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The Aphrodisiacs that Spiced Up Sex Lives in the Ancient World
... of Impotence Causes and Cures Sacred Plant of Eternal Love and Healing: The Mythology and Magic of Basil Bulbous ... , or belonging to Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. The Greek poet Hesiod tells us the name Aphrodite ... this foam was born the beautiful Aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, passion and reproduction. In Roman ...
Sahir - 17/10/2021 - 14:55
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Erotic Medieval Runic Inscriptions Found in Bergen
... into the 33 centimeter-long (13 inches) wooden stick: “I love that man’s wife so high that fire feels cold! And I am ... into the 33 centimeter-long (13 inches) wooden stick: “I love that man’s wife so high that fire feels cold! And I am ... Romantic runic inscription and control notches: “Please love me” on one side and notches on the other, probably ...
ancient-origins - 11/01/2018 - 01:50
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In the Footsteps of King David: Stories of Love, War, and Bravery
... mention where she lived, it notes that: “...he fell in love with a woman in the Sorek Valley.” After several ... archaeologist. In the Footsteps of King David: Stories of Love, War, and Bravery ...
ancient-origins - 05/07/2018 - 18:53
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Imagination vs Reality: What if Nefertiti Was Not as Lovely as We are Expected to Believe?
Nefertiti is one of the most iconic persons of ancient Egypt. She is still extremely famous and faith in her great personality is visible in pretty much any book that mentions the queen. But who was she really? She may have been a remarkable person, but it is just as likely her fame was created through modern imagination.
Natalia Klimczak - 07/01/2017 - 14:49
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Mammoth DNA Breaks Record for World’s Oldest Sequence
... Siberian permafrost . Senior author of the Nature study, Love Dalén, a professor of evolutionary genetics at the ... collection of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Love Dalén and co-lead author Patrícia Pečnerová with a ... in a creek bed on Wrangel Island in 2017. (Credit: Love Dalén) Nonetheless, the scientists’ study of the ...
Alicia McDermott - 19/02/2021 - 00:34
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Is UNESCO World Heritage status for cultural sites killing the things it loves?
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Myth of the Minotaur: The Making of a Monster
... selfishness and disrespect, causing Pasiphae to fall in love with the animal. Thanks to the curse of Poseidon, Pasiphae fell in love with the bull, and consummated their relationship by ... (Bill Lewis / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Pasiphae—desperate from her love for the bull—asked for help from the sculptor and ...
johnblack - 11/03/2021 - 22:24
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Annie Palmer, The White Witch of Rose Hall
... she increased the terror upon her slaves and continued her love affairs with certain male slaves. When she grew tired of ...
ML Childs - 15/04/2021 - 18:45
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A Pilgrimage of Thought, Pt 4: Dante Ascends Mount Purgatory
... Purgatory: The Afterlife for Sins Arising From Love According to the textual Dante in this section, all sin arises from love and thus Purgatory consists of those who wanted to enact ... burning passions. Dante nearly loses himself here, as his love for Beatrice was not allowed due to his marriage to ...
Riley Winters - 25/08/2015 - 15:00
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Ancient Temple of Aphrodite Unearthed in Modern Turkey
... to the worship of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. Archaeologists performing ... to the worship of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. For several years, revolving ... Turkey Aphrodite: The True Origins of the Greek Goddess of Love, Sex, and Beauty Architectural remains of the ...
Nathan Falde - 05/01/2021 - 00:32
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Earth, Air, Fire, and Water: Empedocles of Acragas - The Pre-Socratic Philosopher with a Sense of Style
... ) Empedocles’ Doctrine on Reincarnation and Concept of Love and Strife Some other teachings of Empedocles include ... after another.” Another of his concepts is that of ‘Love and Strife.’ Empedocles suggests that there are two divine forces that pervade the universe – Love and Strife . These two forces act as moving powers – ...
dhwty - 02/04/2020 - 23:20
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Bedsheet Lovingly Embroidered With Hair Likely From A Severed Head
... of 1715 and 1745: Many Executions But was it just love and loss that motivated Anna Maria to create this ... by Charles I when he was executed in 1649. There are also love tokens inscribed by the condemned as well as their last ... to that of 20-year-old thief George Wright who gave his love Ann Lee a token bearing a message of utter despondency, ...
Sahir - 17/02/2022 - 18:00
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Diana and Actaeon: When an Innocent Encounter Turned Deadly
... With This Greek Goddess Aine: A Radiant Celtic Goddess of Love, Summer, and Sovereignty Aphrodite Rock: The Birthplace ... of the episodes in the epic, the goddess Ishtar falls in love with Gilgamesh, and desires that he becomes her lover. ... hunt him down / And his dogs tear at his haunches”. Love is a Battlefield: The Legend of Ishtar, First Goddess of ...
dhwty - 27/01/2019 - 22:18
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Mementos for the Dead: Surprising Burial Customs in Iron Age Britain
... loved ones for a long time, to help keep the bonds of love fresh and alive. And frequently some of these objects ... loved ones for a long time, to help keep the bonds of love fresh and alive. The Graveyard Prostitutes of Rome and ...
Nathan Falde - 22/06/2021 - 00:00
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Magic, Scandal and Promiscuity, All in a Day’s Work for a Maltese Inquisitor
... and the witches behind them were in great demand for love magic. Both men and women were in the habit of trying to give their love lives a bit of extra luck. A Gioseppe Farrugia was ... for using occult services every time he decided he was in love, a move which apparently worked with two women, one of ...
Laura Tabone - 19/09/2021 - 14:44
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Achilles and Patroclus: Close Confidants or Passionate Paramours?
... pp. 87-93. Clarke, W.M. 1978. "Achilles and Patroclus in Love . " Hermes 106.3 pp. 381-396. Homer. The Iliad . (trans. ...
Riley Winters - 12/02/2021 - 01:03
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Explainer: The Story of Demeter and Persephone
... authorship. Demeter and Persephone - A Mother’s Love The focus of the poem is one of the most renowned ... built fundamentally on the power of a mother’s love for her only child. Demeter mourning Persephone. ... How Did Greek God Hephaestus Score the Goddess of Love? Fresco of Hades abducting Persephone. (Yann / Public ...
ancient-origins - 05/12/2019 - 01:59
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Medieval Aphrodisiacs: Body Scented Bread Dough!
... to ensure that their husbands had enough lust to make love and children. ( Medievalists.net ) Medieval ... aphrodisiacs women used to get their husbands ready for love making , and the results are shocking! “There are a ... to ensure that husbands had enough lust to actually make love and male heirs. Source: Giovannino de' Grassi / Public ...
Sahir - 24/04/2022 - 18:58
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Gaia: Recognizing Our Role on a Living Earth
In the early 1960s, renowned chemist Dr. James Lovelock was approached by NASA to develop systems and methods that could be used in determining whether or not a planet harbored life. Specifically, they were interested in Mars. Lovelock began to consider what exactly constitutes life and what sort of global or planetwide effects it might have. One of the most basic characteristics of life, he reasoned, was that it consumes energy and matter, converts them and then discards the remainder as waste.
Walter Cruttenden - 22/01/2019 - 23:04
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Amazonomachy - Annihilation Of The Amazons
It was love at first sight when Achilles locked eyes with the famed ... mind. Alas, poor Penthesilea—Achilles would realize his love for her only after driving a bronze spearhead into her chest. It was love at first sight when Achilles locked eyes with the famed ...
Mary Naples - 05/09/2022 - 17:15