The English word Academy comes from Plato’s School in Akademia which was the sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Athena.
Tag: Greece
Fun Fact: The Founding of Naples Italy
The Italian city of Naples is one of the oldest cities of the world. It was founded by the Greeks in the 8th Century BCE as a colony called Parthenope.
Fun Fact: Medusa’s Sisters
Medusa was part of a group of sisters in Greek mythology known as the Gorgons, which she was the only mortal one.
Fun Fact: Medusa’s Surprising Child
According to Greek mythology, Medusa had a child with Poseidon and that child was the Pegasus horse.
Fun Fact: Honey and the Gods of Greece
In ancient Greece, they believed the gods mainly feasted on honey.