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The trick at Mecone or Mekone (Mi-kon) was an event in Greek mythology first attested by Hesiod in which Prometheus tricked Zeus for humanity’s benefit, and thus incurred his wrath. It is unusual among Greek myths for being etiological, i.e. explaining the origins of an object or custom. [1] 'Mecone' or 'Mekone' was identified in Classical ...
Sicyon has been traditionally identified with the mythical Mecone or Mekone, [15] [16] site of the trick at Mecone carried out by Prometheus. Mecone is also described by Callimachus as "the seat of the gods", and as the place where the brother deities Zeus, Poseidon and Hades cast lots for what part of the world each would rule. [17]
Prometheus - Tricks Zeus over sacrifices at Mecone, steals fire on behalf of mankind. Puck/Robin Goodfellow - A "merry domestic fairy" from British Folklore. Prominently featured in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, where he plays tricks on a group of humans who stumble into a forest. His final monologue explains the nature of tricksters.
14612, 14615, 14616, 14626 ... who constructed a mill, hotel and shipping center on the land. ... Excluding New York City, the Greece Central School District is the ...
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The 1978 Holiday Inn fire broke out at a Holiday Inn hotel located at 1525 West Ridge Road in the town of Greece, New York, United States, on November 26, 1978. [1] [2] The fire was considered notable enough by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Center for Fire Research to document the fire in their 1979 publications.
A man is in critical condition after he was shoved onto New York City subway tracks on New Year's Eve, adding to a recent spate of violent incidents in the nation's busiest subway system.. The ...
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