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Tenea (Τενέα) was established approximately 15 kilometers west of Corinth and 25 kilometers NW of Mycenae shortly after the Trojan war by Trojans living in the island of Tenedos, offshore Troy, hence the name. The Kouros of Tenea, a unique creation found in the ruins of Tenea, is part of the Munich art collection. Corinthians and Teneans established a joint colony Syracuse in Sicily, the homeland of Archimedes. Irene Pappas the well known actress was born at what is now known as Municipality of Tenea. Temple of Apollo at Corinth Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the original isthmus, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... This article is about the Greek archaeological site. ... The Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor by the armies of Greece, following the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy. ... Gökçeada and Bozcaada are two islands in the Aegean Sea which are part of Canakkale Province in Turkey. ... Walls of the excavated city of Troy (Turkey) This article is about the city of Troy / Ilion as described in the works of Homer, and the location of an ancient city associated with it. ... Syracuse, Italy Syracuse, New York Syracuse is the name of two major cities in the world. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... Archimedes (Greek: ΑΡΧΙΜΗΔΗΣ, Arkhim&ecircas a Greek mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, physicist and engineer. ...


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Tenea grew up in the great land of Kentucke and was blessed to be born a Johnson, "the latest survivors in a long line of the constantly strong." When the time came she left that land and soaked up sunlight in Florida, acquiring a degree in Cultural Studies along the way.
She also learned how to coax the stories from congas, djembes, dumbeks, harmonicas, and jazz guitars.
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