The story of the Trojan Horse is well-known. First mentioned in the Odyssey, it describes how Greek soldiers were able to take the city of Troy after a fruitless ten-year siege by hiding in a giant horse supposedly left as an offering to the goddess Athena. Which Greek god was Read more…
Sinon tells the Trojans that the Horse is an offering to the goddess Athena, meant to atone for the previous desecration of her temple at Troy by the Greeks and ensure a safe journey home for the Greek fleet. Did Poseidon create the Trojan horse? The horse was built by Read more…
Fresh fish and wild game are staples of the Yukon diet. You can bite into barbecued bison or skewered elk and tuck into king crab or fish and chips. Whitehorse has a cosmopolitan mix of both upscale and casual eateries serving everything from steak to sushi to Swiss specialities. What Read more…
Whitehorse, perhaps so named because the whitecaps of the rapids on the Whitehorse River resembled the manes of white horses, was founded during the Klondike Gold Rush (1897–98) as a staging and distribution centre; it was the head of river navigation and became the northern terminus of the White Pass Read more…
Figure 4.1 Population by knowledge of official languages, Yukon, 2011 Official language Population (percentage) English only 86.3 French only 0.3 English and French 13.1 Neither English nor French 0.3 What are natives in the Yukon called? In the Yukon Territory, the native people are referred to as Yukon First Nation Read more…
Cultural Diversity in Whitehorse Other than English, Mandarin and Cantonese are the most commonly spoken languages at home, followed by Greek, Italian and Vietnamese. Our large Chinese population is a real feature of the municipality, with 11.5 per cent of our community born in China. What languages do people speak Read more…
Whitehorse is the capital city of Yukon Territory. A native or resident of Whitehorse is called a Whitehorser (or, rarely, a Whitehorsian). What is Whitehorse known for? Whitehorse is known for many things. It played a major role in the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush as a supply center for prospectors Read more…
Weedy seadragons, ruby seadragons and leafy seadragons, are aquatic seahorse relatives that have plant-like growths on them for camouflage in their seaweed habitat. While not dragons themselves (obviously), they are named after them and resemble small sea dragons. What is a sea dragon called? Scientific name: Phyllopteryx taeniolatus. Alternative name/s: Read more…
Poseidon, in ancient Greek religion, god of the sea (and of water generally), earthquakes, and horses. He is distinguished from Pontus, the personification of the sea and the oldest Greek divinity of the waters. Why does Poseidon rule over horses? In the myths of isolated Arcadia he is related with Read more…
sportswriter Grantland Rice. In 1924, a nickname coined by sportswriter Grantland Rice and the actions of a student publicity aide transformed the Notre Dame Notre Dame of Stuhldreher, Crowley, Miller, and Layden into one of the most noted groups of collegiate athletes in football history, the Four Horsemen of Notre Read more…