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Two Warrior Helmets Unearthed At Greek Temple In Velia, Italy
... would have been made to Athena , the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom. The two helmets were found in the same ...
ashley cowie - 03/02/2022 - 22:00
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How Janus Became the Doorkeeper of Heaven and God of the Gods
Janus is a deity found in the religion and myth of ancient Rome. The Romans believed that Janus was the god of doors, beginnings and endings, and transitions. In accordance to the role he played, Janus is depicted as a two-faced god, Ianus Bifrons (‘Janus Twofaced’) one looking to the future and the other looking to the past.
dhwty - 05/01/2021 - 18:29
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Censored! Facebook Blocks Images of 2,000-Year-Old Roman Statues for Nudity
... in Paris, is a 1.94-meter-high (6.4 ft) sculpture of the goddess Venus posed with one arm outstretched and a robe ...
Joanna Gillan - 06/02/2019 - 13:58
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The Saqqara Bird: Did the Ancient Egyptians Know How to Fly?
... of sycamore maple wood (a consecrated tree linked to the goddess Hathor and a symbol of immortality) and a cloth with ...
Dr Massimo Bonasorte - 12/05/2018 - 14:07
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How to Get Geisha-Like Skin with Ancient Japanese Rice Water Treatment
Traditional beauty tips and tricks from the Eastern hemisphere, particularly South Asia and Southeast Asia, are all the rage in the Western world. As more knowledge and information is disseminated about non-chemical application of home remedies on the skin, one such hack from ancient Japan has been doing the rounds in the last few years – rice water! Rice water is the starchy water that is left over after soaking or boiling rice, and it contains a variety of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that are beneficial for the skin.
Sahir - 08/04/2023 - 22:48
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Following ‘Sarn Helen’, an Ancient Roman Network of Roads, Across Wales
... she Elen of the Ways, a Northern European reindeer-headed goddess? Elen and Magnus Maximus Over the millennia, a number ...
Elyn and Gary - 27/06/2018 - 15:23
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2,500-year-old Celtic tomb with richly adorned body may belong to a Prince or Princess
Someone very important to the Celts of northeast France was buried in a huge mound about 2,500 years ago, but the skeleton has deteriorated so much archaeologists are unsure whether the person is a man or woman. The person's high stature in society is clear from a stunning gold necklace, bracelets, and finely worked amber beads adorning the skeleton, as well as precious grave goods retrieved in the recently-discovered mound.
Mark Miller - 18/06/2015 - 14:12
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Ancient Egyptians Shaved Off Their Eyebrows When Their Cats Died
... popularity of Bastet —the ancient Egyptian cat-headed goddess of home, fertility and protection used to attract ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 05/08/2023 - 22:53
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4,000-Year-Old Teeth of Egyptian Papyrus Maker Speak of Hard Work and Chronic Pain
Mendes was once the capital of Ancient Egypt and it was in the necropolis here in the 1970s that archaeologists discovered the remains of a very special, but common woman, who lived around 2181-2055 BC.
ashley cowie - 14/04/2019 - 01:58
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Ancient Chinese Death Rituals Involved Smoking Cannabis Specifically “To Get High”
... . Norwegian Vikings Cultivated Cannabis Magu: The Hemp Goddess Who Healed Ancient Asia New Research Provides First ...
ashley cowie - 13/06/2019 - 13:58
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Archaeologist attempts to revive lost alcoholic beverages from ancient recipes and residues
... 3,900-year-old ancient Sumerian poem honoring Ninkasi, the goddess of brewing, fertility and the harvest. The poem ...
Mark Miller - 01/02/2015 - 00:42
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Ancient Egyptian Ritual Image Predates the Rise of the Pharaohs
The ancient Egyptians built their first great monuments in stone beginning with the step pyramid of Djoser about 4,650 years ago. Well before that, around 6,000 years ago, a fine artist working in stone chipped out a carving of a pair of humans hunting an ostrich. One of the people is shown wearing an ostrich mask and the other is holding a bow.
Mark Miller - 28/03/2017 - 22:59
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Featured in Dozens of Operas, Films, TV Series and Books, What Makes the Legend of the White Snake so Compelling?
The Legend of the White Snake (known also as ’Madame White Snake’) is a well-known legend from China. This fascinating tale is said to have been originally transmitted orally before being transformed into a famous piece of literature.
dhwty - 30/01/2017 - 01:58
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Akhenaten: Imperishable Art of an Iconoclast: Creativity Blossoms in the Desert—Part I
Never before had a pharaoh ushered daring, almost bizarre and inconceivable transformations in religion and statecraft as Akhenaten did. Not only did he oust the pantheon of traditional gods and shift the royal capital from Thebes to Akhetaten down river in middle Egypt; in doing so, he altered the course of ancient Egyptian history forever. But Akhenaten’s introduction of a new artistic convention continues to captivate viewers down to this day.
anand balaji - 05/07/2017 - 15:34
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The Mystery of the Mayan Red Queen
... Sak K'uk, but it also is the name of the Primordial Mother Goddess who gave birth to the Palenque Triad Gods, from whom ... Aldana, is that Sak K'uk invoked the presence of the Goddess to "co-rule" with her during difficult times when she ...
lennie - 23/08/2017 - 19:02
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Lost Peruvian Huaca Pintada and its 1,000-Year-Old Mural Rediscovered
The last time anyone saw this Peruvian Huaca Pintada was over a century ago. Now, a team of intrepid archaeology students and their professor have painstakingly rediscovered the lost 1,000-year-old mural which they say provides evidence for the development and evolution of an ancient Peruvian cultural phenomenon.
ashley cowie - 25/11/2022 - 00:57
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Near-Death-Experiences Of The Ancients
... of a spindle that “ turned on the knees of Ananke ,” a goddess who was assisted in her duties by the three Fates; ...
jim willis - 10/05/2023 - 16:30
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The Mysterious Didanum People
... people are referred to as an enemy of Inanna (Sumerian goddess of sexual love, fertility and warfare). In other ...
johnblack - 04/10/2013 - 08:40
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Petroglyphs Park Woodview in Ontario, Canada Has Over 1,000 Petroglyphs
... are also images of female figures, possibly a fertility goddess and canoes that were very important in First Nation ...
Ed Whelan - 30/09/2018 - 01:48
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Test Show’s Aztec Gold Bar Was Lost By Fleeing Conquistadors
... / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) These are mainly offerings to the Aztec goddess Tlaltecuhtli . Further analysis showed that the bar ...
Ed Whelan - 10/01/2020 - 22:27