Food and drinks vs. Nicotine. 1  1. Water hydrates the body because the nicotine dehydrates it and helps in sweating out the nicotine from your system. 2  2. Vegetables, such as egg-plants, beans, cucumbers and celery influence cigarette taste, decreasing nicotine dependence.
Hercules' twelve great labors. One of the most popular heroes in ancient Greece was Hercules, son of Zeus and the queen Alcmena. He was inhumanly strong and brave. He did many remarkable things and is most famous for finishing twelve tasks, which were done on a Greek king's order, Hercules' close relative.
The Sphinx. The Riddle of the Sphinx is probably the most famous riddle from antiquity. It has its origins in a familiar story from Greek literature, in particular the Theban trilogy by Sophocles. In Oedipus Rex an oracle prophesized that the male child of the king and queen of Thebes would kill his father and marry his mother.