Comments on: Lesson 16 – The sea http://www.hitgreece.com/learn-greek/the-sea Learn Greek | Tourist Guides | News | Expats | Mythology | Recipes | Podcasts Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:29:48 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: sophie http://www.hitgreece.com/learn-greek/the-sea/comment-page-1#comment-3293 sophie Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:40:43 +0000 http://www.hitgreece.com/learning-greek/lesson-16#comment-3293 i think this site is brillliant im 15 and i live in englland and have greek friends in greece and would love to learn greek i hev been there twice and love it thank you very much x i think this site is brillliant im 15 and i live in englland and have greek friends in greece and would love to learn greek i hev been there twice and love it

thank you very much x

]]> By: watertortoise http://www.hitgreece.com/learn-greek/the-sea/comment-page-1#comment-284 watertortoise Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:03:11 +0000 http://www.hitgreece.com/learning-greek/lesson-16#comment-284 thalatta , thalatta you will find this also in "Ulysses" by James Joyce , chapter 1 , in Buck Mulligan's mouth.. thalatta , thalatta

you will find this also in “Ulysses” by James Joyce , chapter 1 , in Buck Mulligan’s mouth..

]]> By: Cole http://www.hitgreece.com/learn-greek/the-sea/comment-page-1#comment-94 Cole Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:39:23 +0000 http://www.hitgreece.com/learning-greek/lesson-16#comment-94 Dear HitGreece, I continue to enjoy your Podcasts however you told the story of Theseus incorrectly. I am a greek mythology fanatic and know almost everything there is to know. You said that the Athenians had to sacrifice 12 of their people (6 men/6 women ) to please the Gods. However, the correct story is that King Minos in Knossos on Crete invaded Athens and was successul. He then demanded the sacrifice of the 12 Athenians. When Theseus arrived in Athens, he volunteered to go and kill the minotaur. He fell in love with Ariadne, King Minos's daughter who also volunteered to go because she loved Theseus. Theseus promised Ariadne that he would bring her back to Athens and marry her. However, like you said, they were on Naxos, but they didn't get drunk, Theseus and his men left Ariadne on the island and Dionysus came down to woo her in her disposition and out of anger Ariadne cursed Theseus, hence the curse was forgetfullness and he forgot to hoist the white sails to show of his survival. Hope I could help, I know that there are different versions for every myth, but I had never heard of yours before and I've read many books that all share my version of the story. Hope I could help, keep up doing the podcasts! Dear HitGreece,
I continue to enjoy your Podcasts however you told the story of Theseus incorrectly. I am a greek mythology fanatic and know almost everything there is to know. You said that the Athenians had to sacrifice 12 of their people (6 men/6 women ) to please the Gods. However, the correct story is that King Minos in Knossos on Crete invaded Athens and was successul. He then demanded the sacrifice of the 12 Athenians. When Theseus arrived in Athens, he volunteered to go and kill the minotaur. He fell in love with Ariadne, King Minos’s daughter who also volunteered to go because she loved Theseus. Theseus promised Ariadne that he would bring her back to Athens and marry her. However, like you said, they were on Naxos, but they didn’t get drunk, Theseus and his men left Ariadne on the island and Dionysus came down to woo her in her disposition and out of anger Ariadne cursed Theseus, hence the curse was forgetfullness and he forgot to hoist the white sails to show of his survival. Hope I could help, I know that there are different versions for every myth, but I had never heard of yours before and I’ve read many books that all share my version of the story. Hope I could help, keep up doing the podcasts!

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