Flo's History

  Persia The Persian empire is one of the most important and iconic nations in the Middle-East. Spamming from Northeast Africa to India's border and Anatolia, the empire was one of the greatest of its time. Small fact, its real name is the "Achaemenid Empire" since it was the name of its only dynasty. It collapsed when Alexander decisively defeated Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela, shattering the Persian king's army. Sassanid Another great empire shared the same localization as the Persians of old. This empire was known as the Sassanid. Their territories covered the Eastern half of the Persians lands. Although its northern part wasn’t as far-reaching, it did incorporate some of Saudi Arabia's coastline. They did not possess the region of Anatolia, Egypt and the coastland in Between, being the heart of their arch-rival, the Byzantines. Similarities The two empires shared more than common territories. Their art styles were extremely similar. They shared the sam...

  Wendigo is a sinister creature belonging to the Algonquin first nation tribe culture. The appearance and origin of the creature vary greatly, but they all have few details in common. All of them state that Wendigo originated from a man who turned into a predatory monster after committing an act of cannibalism and dwells in cold weather. Although his appearance isn’t specific, he is generally depicted around 15 feet tall, having a semi-animalistic and skeletal appearance. Another common characteristic is that the Wendigo has antlers, some time on a human head and some time on an elk one. Wendigo is a feared creature amongst the Algonquins. As a great predator, he always hunts to satisfy its insatiable hunger for human flesh. The many unexplained disappearances among the tribe were blamed on this beast. Although Wendigo is more of a beast than a man, he has proven itself to be a crafty predator. Often, he uses clever stratagems to lure his victims into the woods to captur...

  In the previous post, we explored the events that led Prometheus to be trapped on Mount Caucasus, having his liver eaten by a giant eagle. So, you can say that he got in one hell of a pickle. But would he ever get out of this? Fortunately for him, he would ultimately escape thanks to the demigod Heracles (or the famous Hercules for the Romans). All you need to know about him is that he is a demigod son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene. He had a happy life until Hera's had a tantrum, suddenly he found himself on a quest to complete a bunch of impossible tasks to redeem himself. Heracles The latest was travelling to find the Golden Apples as one of his Twelve Labours. They were given by Hera to Zeus as a wedding gift, something she probably regretted doing. And to answer the question that may be burning your lips, as to what was the biggest mistake? Well, in fact, it was probably both giving him such a powerful present as the Golden Apples to a cheating husband and therefore marrying...