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Cave dwellings in Amboise, Loire Valley, France Kandovan village, Iran. Especially during war and other times of strife, small groups of people have lived temporarily in caves, where they have hidden or otherwise sought refuge. They also have used caves for clandestine and other special purposes while living elsewhere. Cave dwelling in Matmata ...
In ancient writing, apparently the best known of the African cave-dwellers were the inhabitants of the "Troglodyte country" (Ancient Greek: Τρωγλοδυτική) on the coast of the Red Sea, as far north as the Greek port of Berenice, of whom an account was preserved by Diodorus Siculus from Agatharchides of Cnidus, and by Artemidorus Ephesius in Strabo.
A troglodyte is a human cave dweller, from the Greek trogle 'hole, ... Troglodytes, a fictional group of cave dwelling cannibals in the 2015 movie Bone Tomahawk;
Elder Arsenios the Cave Dweller (Greek: Γέρων Αρσένιος ο Σπηλαιώτης; Samsun, 1886 – Mount Athos, 1983 [1]) was a Greek Orthodox monk and elder. [2] He was the primary companion of St. Joseph the Hesychast for about 40 years. The two of them led a small entourage of disciples. [3]
The entrance to Corycian Cave in Parnassus National Park, Greece. The Corycian Cave (/ k ə ˈ r ɪ ʃ ə n /; Greek: Κωρύκιον ἄντρον, romanized: Kōrykion antron) [1] is located in central Greece on the southern slopes of Mount Parnassus, in Parnassus National Park, which is situated north of Delphi.
The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...
Stripe CEO says he used to be a ‘misanthropic introvert’ and would still prefer to be a ‘cave dweller’ than work in the office. Ryan Hogg. November 13, 2024 at 1:40 AM.
The Cave Sanctuaries of the Acropolis of Athens are the natural fissures in the rock of the Acropolis hill that were used as sites of worship for deities of the Panhellenic pantheon in antiquity. Traditionally a sharp distinction has been drawn between the state religion practised on the summit of the Acropolis and the cult practice of the ...