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Tracing the origins of a mysterious ancient Queen of Ethiopia
... suggests that Gudit was neither a Jew, nor a pagan, but an Ethiopian Christian woman. In fact, it is also ...
dhwty - 08/11/2014 - 12:24
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Vampire Slaying Kit Sells During High-Stakes Bidding War
... stopped being practiced around 25 years ago. According to pagan beliefs, people who were considered bad during their ... sacred site deep in the Rhodope Mountains. The pagan rite was also practiced in neighboring Serbia and other ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 02/07/2022 - 01:54
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Intact Brandy Bottles and 200-Year-Old Pub Discovered Under Building Site in Manchester
An unexpected discovery was made when works began for a 13-storey skyscraper for apartments and shops in Manchester, England. Archaeologists brought in to the construction site found the remains of a forgotten 200-year-old pub and neighboring houses.
Alicia McDermott - 27/09/2016 - 14:52
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The Religion Book: Places, Prophets, Saints, and Seers
... to their respective belief systems, whether mainstream, pagan, or cultish. The Religion Book: Places, Prophets, ...
ancient-origins - 08/07/2017 - 00:24
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The Rocks, Stained Red with Blood: A Son of Hercules Slew Giants at Salcombe, Devon?
... Anthony Adolph) This seems like the Christianization of a pagan myth, with St Cornèly subsuming the role of an ... by the church’s Breton founders of the same pagan hero whom they had disguised back home as St Cornèly – the pagan hero ‘Coronus’ who may, perhaps, have slain giants ...
Anthony Adolph - 13/09/2017 - 18:59
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Tooth Fairy Tales: The Strange Origins of the Dental Sprite
The tooth fairy is rivalled only by Santa Claus in popularity among American children. She is famous for exchanging a few dollars for baby teeth that have fallen out. Belief in the tooth fairy has become so common in the United States that losing belief in her is considered a rite of passage showing that a child is “growing up.” Despite its popularity, little is known of the origins of the tooth fairy and few parallels are found in other cultures.
Caleb Strom - 10/08/2018 - 22:53
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Uncovering the Wonders of Dougga: A City that Embodies the Spirit of the Roman Empire in Africa
... tomb), a sanctuary dedicated to Ba’al Hammon (an early pagan god), neolithic steles (decorated wood/stone slabs), a ...
Robbie Mitchell - 25/05/2023 - 22:58
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Almendres Cromlech: Rare Twin Megalithic Stone Circles of Portugal
... Neolithic period (5000 BC). Capela do Senhor da Pedra: The Pagan Origins of the Chapel of the Lord of Stone At Nearly ...
dhwty - 06/11/2019 - 17:32
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Phalli engraving on 2,000-year-old stone reveals birth date of Italian city
... during that era as they were considered to be obscene pagan symbols. The discovered engraving “reveals the city ...
aprilholloway - 06/10/2013 - 23:15
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The Armada Tree: Sprouted from a Seed in the Pocket of a Fallen Invader
... A Tradition Revived? Inverted Christmas Trees May Have Pagan Roots Fancy Sipping a Pint in a 1700-Year-Old Tree? You ...
dhwty - 20/05/2018 - 22:55
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Going to Hel and Back: The Realm of the Norse Goddess of the Underworld
... through Ginnunga Gap and then into the other worlds. Pagan Gods and the naming of the days The story of Ragnarok ...
valdar - 11/09/2020 - 19:30
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The Lost Egyptian Origins of the Superstitious Numbers 13 and 18
... importance of this number because of its association with pagan religion (for example, there should be thirteen witches ...
Jonathon Perrin - 13/01/2023 - 21:50
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Ancient Inca Festival Celebrating Sun God, Once Practiced in Secret, is Revived in Peru
... the sacred celebration of Inti Raymi was declared pagan and contrary to the Catholic faith. Their precious ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 26/06/2017 - 23:09
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Druids and archaeologists battle over display of human remains at Stonehenge
... he said. “The way I see it, it’s not just a druid or pagan issue. It’s just one of common decency and respect ...
johnblack - 18/12/2013 - 09:49
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The Anglo-Saxon Conquerors: Creators of Medieval England
... Religion: First Norse, then Christian One of the last pagan Anglo-Saxon kings was Penda, who ruled Mercia from 626 ...
Mark Miller - 12/12/2018 - 18:18
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King Alaric: His Famous Sacking of Rome, Secretive Burial, and Lost Treasure
... Paulus Orosius, A History, Against the Pagan: Book 7 [Online] [Anon. (trans.), ?. Paulus Orosius’ ...
dhwty - 26/09/2018 - 02:21
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Has the Location of Alexander the Great’s Tomb Finally Been Identified?
... body disappeared when the Roman emperor banned pagan worship in AD 392 and a tomb of St Mark appeared at the ...
ashley cowie - 04/03/2020 - 23:01
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New Study Analyzes a Mesolithic Cemetery Full of Children and an Odd Standing Burial
... or Scandinavia.” Double Medieval child burial, one Pagan, one Christian, mystifies German researchers ...
Alicia McDermott - 13/02/2016 - 00:49
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Shocked by His Own Brutality, Ashoka Converted to Buddhism
One of the most remarkable transformations in history unfolded during the life of Ashoka the Great, a ruler who transitioned from a brutal conqueror of a vast empire to a benevolent emperor guided by nonviolent principles of Buddhism. The pivotal moment in this extraordinary journey—from which rulers across the world would do well to take inspiration—occurred on the blood-stained sands of Kalinga, forever altering the course of Ashoka's reign.
Cecilia Bogaard - 30/01/2024 - 13:48
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Statue of Emperor Constantine Reunited with Giant Bronze Finger After 500 Years
... Triad to the Roman Pantheon? The Council of Nicaea: Pagan Emperor Constantine Used Christianity to Unify Church ...
ashley cowie - 02/05/2021 - 18:47