|
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
English
French
German
Hebrew
Hindi
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Malay
Polish
Portuguese
Spanish
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese|
BIG ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
What is a sphinx? Detailed answer
Directory / Big encyclopedia. Questions for quiz and self-education Did you know? What is a sphinx? Of course, for most of us, the concept of "sphinx" is associated with the figure of the Great Sphinx, which is located in Egypt, in Giza, next to the pyramids. In principle, the sphinx is a monster from the myths of ancient people. The Greeks depicted him with the head of a woman, the body of a lion and wings. The Egyptians represented him as a wingless lion with the head and chest of a man. The Egyptian Sphinx was at first just a huge stone left over from the construction of the Great Pyramid. Later, a huge lion with a human head was carved from this stone. Its height is 20 m, length - 73 m. Probably, the sphinx was supposed to capture the face of Pharaoh Khafre from the fourth Egyptian dynasty. In ancient times, lions lived in the desert beyond the Nile Valley. Because they were strong and beautiful, Egyptian sculptors carved statues of them and placed them at the entrances to temples for lions to guard them. Later, instead of the lion's head, the head of the pharaoh began to be carved. In ancient Egypt, the pharaohs were considered messengers of the sun god named Ra. When the pharaoh died, it was believed that he himself became the god of the Sun. Therefore, the Great Sphinx personifies the pharaoh as the god of the Sun, guarding the pyramids. Although there is no sphinx larger than the Great Sphinx, many pharaohs left their images in the form of sphinxes. In one case, the sphinx was made with the face of a woman - Queen Hatshepsut, who seized the throne and ruled the country. This sphinx was carved with a beard, which personified the power of Queen Hatshepsut. Author: Likum A.
Why is the marathon distance 42 km 195 m? For the convenience of the British Royal Family. In the first three modern Olympics, the marathon distance was approximately 42 km (26 miles) and varied from case to case. In 1908, the Olympic Games were held in London, and the start line was specially located opposite the window of Windsor Castle, from where one half of the royal family could watch the competition. The finish line was right in front of the royal box at the White City stadium, where the second half of the royal family was waiting for the end of the marathon race. The whole distance was exactly 26 miles and 385 yards and became the standard marathon distance for all subsequent Olympics. The history of the origin of the 26-mile race dates back to the heroic deed of a Greek warrior named Pheidippides, who allegedly ran this distance from the city of Marathon to Athens to announce the great victory of the Athenians over the Persians in 490 BC. e. According to popular legend, he managed to blurt out the news and immediately fell dead. The story, of course, is terribly heroic, but, unfortunately, does not stand up to criticism. Few marathon runners die after running, and professional ancient Greek racers typically ran twice the distance. This version of the origin of the marathon first appeared in the "Ethics" of the Roman historian Plutarch (-45 - 125) only 500 years later. Moreover, the author for some reason calls the runner Eucl. Plutarch clearly confuses his story with the earlier story of Pheidippides recorded by Herodotus, who was born six years after the famous battle and whose account of events is closest to what we know today. According to Herodotus, Phidippides was a messenger sent from Athens to Sparta (246 km, or 153 miles) for reinforcements to repel the Persian advance. The Spartans were busy with another religious holiday, and Fidippidas had to run back with nothing, and the Athenians had to fight the Persians on their own. As a result, the Athenians won an unconditional victory, losing 192 people killed against 6400 Persians. But Pheidippides is not dead. Any race over a marathon distance is called an "ultra marathon". In 1982, the "American Ultramarathon Association" organized a race along the historical Pheidippides route (agreed by a consortium of Greek historians) and in 1983 officially approved it as the International Spartathlon. The first winner was Janis Kouros, a Greek long-distance runner and modern legend. Today, Kouros is the absolute world record holder in running for all types of distances from 200 to 1600 km. In 2005, he completely overcame the path of Pheidippides - from Athens to Sparta and back.
▪ Where and when was the flying tank designed and tested? ▪ Why were German military airships equipped with a basket descended on a long cable?
A New Way to Control and Manipulate Optical Signals
05.05.2024 Primium Seneca keyboard
05.05.2024 The world's tallest astronomical observatory opened
04.05.2024
▪ Electric clipper for hair in the nose and ears ▪ Chemical composition of Viking weapons
▪ section of the website Residual current devices. Selection of articles ▪ article Lies, damned lies and statistics. Popular expression ▪ article Which animals showed a positive effect after receiving a placebo? Detailed answer ▪ article Multiple eight. Tourist tips
Home page | Library | Articles | Website map | Site Reviews
www.diagram.com.ua |
Random interesting fact from the Great Encyclopedia:
See other articles Section 
Latest news of science and technology, new electronics:
All languages of this page