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What is eucalyptus?

Once upon a time, eucalyptus trees grew only in their homeland, in Australia. However, now, with the help of man, they have spread throughout the world. They can be found in Europe, North Africa, India, South America, the southern United States.

The appearance of eucalyptus trees makes an indelible impression on a person who has not seen them before. They are tall, beautiful trees with fleshy, leathery leaves hanging down sheer. Tall and slender eucalyptus trunks grow unusually fast: there are cases when individual trees grew up to four meters a year! There are eucalyptus trees reaching a height of one hundred meters, quite a bit yielding to the giant California sequoias.

Eucalyptus trees are extremely useful. Their valuable qualities for a person are very diverse. For example, due to the fact that eucalypts require a large amount of moisture, they are often planted in swampy areas. As a result, in some regions of the world, this leads to a reduction in the number of patients with malaria and other diseases. Not limited to such a healing effect on natural conditions, eucalyptus generously supplies a person with all kinds of medicines. The leaves of these trees are dotted with many pores filled with a pale yellow liquid, slightly reminiscent of camphor in smell. This is eucalyptus oil, which doctors often give patients inhale to clear the upper respiratory tract. It is often used as an internal remedy that has a beneficial effect on the activity of the kidneys and calms the nervous system. Sometimes it is even used in surgery as an antiseptic - a drug to prevent infection.

Eucalyptus wood has a high hardness, but it is easy to process. It is especially highly valued in the construction of wooden ships, and as a material for interior decoration of houses, because of its beautiful shiny surface.

Author: Likum A.

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Although Thetis was a sea goddess, she grew up on Mount Olympus, where she was raised by Hera, whom Thetis loved very much. Thetis stood out for its beauty even among the beauties of the Nereids, and therefore both the Thunderer Zeus and his brother Poseidon, the lord of all earthly waters, thought about marriage with her. However, both of them were afraid of the prophecy, according to which the son born to Thetis would be much more powerful than his father.

Some even say that Zeus was offended by Thetis because she, for the sake of her adoptive mother Hera, rejected his courtship, and swore that she would never marry an immortal. One way or another, but Zeus decided to pass Thetis off as a mortal - though not a simple one, but his grandson Peleus. Anticipating that the immortal Thetis would refuse marriage to a mortal, the wise centaur Chiron hid his friend Peleus in the bushes on the coast of the island, where Thetis, driving dolphins, often sailed to enjoy daytime sleep in a cave.

As soon as Thetis entered the cave and fell asleep, Peleus followed and squeezed her in his arms. They fought silently but fiercely. Thetis turned into fire, then into water, then into a lion, then into a snake, but Peleus, warned of this, did not let go of her, even when she turned into a slippery cuttlefish and released burning ink. Burnt, wet, tormented, bitten and smeared with a sticky liquid, Peleus did not let her leave. Thetis surrendered - nothing could separate their passionate embrace.

In full accordance with the prophecy, Thetis gave birth to a son, who was given the name Achilles.

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