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Ferocious Beast-Head Masks, Heavy Robes & Swirling Colors: What are the Unspoken Messages in Ancient Chinese Opera?
... world—the other two being ancient Greek’s theater and Indian Sanskrit opera. The roots of Chinese opera go back to ... Bureaucracy: Understanding the Underworld in Chinese Mythology Martini Fisher is a Mythographer and Author. Her ...
MartiniF - 10/07/2017 - 15:39
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The Grand Architect: The Sacred Link Between Architecture and the Divine Across Ancient Cultures
... later wrote in his study of sacred architecture and mythology, “was built in the likeness of the world, as the ... millennium BC. The supreme builder Vishvakarman of the Indian Rigveda, whose name can be rendered from the Sanskrit ... his work on the creation myths of the Rigveda of ancient Indian that “the building of the world was done very much ...
Morgan Smith - 05/07/2019 - 23:14
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Andean Village comes alive with Pawkar Raymi, Equinox Celebration to honor Mother Earth
... Origins Pachamama, Fertility Goddess of the Andes In Inca mythology, Pachamama is a fertility goddess who presides over ... the Andes, bringing them back in touch with the ancient mythology of the Inca. Children of Saraguro enjoy the ...
Joanna Gillan - 23/03/2015 - 23:59
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Beyond the Mists of Time: The Mysterious Timoto-Cuica Culture of the Venezuelan Andes
... on the continent. Light and Darkness: The Religion and the Mythology of Timoto-Cuicas Several sources and remnants point ... peoples are known, and they share some aspects with the mythology of the neighboring Muiscas. The Timoto-Cuica ...
Aleksa Vučković - 09/08/2019 - 14:02
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The Strange and Sudden Death of Ancient Alchemy
... practices also existed in the ancient Far East, the Indian subcontinent, and the later Muslim world but are ... of what is now called technology, as well as religion, mythology, and philosophy, each with their own much longer ...
Charles Christian - 13/03/2019 - 18:58
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Extraordinary Buddhist Sculptures Unearthed in the Ruins of an Ancient City in Pakistan
... a philosophical religion that started in northeast Indian and now has about 500 million adherents worldwide. ... women and riches,” says The Oxford Companion to World Mythology . Siddhartha eventually left his father’s palace ...
Mark Miller - 30/04/2016 - 03:54
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The Disc of Life in Ancient Texts
... the Mahabharata , the Rig Veda , Egyptian and Babylonian mythology as evidence. The Disc is used to control the ... field. The Mahabharata: Unforgettable Lessons in An Indian Epic of Family Fighting The Great Silence of the ...
susan - 27/07/2022 - 01:57
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God of Death Shrine Unearthed in Mexico
... sacrifices were performed on top of the temple. In Aztec mythology, Mictlantecuhtli was known as the ruler over ...
aprilholloway - 22/11/2013 - 10:24
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The Mysteries and Spectacular Architecture of Angkor Wat
... and the distances and sizes in Angkor Wat are related to Indian mythology. In Angkor: Celestial Temples of the Khmer Empire ... scriptures, telling the stories of the history and mythology of Cambodia . They even include scenes from the ...
aprilholloway - 25/03/2022 - 00:59
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Chariot of the Gods: The Legend of the Konark Sun Temple Revealed
... Creation According to Hindu Myth According to Hindu mythology, the Konark Sun Temple was constructed by Samba, ... [Online] Available at: http://www.culturalindia.net/indian-temples/konark-temple.html http://www.thekonark.in/ , ...
dhwty - 08/11/2017 - 18:52
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Goujian: The Ancient Chinese Sword that Defied Time
... types in China and are closely associated with Chinese mythology. In Chinese folklore, it is known as "The Gentleman ... Roland The Curse of the Samurai Muramasa Blades Historic Indian sword was masterfully crafted The Goujian sword is as ...
Bryan Hill - 17/07/2018 - 12:15
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Legends of the Unicorn Horn: Cures, Antidotes and Medicinal Magic
... in India and that their horns were magical objects used by Indian princes “to make hanaps against poison." ... du Moyen Âge. The gentle and benevolent Qilin of Chinese mythology Bestiary, The Book of Beasts: Compendiums of Medieval Monsters and Moral Lessons Ancient Mythology Informs Modern Series: The Fantastical Folktales of ...
ashley cowie - 25/09/2018 - 19:03
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Shab-e-Yalda - an ancient winter solstice celebration that commemorates the triumph of Mithra
... (Wikimedia Commons) Mithra , in ancient Indo-Iranian mythology is the god of light, whose cult spread from India ... to as far west as Spain, Great Britain, and Germany. The Indian Mitra was essentially a solar deity, representing the ...
aprilholloway - 21/12/2013 - 23:15
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Huge Lost Maya City Has Emerged From the Jungle in Mexico
... culturally important was this game that it was central in mythology and served as a way of offering the gods human ...
ashley cowie - 22/06/2023 - 14:52
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The Anu and Ancient Seers in the Rig Veda
... stories involving gods and their descendants. In Hindu mythology, Angiras are celestial beings and descendants of ... Domain No one can compare the Avestan poetry with the Indian [Rigvedic] poetry in its content, in its style of ...
susan - 06/05/2015 - 04:14
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Kásskara: Sunken Land of the Hopi Ancestors
... that hurt people. Tawa, the sun spirit and creator in Hopi mythology. ( Public Domain ) "People then had respect for one ...
Kasskara - 24/12/2017 - 13:59
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Goddess… or Demon? Hidden History of Vinayaki, the Mysterious Elephant-Headed Woman of Hindu Myth
... Gems”), a classical text on traditional South Indian arts, gives a description of Vinayaki as having the ... Vinayaki is not the only elephant-headed female in Hindu mythology! Elephant-headed females appearing in the Puranas ...
MartiniF - 30/10/2017 - 14:37
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Dances With Dragons Of The Ancient East
... known as the Naga were incorporated into the Buddhist mythology. The Naga are among the eight legions of ... wind and rain for seven days. This motif is often found in Indian Buddhist art, represented by images of the Buddha ...
MartiniF - 24/08/2020 - 20:23
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The Double-Headed Eagle: An Everlasting Symbol of Power
... representing power in ancient Greek city-states. In Greek mythology, there was an implication of a "dual-eagle" concept ... more impressively, the two-headed bird is also found in Indian culture. Known as “Gandhabherunda” in India, the ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 15/06/2017 - 19:09
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One of the Greatest Monuments in the World but Who Built it? The Strange Origins of Borobudur and the Lost World of Cham
... Domain ) “According to Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, an Indian scholar, the Shailendra dynasty that established ... Semar: The Fallen God and Divine Jester of Indonesian Mythology Jayabaya — The Seer King of Java who Predicted ...
davidchildress - 08/09/2017 - 19:00