Things you probably don't know about Greece

Greece is famous for myths, but you will be surprised by the strange facts about Greece.

Olympic

Olympic

In traditional Greek games, all athletes must be nude when participating.

Religion

Religion

Worshiping gods is indispensable in the life of the Greek people. They believe that worshiping the supreme great gods like Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, . will bring happiness and happiness, and if anyone dares to blasphemy, he will suffer punishments. Typically there is another story that Medusha used to be the most glamorous beautiful girl in Greece and the beauty that made her dare to impersonate Athena, the magnificent beauty of Medusha that attracted the sea god Poseidon . Medusha, when pursued by Poseidon, runs to the temple of the goddess Athena asking for protection, but Athena ignores her being possessed by Poseidon and eventually turns Medusha into a monster capable of petrifying any man. but Mr. Medusha will never be able to harm women.

Punishment

Punishment

Greece is famous for its gruesome and savage punishments . Brazea Bull is one of many punishable hell. The offender will be put into the body of a cow with metal and burned on fire. The person who is locked inside because the burn will scream a lot, the sound from inside moves out through the nose of the cow to create a horrible noise like a cow's voice. In addition, there are countless other scary punishments such as piling, torturing with pots, tying with skin and using weapons to attack the danger, .

The circumference and shape of the earth has been estimated for a long time by the Greeks

The circumference and shape of the earth has been estimated for a long time by the Greeks.

The Greek scientist Eratosthenes had calculated the entire circumference of the earth for a long time, although at that time this result was only an estimate and it was not highly accurate, but for science at that time it was true. it is a remarkable superiority.

Finger rot

Finger rot

The middle finger is a symbol of a man's penis. The Greeks used this symbol from medieval times to show disdain for someone. Today, this symbol is almost universally known and " widely used ".

Candles and birthday cakes

Candles and birthday cakes

Few people know that burning candles on birthday cakes comes from Greece. This idea comes from the image of a birthday cake symbolizing the moon goddess and the candle symbolizing light.

Gay soldiers

Gay soldiers

Not strange to anyone who has seen the 300 warrior movie, Thebes has an extremely powerful and affable army of 150 male and female lovers. According to the record, it is the desire to create a victory to prove yourself and protect the lover, making this army stronger than ever.

Spartan bride

Spartan bride

According to this custom, the bride must shave her head and sit in the dark room waiting for her husband. This is just one of the strange practices among many ancient Greek marriage customs .