26 Dec 2022 Gender Interpretation Of Achilles And Amazon Penthesilea’s Fatal Love In Greek Art By MartiniF Mythology & Mystery 0 Amazon queen Penthesilea was breathtakingly beautiful. “Aphrodite, the noble bride of the potent War-god, made her beautiful indeed in death, so that the son of Peleus (Achilles), could be pierced by the arrow... Read More
02 Dec 2022 Mother and Child Reunion Of Thetis And Achilles By Dr Kenneth C Gutwein Mythology & Mystery 0 The Iliad can provide new insights on the role of motherhood among the ancient Greek gods, and by extension, amongst ancient mortal Greek women themselves. Very much like the lyrics of the famous Paul Simon song, Mother and Child Reunion (1972),... Read More
04 Nov 2022 Meaningful Sacred And Profane Medieval Bestiaries By Alessandra Filiaci Mythology & Mystery 0 Medieval European churches, constructed by men for the glory of the Creator, are adorned to varying degrees, with sacred and profane images. No figure nor detail in these stone encyclopedia is accidental and there are many subjects represented, but... Read More
30 Sep 2022 Terra Australis The Fabled Continent Of Antiquity’s Antipodes By Jake Leigh-Howarth Mythology & Mystery 0 For nearly 2,000 years, right up until Captain James Cook’s second voyage to the Pacific in 1775, geographers debated the existence of Terra Australis, a mythical landmass to the south-east said to be the fifth and final continent of the world.... Read More
28 Sep 2022 Goddesses Of The Hunt, The Moon, Child Birth And The Underworld By MartiniF Mythology & Mystery 0 "Man the Hunter," an early 20th-century human origins story, saw hunting as the primary driver of human evolution, emphasizing mankind’s forefathers' bipedalism, large brains, sharp tools, and insatiable desire for violence. According to this... Read More