched: added with the intention of carving out a more interesting version of yourself, but subsequently forgotten as you lurched on with your miserable little life. Well you’re in luck, because below lies approximately 234543 hours’ worth of my getting pissed, racking up credit card debt and being a pretentious twat in your honour, so that you can delete all the shit ones and start squeezing more out of the Big Smoke. 1. Tube map. Ok an obvious choice, but there are so many Tube apps floating around, most of which just serve to compound your irritation in ways that only Skrillex-loving chavs with leaky headphones know how to. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Find more of Leila Guddoy’s posts here. And find her on Twitter here. By day, Leila makes cool social media things. Comments
Les Cyclopes . Mythologie Grecque Religion. < Monstres de la mythologie grecque < Cyclope Dans la mythologie grecque, les Cyclopes sont des géants dotés d'un seul oeil au milieu du front. Les premiers Cyclopes (Cyclopes ouraniens) étaient fils d'Ouranos, le dieu du ciel, et de Gaia, la déesse de la terre. Craignant que ses fils ne lui prennent son pouvoir, Ouranos les refoula dans le ventre de leur mère (la terre). Cyclopes ouraniens Cyclopes forgerons Cyclopes bâtisseurs Cyclopes pasteurs Après que le Titan Cronos eut détrôné son père Ouranos, les Titans connurent une brève période de liberté, mais furent bientôt emprisonnés dans le Tartare, la partie la plus sinistre du monde souterrain. Grâce notamment aux Cyclopes, Zeus et ses frères remportèrent la victoire. Les trois Cyclopes qui permirent à Zeus de remporter la victoire prirent les noms suivants : Argès « l’éclair » Stéropês « la foudre » Brontês « le tonnerre » Le Cyclope Polyphème projetant un rocher sur Ulysse. Cyclope Polyphème. Polyphème.
21 Wedding Tips You'll Be Glad Someone Told You Beforehand Van Gogh pie-charts This is Arthur Buxton's set of Van Gogh pie-charts; each one represents the color-distribution in a famous Van Gogh painting (can you guess which is which?) He sez, "I know you lot are fans of new ways of visualizing data. As far as I know, I've come up with a novel way of looking at colour schemes. Van Gogh Visualisation (Thanks, Arthur!)
Habits of Punctual People Being fashionably late is so out of fashion — arriving late to interviews, meetings, and appointments is not only rude, but can also negatively impact your career and relationships. If you are constantly rushing out the door but still can't seem to make a rendezvous on time, maybe it's time for a lifestyle change. Read on to find out the seven habits of extremely punctual people, but don't put them off until tomorrow! 1. They're realistic. People who are chronically late underestimate how long it will take them to take a shower, get dressed, and reach a destination. 2. This habit is related to the one mentioned above about giving yourself buffer time. 3. Because punctual people give themselves buffer time, they often arrive early — and they are more than comfortable enjoying a few minutes waiting. 4. Extremely punctual people not only show up to places on time, but also lead highly structured and organized lifestyles. 5. 6. Why do most people stay up late? 7.
Marxist.net - Committee for a Workers' International Marxist resource Super Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies This post is a little different, as I developed this recipe as a collaboration with my old high school. I was contacted by a lovely woman named Garney, who works at the high school I went to, about a career board display she and some yearbook students were working on themed “Oh, the places you’ll go…” and they thought that this whole blogging and recipe-makin’ thing I do was interesting. The display went live today…and, seriously, who would have thought!? Especially among people who have become lawyers or are headed for medical school. Truth be told, whenever I made chocolate chip cookies, I would always make the recipe on the back of the chocolate chip bag. Some things I did not know about baking in high school that will save you from a broken-cookie heart: Baking powder is not the same as baking soda. Don’t forget the salt! Parchment paper and waxed paper are not one in the same. Super Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon cornstarch