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Somalia: The Ancient Lost Kingdom of Punt is Finally Found?
... the gods. A command was heard from the Great Throne , an oracle of the god himself, for her to search out ways to Punt ...
Tarek El-Diwany - 18/04/2019 - 00:38
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Unravelling the Roots of Hera, the Wrathful Goddess of Marriage
Hera, also known by her Latin title as Juno, is best known in Western culture as the wife of Zeus, king of the gods. While technically subordinate to him, Hera is never a submissive figure, in fact in the opening of Virgil’s Aeneid, he calls her Iunonis iram meaning wrathful Juno. In the stories and legends surrounding her, she exerts considerable power and influence often - as is the case with many mortal marriages - in defiance of her husband’s wishes.
Adam Stokes - 10/04/2021 - 14:57
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Baptized in Blood: Queen Njinga of Ndongo-Matamba
“I never feared facing a group of 25 armed soldiers, except if they had muskets.”
—Njinga, 1657
Twenty years after Elizabeth’s death, a Mbundu woman in southwestern Africa became the talk of the Catholic world. General, diplomat, slave trader, fashionista, and hands-on warrior, Queen Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba elicited equal parts admiration and revulsion from missionaries, cannibals, kings, and two empires vying for control of Africa’s coast.
Jonathan Emily Jordan - 12/04/2020 - 22:49
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Did Nero Really Fiddle While Rome Burned?
Nero, the infamous emperor of the Roman Empire, is known for his cruelty and debauchery. However, one of the most enduring tales about him is that he played the fiddle while Rome burned during the Great Fire of the first century. But is this account really true, or just another example of propaganda and manipulation of history?
dhwty - 25/03/2023 - 21:54
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The Eleusinian Psychedelic Rebirth Rites of Ancient Greece are Making a Comeback
The Eleusinian Mysteries were transformative rituals that took place in ancient Greece, extending out of Mycenaean traditions (approximately 1500 BC) and the Greek Dark Ages. For over two millennia this experience - which many claim may have been a psychedelic session - was not only tolerated by ancient civilization, but celebrated by it.
Julian Vayne and Rosalind Stone - 04/03/2018 - 14:03
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Blue Eyed, Black Skinned British Hunter Closes Race Debate
A 10,000-year-old hunter had “dark to black” skin, a groundbreaking DNA analysis of Britain’s oldest complete skeleton has revealed.
ashley cowie - 07/02/2018 - 18:38
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The Polabian Slavs: A History of a Vanquished People
... the stallion was sacred to the god, and was used as an oracle for important events, such as battles. Each major ...
Aleksa Vučković - 14/08/2020 - 13:59
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Does Cryptic Code Hidden in Beale Ciphers Reveal Secrets of the Freemasons?
... for Each Deciphered Character of Mystery Text on Ancient Oracle Bones The Enigmatic and Undeciphered Voynich ...
Dan Mento - 23/04/2021 - 17:01
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Ancient Laws and Women’s Rights: The 6000-Year-Old World War Continues
The term ‘legal rights of women’ refers to the social and human rights of women. There has never been a time in history where this subject has been more at the fore of politics. Social justice movements create waves for much required balance around the world, highlighting modern-day examples of injustice against girls and women. But after reading the horrors of ancient laws regarding women’s rights (or the lack thereof), you might agree that there has never been a better time to be a woman.
ashley cowie - 12/11/2018 - 18:58
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Terpsichore: The Muse of Dance Who Moved in Time with the Rhythm of the Cosmos
... Lévy-Leblond, Jean-Marc. "The Muses of Science: A Utopian Oracle." Science & Education 23.4 (2014): 719-725. ...
Caleb Strom - 23/10/2018 - 01:56
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Bucegi Mountains: Strange Happenings, Conspiracies and Folk Legends
The Bucegi Mountains are a wonderful natural attraction in Romania. The peak, Omu, rises 1.5 miles (2505 meters) above the pristine Prahova Valley. Since 1935, the valley has been considered a national park and is included on Romania’s protected areas list. The Bucegi Mountains are a highly-concentrated section of the larger Carpathian Mountain Range, which forms an arc across much of Eastern and Central Europe.
Kerry Sullivan - 28/11/2016 - 00:58
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Grauballe Man: Ritual Sacrifice? Justice Dealt? Or a 2,300-Year-Old Murder Mystery?
... used by a holy order to make predictions similar to the Oracle of Delphi , thus supporting the holy man theory. He ...
Kerry Sullivan - 03/01/2024 - 13:55
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The Sanctuary Of Thoth May Be The Original ‘Sanctuary of Thought’
... at other frequencies. This means that the Hypogeum’s oracle chamber was constructed in such a way as to induce ...
Igor Oakwood - 26/11/2020 - 21:40
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The Smelliest Women of Ancient Greece: Jason and the Argonauts Get Fragrant
... became a nurse to the baby son of Lycus, king of Nemea. An oracle had stated that the child (alternately named Opheltes ...
Carly Silver - 12/07/2017 - 23:01
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Primates of Ancient Egypt: The Deification and Importance of Baboons and Monkeys—Part I
... that the god Thoth-Khonsu became an important nocturnal oracle god, to whom written petitions were submitted. In this ...
anand balaji - 01/05/2018 - 18:53
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Copper Age Settlement Shows Evidence of Accidental Ritual Mercury Abuse
... later, contained the remains of 20 individuals, including oracle-like women dressed in ornate beaded garb and others ...
Sahir - 06/03/2024 - 13:55
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The Mysterious Agape Tables: A Unique Feature of the Maltese Catacombs
... at Hal Resqun Palaeochristian Hypogeum, Gudja (Malta). The Oracle, Issue 2, pp. 45-48. Camilleri, P., and Gingell ...
Laura Tabone - 05/12/2021 - 21:57
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The Colossus of Rhodes: Ancient Greek Mega Statue
... for the monument but declined. The Rhodians consulted the oracle of Delphi and feared that the statue had somehow ...
Bryan Hill - 20/06/2018 - 03:28
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The Fiery Cosmic Egg of Hildegard von Bingen
... of the Greek Orphic religion, the omphalos stone at the oracle of Delphi, the Hopi Mystery Egg at the end of the ...
garydavid - 10/10/2019 - 04:01
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Four Ways to Love: How the Ancient Greeks Used Magic to Fulfil Hopes, Dreams, and Desires
For the ancient Greeks, 'love' was categorized into distinct words, each representing a different kind of infatuation; which is considerably different from our ideas of generalizing all aspects and types of 'love' into a single word. This played a significant role when working with magic spells and amulets, as the intention of the magic would be focused on what kind of love or relationship a person was seeking to obtain or strengthen.
Common Terms for Love
The most commonly used 'love' terms in Greek were:
marinasohma - 03/02/2017 - 13:48