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Centaurs in Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to Sagittarius and Harry Potter
... Half man, half horse, the centaur has become a staple of fantasy media everywhere, including Harry Potter, The ...
Mark Brophy - 03/08/2022 - 22:58
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Cadmus: The Amazing Tale of the First Greek Hero and It’s Horrible End
... been enflamed and inspired by the sumptuous mix of high fantasy and human imperfection the gods of Olympus present, ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 10/08/2022 - 18:58
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Ancient Markers of Traumatic Events: The Era of Menophres, Sothis, Osiris, and Noah
In his work De Die Natali (The Birthday Book), written in 238 AD, Censorinus, a Roman grammarian and author, discusses the concept of the Great Year in Chapter XVIII. He writes “The 1461st year by some is called the Heliacal and by others the Year of God.” In Chapter XX he states that the current Annus Magnus had commenced a hundred years earlier in 139 AD. Working back from this date 1461 years brings the date to approximately 1322 BC. This is confirmed by an extant text written by the astronomer Theon of Alexandria (c.
Nicholas Costa - 03/04/2024 - 17:02
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Chronovisor: The Time Machine That Captured The Crucifixion of Jesus
... as a few decades ago space exploration was considered pure fantasy and today space craft take tourists. Head of ...
Alessandra Filiaci - 29/05/2020 - 16:46
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Unearthing Unexpected Fossil Usage in Ancient Medicine (Part 2): Dragon Pills to Gods' Horns
... under the label of mythical beasts instead – where fantasy reigns supreme. It's been confirmed that the ancients ...
Legendz Collective - 06/07/2017 - 19:07
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The Lost City of Z and the Mysterious Disappearance of Percy Fawcett
... And can we perhaps tell a story that steers away from fantasy? Archaeologists find untouched ruins in their search ...
Bryan Hill - 14/03/2019 - 20:54
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The Sagas of the Icelanders May Not be Myth After All
... myths became limited to fictional tales of superstition or fantasy, symbolic stories. However, as technological advances ...
aprilholloway - 02/10/2013 - 03:33
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Monumental Discovery! More of the Stonehenge Origin Story Comes to Light
... MS 3028, fo. 140v). ( Public Domain ) This story is just fantasy, but the new paper suggests that there is a small ...
Alicia McDermott - 11/02/2021 - 23:57
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Unidentified Flying Objects – The Reality, the Cover-Up and the Truth
... the remainder of The Iliad is still viewed as a myth and fantasy without any serious attempts being made to ...
johnblack - 25/01/2022 - 14:00
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18 Terrifying and Impressive Historic Weapons
... ( Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain). Top image: Fantasy weapon set. Source: Zaleman / Adobe Stock By Joanna ...
Joanna Gillan - 12/11/2022 - 18:00
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Cascadia: A Vast, Dark Green Land of Mystery – Part II
... what they might have been saying without straying into fantasy and delusion, or simply dismissing it out of hand. ...
D.W. Naef - 25/08/2016 - 21:47
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The Measure Of Ancient Mirrors: Planispheres, Phenakistoscopes And Telescopes
... Mirror magic, fortune telling and fulfillment of desires. Fantasy with a mirror, dark room, magical power, night view. ...
Dr. Benjamin B. Olshin - 23/06/2021 - 12:08
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Edinburgh’s First Inhabitants Revealed in 3D Digital Reconstructions
... twisting street is like a backdrop in a Harry Potter type fantasy movie, but beneath this Renaissance wonderland, in ...
ashley cowie - 10/01/2020 - 17:44
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The First Fossil Hunters: Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times
... and to explain their extinction. Long thought to be fantasy, the remarkably detailed and perceptive Greek and ...
ancient-origins - 27/07/2019 - 03:24
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Cossack-Sorcerers: The Secretive and Magical Warrior Society of Ukraine
... of which legends were born. However, unlike the modern fantasy warriors, they did not throw lightning-bolts and ...
Ingvar nord - 28/03/2018 - 18:55
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Love is a Battlefield: The Legend of Ishtar, First Goddess of Love and War
... the Planet Venus Selling Sex: Wonder Woman and the Ancient Fantasy of Lady Warriors That Goes Back Millennia Playing ...
ancient-origins - 25/06/2017 - 14:04
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In Medieval England, Magic Was A Service Industry
... this off as an overactive imagination or the stuff of fantasy, in the medieval period magic was widely accepted to ...
ancient-origins - 05/10/2019 - 01:55
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East Meets West: Little Red Riding Hood Versus Japan’s Okuri-Inu
... the boundaries of our existence have evolved from male fantasy and sexual struggles for domination.” [Mentioned ...
Vincent C - 06/04/2021 - 01:36
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Psychedelic-Induced Mystical Experiences Throughout History
... Guide and Remnants from a Distant Past Top Image : Fantasy shaman leading a holy ayahuasca ceremony ( Caphira ...
Ken Jeremiah - 22/03/2023 - 20:50
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Security: The Long History of the Lock and Key
... Fascination With the Chastity Belt – But Was it Just A Fantasy? This Egyptian lock was of the pin-tumbler type. This ...
Bipin Dimri - 24/05/2021 - 19:01