जीएंच्या ग्रीक साहित्याच्या, विशेषतः नाटकांच्या, प्रेमाच्या अनेक खुणा त्यांच्या विपुल पत्रव्यवहारात दिसतात... उदाहरणार्थ पहा पृष्ठ २८६, "जी.एं.ची निवडक पत्रे: खंड १", १९९५...
सौजन्य: मुखपृष्ठाचे कॉपीराईट होल्डर्स आणि पॉप्युलर प्रकाशन
“The color blue is associated with two of Earth’s greatest
natural features: the sky and the ocean. But that wasn’t always the case. Some
scientists believe that the earliest humans were actually colorblind and could
only recognize black, white, red, and only later yellow and green. As a result,
early humans with no concept of the color blue simply had no words to describe
it. This is even reflected in ancient literature, such as Homer’s Odyssey, that
describes the ocean as a “wine-red sea.”
Blue was first produced by the ancient Egyptians who figured
out how to create a permanent pigment that they used for decorative arts. The
color blue continued to evolve for the next 6,000 years, and certain pigments
were even used by the world’s master artists to create some of the most famous
works of art. Today it continues to evolve, with the latest shade discovered
less than a decade ago...”
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सौजन्य: मुखपृष्ठाचे कॉपीराईट होल्डर्स आणि पॉप्युलर प्रकाशन
होमरच्या ओडेसी मध्ये सुद्धा निळा रंग नाही कारण बहुदा तो ग्रीकांना दिसतच नव्हता-
Emma Taggart यांच्या लेखात वरील मुखपृष्ठावरील रंग प्रशियन ब्लू या नावाने येतो असे मला वाटते.
"...Also known as Berliner Blau, Prussian blue was discovered
accidentally by German dye-maker Johann Jacob Diesbach. In fact, Diesbach was
working on creating a new red, however, one of his materials—potash—had come
into contact with animal blood. Instead of making the pigment even more red
like you might expect, the animal blood created a surprising chemical reaction,
resulting in a vibrant blue.... "