It may not make an appreciable difference to your quality of life, but knowing something about Roman and Greek mythology will give you insight into our cultural heritage, an understanding of the naming of the space and exploration missions, and it may help you solve a crossword or two. The thumbnail image accompanying this blog shows Tantalus reaching for food. He will never be able to grab it and although he stands in water, he will never be able to take a drink. Why? His punishment for evil doing is to be tantalized, a term that memorializes his name.See if you can figure out the Greek or Roman god or hero who corresponds with this list of 11 descriptions from modern life. If not, the answers are provided: Greek Mythology for Today
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The Fox and The Grapes – one of Aesop’s Fables. Is there any documention that the grape vine was huge (maybe three to five feet in diameter and hundred of feet long) and full of birds (pigeons of some sort possibly?), that the fox hunted? The grapes were an extra filip, but reaching too far meant a fall and death. Thus the fox’s dilemma; the grapes added trace elements to the fox’s diet, so there was some need for the fruit. The big grape vine runs in southern Europe and the Middle East were all supposedly burned for cooking charcoal. I got lessons about this when I was a little girl, but am trying to find some confirmation, perhaps in some little known legend or myth. This recollections tantalize me, to tell the truth.