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Golden Curse Tablets Found in Ancient Serbian Tombs Invoke Gods and Demons
... make love.” A Roman curse tablet. Credit: Roman Baths A Pagan – Christian Fusion The precious artifacts reveal a ... landscape in which Christianity was taking over the old pagan religion, but the pagan practices had not yet been abandoned, as both Christian ...
aprilholloway - 09/08/2016 - 00:47
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The Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus: How a Coffin Defeated the Gods
... obvious reference to Bacchus. One would only know of the pagan influences if one was familiar with symbols of Bacchus' ... what eventually gave Christianity sway over the pagan religions was the promise—the guarantee—of life ... alone would have rewritten the origin stories from the pagan faith. Further, the value of grapes and wine is ...
Riley Winters - 21/09/2017 - 13:58
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The Wolf Shepherd Deity, Lame Devils And Saints In Slavic Beliefs
... elderly, one feels transported through time. The Slavic pagan god Veles, who is connected with the rebirth of new ... the connection between modern Christian saints and the pagan figure of the wolf shepherd deity. His work has been an ... seen to be “lame.” This goes to show that lameness in pagan Slavic beliefs was much more widespread than previously ...
Aleksa Vučković - 16/11/2020 - 17:35
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The Mysteries of John the Baptist: His Legacy in Gnosticism, Paganism, and Freemasonry
The search for the real historical person known as John the Baptist and the traditions that began with him
• Explores why John the Baptist is so crucially important to the Freemasons, who were originally known as “St. John’s Men”
• Reveals how John and Jesus were equal partners and shared a common spiritual vision to rebuild Israel and overcome corruption in the Temple of Jerusalemancient-origins - 22/03/2019 - 21:30
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Walking In Ireland’s Brigid’s Way, Pagan Goddess Or Saint
... By: Dr Elyn Aviva Walking In Ireland’s Brigid’s Way, Pagan Goddess Or Saint ...
Elyn and Gary - 25/11/2022 - 20:11
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The Curious Apparitions of Pagan Goddesses to the German Knights Templar
... German to English translator. The Curious Apparitions of Pagan Goddesses to the German Knights Templar ...
Geoffrey Brooks - 25/04/2020 - 01:08
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The Allure Of Chartres Cathedral, An Aura Of Pagan Mysticism
... Marion Dolan The Allure Of Chartres Cathedral, An Aura Of Pagan Mysticism ...
Dr Marion Dolan - 08/06/2022 - 20:55
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Entering an Unknown Pagan Sanctuary: New Discoveries Made at a Roman Site in Israel
... Project By Theodoros Karasavvas Entering an Unknown Pagan Sanctuary: New Discoveries Made at a Roman Site in ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 11/01/2017 - 21:52
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The Diverse Nature of Elves in Norse Myth: Beings of Light or Darkness?
... attributed to Kate Greenaway. ( Public Domain ) Elves in Pagan and Christian Times Germanic in nature, the mythology ... elven race arose when Christianity became dominant. In the pagan faith, elves were capable of both good and bad ... and the fact that Snorri was trying to understand a pagan world through Christian eyes, much of the accuracy of ...
Riley Winters - 30/06/2017 - 19:02
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Praying For Life – Top 10 Ancient Fertility Goddesses
... of these beliefs, a cult that was the central part of all pagan religions - fertility. And as nature intricately ... and they evolved to have powerful cults in more developed pagan societies. Women, earth, and fertility were often ... Benedictine monk, Bede, who tells us that in Anglo Saxon pagan belief, Ostara had her own month - seemingly April - ...
Aleksa Vučković - 28/12/2019 - 13:46
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The Medieval Kingdom of Hungary, a Nation Born From Christianity
... and encounters with neighboring powers. From a struggling pagan nation, it rose to a powerful and influential Christian ... Story of National Trauma Kingdom of Hungary Emerged From Pagan Roots At its inception, Hungary emerged as a ... totally reformed the nation - going from a federation of pagan Magyar tribes to a full-fledged Christian Kingdom in a ...
Aleksa Vučković - 12/05/2024 - 13:29
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Celebrating Christmas on December 25 Began As Early As the Second Century AD
... the origin of the date of Christmas is related to the pagan feasts to worship the solar god Sol Invictus, ... the origin of the date of Christmas is related to the pagan feasts to worship the solar god Sol Invictus , ... Christmas on December 25 in 336 AD to replace the pagan celebrations. However, several ancient manuscripts and ...
ancient-origins - 25/12/2023 - 01:00
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Urnes Stave Church: A Final Vestige of Viking Innovation
... in Britain, the Norse architects looked first to the pagan worship buildings called heathen hofs for the choice of ... journey. The Royal Mounds of Gamla Uppsala, Ancient Pagan Site of Sweden Runes of Power and Destruction: Reading ... as followers would have recognized Níðhöggr as the pagan creature which gnawed on one of the roots of the ...
Riley Winters - 23/07/2017 - 23:04
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The Busy Romans Needed a Mid-Winter Break Too … and it Lasted for 24 days
... festival is little more than a rebranding of earlier pagan activities. But questions about the “religious ... the Lydian explained that it had its origins in earlier pagan rites from this time of year, including Saturnalia. ... therefore, this was not merely a remnant from a distant pagan past, but had actually developed and grown at precisely ...
ancient-origins - 22/12/2016 - 03:55
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Runriket, Where the Power Struggle of a Viking Ruler is Written in Stone
... Ago? One of the stones displaying runes, the cross and pagan artwork ( Mats / Adobe Stock) There is a reluctance to ...
Ed Whelan - 01/12/2020 - 00:59
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Erasing History: Why Islamic State is Blowing Up Ancient Artifacts
... they blew up the 2,000-year-old temples dedicated to the pagan gods Baal Shamin and Bel. It’s difficult to interpret ...
ancient-origins - 10/06/2017 - 14:02
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Rare ‘Slave Bible’ Was A Powerful Mind Control Device and Spreader of Fake News
A rare and extremely controversial 19th century Bible on display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., was a powerful tool of propaganda, a mind control device, and a generator of ‘Fake News’ once used by British missionaries to convert slaves to Christianity.
ashley cowie - 29/03/2019 - 17:59
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Political Intrigue: The Fake News that Sealed the Fate of Antony and Cleopatra
Eve MacDonald / The Conversation
The papers and social media are today full of claims of fake news; back and forth the accusations fly that one side of the political divide in the US has been filling the world with lies in order to discredit the other. We used to call this propaganda; now it’s fake news.
ancient-origins - 18/01/2017 - 00:55
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Is the Palace of Binnaka Waiting to be Discovered?
... AD, the Barmen people entered the area, forming the Pagan Empire, and are regarded as the direct ancestors of the ... may not date from the Pyu period, but rather from the Pagan era. It seems likely that the later kingdom rebuilt ... badly weathered. Top image: Myanmar sunset Bagan (formerly Pagan) temple Source: murrrrrs / Adobe Stock By Ed ...
Ed Whelan - 25/07/2020 - 02:01
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Crossing the Veil: The Pre-Christian Origins of Halloween and Samhain
... co-opted) the ancient observance of Samhain. What were Pagan Rituals on Samhain? Samhain (pronounced sah-van or ... writes: “As a result of their efforts to wipe out ‘pagan’ holidays, such as Samhain, the Christians succeeded ...
lizleafloor - 28/10/2020 - 22:47