Moloch

10 February, 2019 - 18:35 Caleb Strom

Was Moloch really Ba’al, the Ancient God Who Demanded Child Sacrifice?

Moloch, or Molech, is well known in the Bible for being the god to whom child sacrifices appear to have been made in a shrine outside the city of Jerusalem. Although Moloch is well known in the Bible...

Myths & Legends

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Cats have been on the human scene for 9,000 years. We came out of the caves, and they were there with us. Ever since, cats have been immortalized in art. They have been painted in fresco, sculpted in...

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The Enigmatic Loki, a Trickster among Gods in Norse Mythology

Cerridwen: Mother, Magician, and Crone from Old Welsh Mythology

Human Origins

The Cat Came Back: A More Than Mythical History – Part I

The great Flood through the Sumerian Tablets

Do you dare enter a fairy ring? The mythical mushroom portals of the supernatural

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Ancient Technology

Stone of the Pregnant Woman, an example of ancient high-tech stonework in Hajar al Hibla at Baalbek in Lebanon.

The High-Tech Stonework of the Ancients: Unsolved Mysteries of Master Engineers

There are many stone artifacts from the ancient world made from the hardest stone on the planet such as granite and diorite, which have been cut and shaped with such quality, precision and accuracy that the standard explanations of their manufacture are simply inadequate.

Poisonous Pigments: History’s Deadliest Colors

The revolutionary invention of the wheel

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They’re Alive! Megalithic Sites Are More than Just Stone

Medieval Hygiene Might Have Been Better Than You Think

Ancient Places

King Orry’s Grave Source: Stringer, J / CC BY NC 2.0

The Anomaly of King Orry’s 5000-Year-Old Grave

The Isle of Man is a small, beautiful island in the Irish Sea and is a self-governing British Crown dependency. This island has a rich history as it is associated with the Vikings and has many important archaeological sites.

Lost City of Khmer Empire Finally Found in Cambodia!

Why Isn’t This Map in the History Books?

The Grim Reality of the Brothels of Pompeii

Tunnels to the Sun: Exploring the Mysterious Ravne Tunnels in Bosnia

Who Destroyed the Great Library of Alexandria?

Opinion

Mount Shasta: Spirits and Danger on a Sacred California Mountain

Mount Shasta, located near the Oregon border in northern California, holds the distinction of being one of the world’s preeminent sacred mountains. It is recognized as an eligible Native American...

Mysterious Worlds: Travels to the Faerie and Shamanic Realms

Pharaoh Akhenaten: An Alternative View of the Heretic King

Changing Colors and Scampering Across the Night Sky: What Did the Ancients Say about Sirius?

Cracking the Code to Discover Ancient Tarot Symbolism and Forgotten Universal Knowledge

The Secret Strategic Plans of Darius the Great

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