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Melpomene: A Tragic Mother of Sirens or a Misunderstood Muse?
... the muses were the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory. After the muses were born, they lived in ... and holding a tragic mask. Melpomene was originally a goddess of song and dance but over time, she became ...
Caleb Strom - 23/06/2018 - 23:02
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Lost in Translation? Understandings and Misunderstandings about the Ancient Practice of “Sacred Prostitution”
... like its definition today. Ishtar was sometimes called the Goddess Har since she was the mother of the harlots. These ... The ancient Mesopotamian eight-pointed star symbol of the goddess Ishtar. ( Public Domain) The Hebrew word hor means ... and the bottomless black lake were metaphors for the Great Goddess— the primordial darkness from which all life is ...
MartiniF - 29/09/2016 - 01:58
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Remarkable Survival of Minerva’s Ancient Shrine Through the Ages
... the cities. A remarkable Roman shrine dedicated to the goddess Minerva exists in Cheshire, England. It is the only ... has beautiful medieval features. As Minerva was the Roman goddess of war, knowledge, learning, craftsmanship and the ... was used by travelers who would have made offerings to the goddess for a safe river crossing and as protection against ...
Ed Whelan - 18/07/2020 - 02:02
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Ehecatl: The Aztec Wind God was Hard to Pin Down
... drunk in central Mexico. This myth begins with a goddess by the name of Itzpapalotl, who had a nasty habit of ... and the home of Itzpapalotl, to have a word with the goddess. Before being able to do so, however, he came across ... and Renewal Navigating the Realm of an Aztec Water Goddess and One of the Five Suns Mayahuel, Goddess of Agave. ...
dhwty - 22/07/2018 - 22:55
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Marijuana for All that Ails You: Cannabis in the Ancient World
... the Many Uses of Cannabis in Ancient Egypt? Magu: The Hemp Goddess Who Healed Ancient Asia Magu, the Hemp Maiden and Goddess of Longevity. This painting reflects her description ... Indo-European Legacy of Ancient Cannabis A figure of the goddess Seshat carved on the back of the throne of the seated ...
Joanna Gillan - 04/02/2023 - 01:02
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Were Asclepian Centers Powered By Magical Ritual or Holistic Healthcare?
... with their own unique medical specialism. Panaceia was the goddess of universal remedy, Hygeia was goddess of health and sanitation, Laso the goddess of recuperation from illness, and Aceso was known as ...
Gloria Moss - 23/09/2020 - 22:01
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Tiresias, Blinded by the Gods and Blessed with Second Sight
... prophet Tiresias is transformed into a woman by the goddess Hera, after striking two copulating snakes with a ... Cyllene. He struck the snakes and killed them. Hera, the goddess of marriage, punished him for this action and turned ... of many books, including "Time Maps: Matriarchy and the Goddess Culture ” | Check out MartiniFisher.com Top ...
MartiniF - 03/12/2018 - 16:27
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Priestess’ Tomb Discovered in Egypt, Protected by her Soul Feeding Monkey
... belonged to Hetpet, a priestess to Hathor, the goddess of fertility, who assisted women in childbirth.” A ... belonged to Hetpet, a priestess to Hathor, the goddess of fertility, who assisted women in childbirth.” ... yesterday that the tomb’s paintings depict “the goddess Hetpet observing different hunting and fishing ...
ashley cowie - 05/02/2018 - 18:32
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May Day’s Weird and Wonderful Pagan Roots
... Festival of Flora, a five-day ceremony to honor the Roman goddess of flowers. Flora was regarded as one of the most ... own state-supported high priest, the flamen Florialis . A goddess of flowers, vegetation, and fertility, she received ... in Rome in 240 or 238 BC with the hopes of pleasing the goddess Flora into protecting flowers – probably with a ...
Joanna Gillan - 01/05/2019 - 18:50
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Two Huge Sphinx Statues of Amenhotep III Found in Luxor
... of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and His Protector, the Lioness Goddess of War Colossal Limestone Statues of Amenhotep III ... The site also revealed three nearly intact statues of the goddess Sekhmet – she is the warrior goddess and also the goddess of healing, who is depicted as a ...
Sahir - 22/01/2022 - 22:00
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The Story of the Midgard Serpent: A Mythological Tailspin
... The Germanic word was , in fact, Hel. It was the name of a goddess, a sovereign of the underworld. Fittingly, her face ... white, half black (yin/yang). In ancient Scandinavia, the goddess Hel was the daughter of Loki, the great trickster. ... Loki morphed into Satan or Lucifer. Hel, the Teutonic goddess, was thus a blood relation of the Devil. Loki's ...
Gerald Hausman - 17/12/2016 - 14:48
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The Acropolis Of Athens: A Golden Age Legacy
... which time the Greek gods claimed cities as their own. The goddess Athena competed against the god Poseidon in a race ... and it was Cecrops who declared Athena the winner. The goddess Athena, deity of the Acropolis of Athens . ( ... 570 BC and 550 BC was a temple to Athena, the patron goddess of the city of Athens. Remnants of this first temple ...
Sarah P Young - 03/08/2019 - 14:06
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Descent to the Underworld: The Little-Known Practices and Symbols in Ancient Mythology of the Great Below
... himself and the world around him or, in the case of the goddess Persephone’s return from the underworld, the ... who visit the underworld include the Ancient Sumerian goddess Inanna, the Japanese gods Izanagi and Izanami, the goddess Guanyin of Buddhist mythology, and the Emperor ...
MartiniF - 06/12/2016 - 01:51
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Perfumers in Turkey Replicate a 3,200-Year-Old Mesopotamian Perfume
... the perfume has been called Nisaba after the Mesopotamian goddess of grain and writing. Nisaba is one of the oldest ... gave it a new name: Mesopotamian Nisaba, which is the goddess of grain, land and knowledge,” she explained when ... reported the Hurriyet Daily News . Depiction of the goddess Nisaba at the Pergamon Museum in Germany. (Wolfgang ...
Sahir - 21/12/2022 - 00:57
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High-Class Hellenistic Escort Remains Found At Roadside
... Authority ) Hellenistic Escort’s Mirror: Gazing at the Goddess of Love Featuring a polished mirror side with a ... reliefs” depicting “idealized female figures and goddess figures – particularly that of Aphrodite , the goddess of love.” The rarity of this particular mirror is ...
ashley cowie - 29/09/2023 - 14:51
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A Run Down of May’s Top Ancient News Stories
... far from that, a 7,500-year-old stump is thought to be a goddess idol, and stunning reliefs at Esna. A Lost Primeval ... Read on… 7,500-year-old Juniper Stump Is Believed Oldest Goddess Asherah Idol Left: This juniper tree trunk, found in ... an idol which they believe dates the worship of the goddess Asherah back an incredible 7,500 years. During ...
ancient-origins - 01/06/2022 - 01:58
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Evidence that Noah’s Ark Landed on a Mountain 17 Miles South of Ararat
... Evidence: The Bible, The Flood, Gilgamesh & The Mother Goddess Origins , the late David Allen Deal presented a ... else, especially on a massive volcano. Tracing the Goddess David Deal’s discovery relates directly to the ... scholars Anne Baring and Jules Cashford, The Myth of the Goddess , traces almost all of the goddesses of the ancient ...
Robert Bowie Johnson - 09/09/2021 - 21:01
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1,800-year-old Roman Venus Figurine Found In England Was A Home Deity
... The figurine is believed to be that of Venus , the Roman goddess of love, beauty, victory, fertility and prostitution. Venus is the Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Aphrodite . The Roman Venus figurine is thought to be ... most likely have stood in someone's home shrine for the goddess." He added that the figurine was found while digging ...
Sahir - 07/10/2021 - 22:34
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Archaeologists uncover ancient Roman cult temple
... temple, which archaeologists believe was dedicated to the goddess Fortuna, would have been one of the first things that ... locals and traders. "It's like a free trade zone and the goddess is supposed to guarantee the fairness of the trade," said Terrenato. Fortuna is the Roman Goddess of luck, fate and fortune, as her name implies. She ...
aprilholloway - 30/01/2014 - 21:56
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The King List and Queen Kubaba: The First Recorded Queen of the Ancient World
... in the Ancient World Rise to Power: A Tavern-Keeper Turned Goddess? Her epithet is longer than most, which suggests that ... In time, her reputation grew, and she became revered as a goddess . This explains her royal ascent, as she did not ... was the construction of a temple dedicated to the goddess Inanna . This temple was located in the heart of Kish ...
Sahir - 06/05/2023 - 15:00