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The Fall of the Giants by Jacob Jordaens (1636 – 1638) Museo del Prado (Public Domain) — 13 Apr 2020

Measuring Up Real World Archaeological Giants

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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Strabo, Philostratus and Pliny all wrote about mythological giants: Antaeus, Ilio son of Hercules, Orestes, Cyclops and many others, and one of the most common components of creation myths found in ancient cultures from Peru to China and Iceland to...
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The Fall of the Giants by Jacob Jordaens (1636 – 1638) Museo del Prado (Public Domain) — 13 Apr 2020

Measuring Up Real World Archaeological Giants

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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Strabo, Philostratus and Pliny all wrote about mythological giants: Antaeus, Ilio son of Hercules, Orestes, Cyclops and many others, and one of the most common components of creation myths found in ancient cultures from Peru to China and Iceland to...
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Elegant Gathering in the Apricot Garden (1437) Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0) — 16 Mar 2020

Lessons from the Masters Siddharta, K’Ung Ch’iu and the Old Man

By jim willis

History & Tradition

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One version of an old story has it that when Prince Siddhartha Gautama was born, a local priest visited the family compound and prophesied that the young man would grow up to be either an emperor or a Buddha, an Enlightened One. Quite naturally,...
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Elegant Gathering in the Apricot Garden (1437) Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0) — 16 Mar 2020

Lessons from the Masters Siddharta, K’Ung Ch’iu and the Old Man

By jim willis

History & Tradition

1

One version of an old story has it that when Prince Siddhartha Gautama was born, a local priest visited the family compound and prophesied that the young man would grow up to be either an emperor or a Buddha, an Enlightened One. Quite naturally,...
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Sappho and Alcaeus by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1881) — 25 May 2018

Gender Equality in the Ancient World?

By MartiniF

History & Tradition, Family & Relationships

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In discussions about gender in the ancient world, women seldom seemed to be portrayed in a good light. In Ancient Greece, women were described as dogs, demons and degenerates. Semonides of Amorgos (circa 7th century BC), a popular poet in his time,...
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Sappho and Alcaeus by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1881) — 25 May 2018

Gender Equality in the Ancient World?

By MartiniF

History & Tradition, Family & Relationships

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In discussions about gender in the ancient world, women seldom seemed to be portrayed in a good light. In Ancient Greece, women were described as dogs, demons and degenerates. Semonides of Amorgos (circa 7th century BC), a popular poet in his time,...
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A painting depicting a scene from the Chinese classic, Journey to the West. The painting shows the four heros of the story, left to right: Sun Wukong, Xuanzang, Zhu Wuneng, and Sha Wujing. The painting is a decoration on the Long Corridor in the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. — 26 Aug 2016

The Monk and the Poet: Meet the Rebels behind the Legendary “Journey to the West”

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Hsi-yu chi, or Journey to the West, is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century, during the Ming Dynasty. The novel adds elements from a bewildering array of Asian cultural lore, as well as from the three major religious traditions of China...
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A painting depicting a scene from the Chinese classic, Journey to the West. The painting shows the four heros of the story, left to right: Sun Wukong, Xuanzang, Zhu Wuneng, and Sha Wujing. The painting is a decoration on the Long Corridor in the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. — 26 Aug 2016

The Monk and the Poet: Meet the Rebels behind the Legendary “Journey to the West”

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

0

Hsi-yu chi, or Journey to the West, is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century, during the Ming Dynasty. The novel adds elements from a bewildering array of Asian cultural lore, as well as from the three major religious traditions of China...
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Court Ladies of the Tang Dynasty 706 CE. — 16 Mar 2016

The Four Great Beauties, and the Arts of the Courtesans in Ancient China

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The Four Great Beauties are four ancient Chinese women renowned for their beauty which they skillfully exercised to influence Chinese history. Although each of the Four Great Beauties frequently appear as the subjects or objects of arts, one seldom...
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Court Ladies of the Tang Dynasty 706 CE. — 16 Mar 2016

The Four Great Beauties, and the Arts of the Courtesans in Ancient China

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The Four Great Beauties are four ancient Chinese women renowned for their beauty which they skillfully exercised to influence Chinese history. Although each of the Four Great Beauties frequently appear as the subjects or objects of arts, one seldom...
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