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8 Immortals in a temple in Vietnam — 04 Oct 2017

The 8 Immortals of China: How ordinary mortals worked hard to achieve superpowers and become legendary

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The general appearances of Chinese gods lead us to think of them as sober imperial bureaucrats. They mostly look like middle-aged men dressed in official-looking robes, spending their time reading formal petitions and giving stern orders to their...
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8 Immortals in a temple in Vietnam — 04 Oct 2017

The 8 Immortals of China: How ordinary mortals worked hard to achieve superpowers and become legendary

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The general appearances of Chinese gods lead us to think of them as sober imperial bureaucrats. They mostly look like middle-aged men dressed in official-looking robes, spending their time reading formal petitions and giving stern orders to their...
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Ganesha — 12 Jun 2017

Understanding Ganesha: Legendary Wise Hindu God who Removes Obstacles, Ensures Success

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Ganesha is one of the most distinctive Hindu deities. His role is to remove obstacles and ensure success as well as creating obstructions for those whose ambition has become destructive. He is also the patron of travelers, students, commerce and...
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Ganesha — 12 Jun 2017

Understanding Ganesha: Legendary Wise Hindu God who Removes Obstacles, Ensures Success

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

1

Ganesha is one of the most distinctive Hindu deities. His role is to remove obstacles and ensure success as well as creating obstructions for those whose ambition has become destructive. He is also the patron of travelers, students, commerce and...
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Gods, Goddesses and… Rabbits? The Surprising Ancient Myths of the Moon — 01 Mar 2017

Gods, Goddesses and… Rabbits? The Surprising Ancient Myths of the Moon

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Before the first moon landing in 1969, the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e was mentioned in the Apollo 11 Air-to-Ground Voice Transcription between the Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas and the Apollo 11 crew. The center said, “Among the large...
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Gods, Goddesses and… Rabbits? The Surprising Ancient Myths of the Moon — 01 Mar 2017

Gods, Goddesses and… Rabbits? The Surprising Ancient Myths of the Moon

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Before the first moon landing in 1969, the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e was mentioned in the Apollo 11 Air-to-Ground Voice Transcription between the Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas and the Apollo 11 crew. The center said, “Among the large...
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The Enigmatic Columns of Horus: Hidden Tools, Weapons of the Gods? – Part I — 07 Dec 2016

The Enigmatic Columns of Horus: Hidden Tools, Weapons of the Gods? – Part I

By Armando Mei

Archaeology & Science

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Over the last two centuries, Egyptologists have proposed a host of certainties on Egyptian burial customs with the study of abundant literature found within the tombs, built during the Ancient and Middle Reign. The so-called Pyramid Texts, for...
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The Enigmatic Columns of Horus: Hidden Tools, Weapons of the Gods? – Part I — 07 Dec 2016

The Enigmatic Columns of Horus: Hidden Tools, Weapons of the Gods? – Part I

By Armando Mei

Archaeology & Science

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Over the last two centuries, Egyptologists have proposed a host of certainties on Egyptian burial customs with the study of abundant literature found within the tombs, built during the Ancient and Middle Reign. The so-called Pyramid Texts, for...
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Lost in Translation? Understandings and Misunderstandings about the Ancient Practice of “Sacred Prostitution” — 28 Sep 2016

Lost in Translation? Understandings and Misunderstandings about the Ancient Practice of “Sacred Prostitution”

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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In the modern world, the mere mention of “Sacred Prostitution” may receive raised eyebrows or disgusted grimaces. Evidently, this was also the case for the ancients as many ancient authors describe sacred prostitution in drastic terms. It was,...
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Lost in Translation? Understandings and Misunderstandings about the Ancient Practice of “Sacred Prostitution” — 28 Sep 2016

Lost in Translation? Understandings and Misunderstandings about the Ancient Practice of “Sacred Prostitution”

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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In the modern world, the mere mention of “Sacred Prostitution” may receive raised eyebrows or disgusted grimaces. Evidently, this was also the case for the ancients as many ancient authors describe sacred prostitution in drastic terms. It was,...
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Wayang kulit figure, representing Semar (CC BY-SA 3.0) and Mask of Semar for traditional Javanese theater performance (CC BY-SA 3.0), and sarong from Java, c. 1880. — 27 Jul 2016

Semar: The Fallen God and Divine Jester of Indonesian Mythology

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Semar is probably one of the oldest characters in Indonesian mythology who was said to not have been derived from Hindu mythology. He was made famous by performances of Wayang (Shadow Puppets) in the islands of Java and Bali as a rather...
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Wayang kulit figure, representing Semar (CC BY-SA 3.0) and Mask of Semar for traditional Javanese theater performance (CC BY-SA 3.0), and sarong from Java, c. 1880. — 27 Jul 2016

Semar: The Fallen God and Divine Jester of Indonesian Mythology

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Semar is probably one of the oldest characters in Indonesian mythology who was said to not have been derived from Hindu mythology. He was made famous by performances of Wayang (Shadow Puppets) in the islands of Java and Bali as a rather...
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