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Urnes Stave Church: A Final Vestige of Viking Innovation
... primarily by the shipbuilding designs and pre-Christian mythology of the Viking culture, the northern architects of ... central motifs in Celtic art before, during and after the Roman Empire, and were particularly embraced during the La ... on the other hand, first appeared in the villa of the Roman emperor Hadrian in the 2nd c. AD, as the border of a ...
Riley Winters - 23/07/2017 - 23:04
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City of Gladiators Earthquake Shattered Fountain Flows After 2,000 Years
... These people constructed over 100 stadiums and after the Roman general Lucius Licinius Murena defeated the ruler of Kibyra in 83 BC the city became part of the greater Roman province of Asia. Listed on the UNESCO World Heritage ... Not only do these two animals feature heavily in Roman mythology but they are two of the animals that gladiators ...
ashley cowie - 31/12/2022 - 22:01
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Nike, Greek Goddess of Victory and Zeus’s Charioteer of Glory
... more likely to evoke mental images of sneakers than Greek mythology. Of all the Greek pantheon, none enjoys better ... more likely to evoke mental images of sneakers than Greek mythology. It is, of course, no accident that the famous ... Smith, W. 1890. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities . William Smith, LLD. William Wayte. G. E. ...
Robbie Mitchell - 11/10/2022 - 14:47
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The Incredible Discovery of the Golden Pietroasele Treasure
... Giants and the Underground Hyperborean Gallery in Romania Mythology in Romania: Exploring Beliefs about Witchcraft and ...
dhwty - 18/09/2016 - 21:53
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Ancient Mythology Informs Modern Series: The Fantastical Folktales of Harry Potter
... the magnificent bird himself, only an image of one. The Roman historian Tacitus also made a note of tales of a ... said : “I've taken horrible liberties with folklore and mythology, but I'm quite unashamed about that, because British folklore and British mythology is a totally bastard mythology. You know, we've ...
Alicia McDermott - 18/07/2018 - 23:02
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Viking Era Phallic Stone Discovered During Excavation of Burial Site
... researchers uncovered a peculiar wooden artifact at the Roman fort of Vindolanda , raising speculation about its ... inform us about the popularly represented Vikings. Ancient Roman Garden Ornament of a Phallus Revealed to the Public ... Peru Phallic Emblems: Fertility and Rejuvenation in Norse Mythology Within Norse mythology , the deity Freyr held a ...
Sahir - 15/06/2023 - 18:59
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Pasiphae: Daughter of the Sun, Wife of a King, and Mother of the Minotaur
Pasiphae is a figure from Greek mythology. She is best-known as the wife of Minos, the ... king of Crete, and the mother of the Minotaur. But Greek mythology has more to say about this interesting figure. ... man and half bull. Pasiphae, Daedalus, and the wooden cow. Roman fresco from the northern wall of the triclinium in the ...
dhwty - 05/05/2018 - 23:00
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The 10 Most Exciting and Extraordinary Artifact Finds Of 2021
... in a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite, a Fenris runestone, Roman battering rams dragged from the Med, intact ... archaeologist Kathleen Martinez. Read more… Huge Roman Silver Hoard Unearthed in Augsburg, Germany Anchor ... wolf, which is known as Fenris (or Fenrir) in Norse mythology. (Annika Knarrström / Arkeologerna ) ...
ancient-origins - 05/01/2022 - 18:00
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Enhance Your Memory with this Ancient Greek Memorization Technique
In Greek mythology, Mnemosyne was the personification of memory. In ... Palace, or the Mind Palace Technique. According to the Roman orator Cicero, this technique was discovered by a Greek ... Marcus Tullius Cicero, by Bertel Thorvaldsen as copy from roman original, in Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen. ( Public ...
dhwty - 30/09/2021 - 02:04
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The Cat Came Back: A More Than Mythical History – Part I
... in a lion’s nose…but that’s another story. Feline Mythology Around the World Basically, it just doesn’t seem ... such is the large truth of the small, domestic cat. Its mythology has increased its natural size to unnatural ... in this myth. The bobcat features in Native American mythology and the folklore of European settlers. ( CC BY 2.0) ...
Gerald Hausman - 25/09/2016 - 00:55
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Archaeologists Unearth Marble Head of Medusa at Roman Ruins in Turkey
... a marble head of Medusa, the legendary gorgon from Greek mythology with snakes in place of hair who could turn any ... head can be seen in numerous Greek and subsequent Roman artifacts such as shields, breastplates, mosaics, and ... is mentioned by several ancient sources as an important Roman commercial center and during the Byzantine era the city ...
aprilholloway - 22/10/2015 - 03:36
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The Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus: How a Coffin Defeated the Gods
... in a previous article, the attributes of the Greco-Roman god of wine, transformation and ecstasy—called ... in a previous article , the attributes of the Greco-Roman god of wine, transformation and ecstasy—called ... sarcophagus as well. To understand more of the Bacchant mythology incorporated into Christian thought, please read ...
Riley Winters - 21/09/2017 - 13:58
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The Augurs of Rome: Birds Predicting The Will Of The Gods
... Augury in particular became famously influential in the Roman empire. The belief that the flight of birds may provide ... also been seen as spirit messengers of the gods. In Norse mythology, the twin ravens Hugin and Munin whispered news ... the earthly realm and the underworld. In the Etruscan and Roman religions, priests were involved in the practice of ...
MartiniF - 19/02/2020 - 16:13
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The Story of Hannibal: The Nightmare of the Roman Empire (Video)
... The Punic Wars unfurled, with the first culminating in Roman victory, compelling Carthage to bow to Rome's ... Source: Youtube Screenshot/See U in History/ Mythology By Robbie Mitchell The Story of Hannibal: The Nightmare of the Roman Empire (Video) ...
Robbie Mitchell - 09/12/2023 - 16:00
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A Cycle of Life and Death: Slavic Goddesses Morana and Vesna
... origin of her name due to her story as it fits into Slavic mythology, as will be discussed later. While she has been ... Goddess Hecate with regards to sorcery, as well as the Roman Ceres, goddess of agriculture, there are some distinct ... most commonly seen as a bringer of death as seen in Slavic mythology when Morana seduced Dazbog, the sun god. Once ...
Veronica Parkes - 29/06/2021 - 19:45
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Mount Olympus, Dwelling Place of the Gods: Myth vs Reality
... centuries, Mount Olympus has held importance, not only in mythology, but also geology and ecology. Mythically, the ... can be seen in the ubiquity of the Olympian gods, or their Roman equivalents, in western literature, science, and ... objects in the solar system are named after Greek and Roman gods. Nearly all the current solar system planets are ...
Caleb Strom - 23/09/2022 - 15:00
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The Ignored Prophet of Doom: The Curse of Cassandra of Troy
Best-known for her prophetic powers, within Greek mythology Cassandra is a princess of Troy who lived during ... course. Best-known for her prophetic powers, within Greek mythology Cassandra is a princess of Troy who lived ... she saw Helen arriving in the city, but to no avail. Roman fresco in Pompeii depicting scene when Cassandra clings ...
dhwty - 02/08/2021 - 19:01
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Pandora: Unleashing Hell and Hope Upon Humanity
... of Genesis. But the story of mankind’s creation in Greek mythology is probably less well-known, and is arguably darker ... the men became good spirits that watched over mortals. Roman Mythology of the Ages of Man, Metamorphoses and the Founding ...
dhwty - 31/07/2019 - 19:37
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Court of King Arthur’s Round Table Discovered, Claims BBC Presenter
... table was “placed at the centre of one of the largest Roman amphitheatres in Britain” and he claimed at least one ... Table? To some, King Arthur was a character from English mythology and folkloric systems who quested the Holy Grail ... among the knights, and according to Knowles, “the Roman amphitheatre in Cirencester is the most likely ...
ashley cowie - 01/09/2018 - 19:12
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The Legendary Erinyes or Furies of Ancient Greek Mythology
The Furies of Greek mythology are monstrous women who lived in the underworld and ... them as Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera. The great Roman poets Vergil and Ovid would include the Furies, Latin ... , a spellbinding catalogue of hundreds of Greek and Roman myths, the goddess Juno visits the underworld and finds ...
Miriam Kamil - 28/10/2014 - 12:06