The naming Ares, which is the god of war in Greek Mythology and seems to be Scythian, occurs work Homeros before Scythians arrived Eastern Europea. This fact confirms that mentioned word belongs language an indigeneous Scythian community. In this paper, present-day remnants equivalents Turkic Slavic languages will shown.

Priapism is abnormally prolonged and painful erection of the penis, and in this state the patient will have considerable difficulty to pass urine. The erect penis exhibits engorgement of the corpus cavernosum. The corpus spongiosum is not turgid. The word 'priapism 'gets its derivation from Greek mythology. The goddess of sexual love, Aphrodite, produced a son whom she named Priapus. The occurr...

ure from Greek mythology for nearly 3 millennia. Central to his myth is the story cycle about the 12 presumably impossible labors he carried out for the loathed King Eurystheus. Sometimes overlooked is that Hercules performed those tasks as penance for having murdered his own wife and children during a fit of madness. For the fourth labor, Eurystheus ordered Hercules to capture the vicious Erym...

When in search of an explanation for the nature of philosophy, a good starting point is to inquire as to its origins. As is commonly known, Occidental philosophy originated in Ancient Greece as a substitute for mythological and religious explanations. Instead of accepting explanations of the foundations and origins of reality based on the anthropomorphic projections of mythology, the early Gree...

The medical profession above all others has reason to be grateful that health has been and remains of vital importance to the individual and the public. Throughout history, health and hygiene have been recurrent topics in literature and philosophy, even featuring in early mythology: the Greek god Asclepios had a large family, most of whom had health and medical functions. One daughter, Hygeia, ...

A staple of Greek mythology, Centaurs have made many appearances throughout the centuries and even in our own time. They are represented by numerous sculptures and images in museums. True, when speaking of Centaurs, we have to rely on twoand three-dimensional models—here as many other instances in biology—because there has not yet been a sighting of a live specimen. However, the majority of ext...

In Greek mythology, Mercury is the fleet-footed messenger of the Gods. He was the cleverest of the Olympians, patron of translators and interpreters. He ruled over wealth, good fortune, commerce, fertility... and thievery. He brought the souls of the dead to the underworld, and was honored as a god of sleep. As a physical substance in the living organism, however, mercury is the antithesis of t...

Myth is one of the spiritual wealth created by human beings. As a kind culture, myths in world have certain commonalities, but produced different cultural backgrounds must their own personalities. Just like Chinese mythology and Greek mythology. Both them are important products civilization profound lasting influence on development respective cultures. But because they were born fields, there m...