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Odysseus escaping from the cave of Polyphemus by Flemish Jacob Jordaens (1635) (Public Domain) — 12 Aug 2022

Giants Among Men Who Walked The Earth

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Today, overachievers are often called “giants in their field" and “giants among men”- terms which define talent, ability and zeal. However, in the ancient world, the word “giant” applied to the oversized, generally supernatural, larger...
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Odysseus escaping from the cave of Polyphemus by Flemish Jacob Jordaens (1635) (Public Domain) — 12 Aug 2022

Giants Among Men Who Walked The Earth

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

0

Today, overachievers are often called “giants in their field" and “giants among men”- terms which define talent, ability and zeal. However, in the ancient world, the word “giant” applied to the oversized, generally supernatural, larger...
Read More

Were All The Nephilim Giants Or Men Of Renown? — 16 Feb 2022

Were All The Nephilim Giants Or Men Of Renown?

By Willem McLoud

Archaeology & Science

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It is often assumed that the biblical ‘Nephilim’ were all Giants. The Nephilim, however, entail much more and can be traced back to a much richer tradition found in ancient Mesopotamia about the Scions of the Gods, with the Giants only having...
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Were All The Nephilim Giants Or Men Of Renown? — 16 Feb 2022

Were All The Nephilim Giants Or Men Of Renown?

By Willem McLoud

Archaeology & Science

4

It is often assumed that the biblical ‘Nephilim’ were all Giants. The Nephilim, however, entail much more and can be traced back to a much richer tradition found in ancient Mesopotamia about the Scions of the Gods, with the Giants only having...
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The four evangelists by Peter Paul Rubens. Sanssouci Picture Gallery. (1614) (Public Domain) — 30 Aug 2021

A Genesis Apocryphon: Are Humans Offspring Of Gods?

By jim willis

Mythology & Mystery

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When the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1946, and gradually released to the public over the course of the next few decades, it provided valuable insight into the minds of those who wrote the Bible. The technical name for the Dead Sea Scrolls...
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The four evangelists by Peter Paul Rubens. Sanssouci Picture Gallery. (1614) (Public Domain) — 30 Aug 2021

A Genesis Apocryphon: Are Humans Offspring Of Gods?

By jim willis

Mythology & Mystery

1

When the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1946, and gradually released to the public over the course of the next few decades, it provided valuable insight into the minds of those who wrote the Bible. The technical name for the Dead Sea Scrolls...
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David and Goliath by Daniele da Volterra (1550-1555) Louvre Museum — 06 May 2021

The Giant of Antrim, Ireland: Biblical Titan or Colossal Hoax?

By Jim Vieira

Mythology & Mystery

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The image and descriptive article of the purported Irish petrified giant of Antrim, have made the rounds on the internet as proof of the existence of ancient giants for several years. Renown authors on the subject of giants, Hugh Newman and Jim...
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David and Goliath by Daniele da Volterra (1550-1555) Louvre Museum — 06 May 2021

The Giant of Antrim, Ireland: Biblical Titan or Colossal Hoax?

By Jim Vieira

Mythology & Mystery

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The image and descriptive article of the purported Irish petrified giant of Antrim, have made the rounds on the internet as proof of the existence of ancient giants for several years. Renown authors on the subject of giants, Hugh Newman and Jim...
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Sculpted scene depicting Gilgamesh wrestling with animals. From the Shara temple at Tell Agrab, Diyala Region, Iraq. Early Dynastic period, 2600–2370 BC. On display at the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad. (Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin/ CC BY-SA 4.0) — 13 Jan 2021

Mighty Gilgamesh: Archetype Of The Nephilim

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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Gilgamesh is one of the greatest heroes of the ancient Middle Eastern world. The epic named after him has become one of the greatest literary works of all ages. There is, however, one aspect of Gilgamesh that most people do not know about....
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Sculpted scene depicting Gilgamesh wrestling with animals. From the Shara temple at Tell Agrab, Diyala Region, Iraq. Early Dynastic period, 2600–2370 BC. On display at the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad. (Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin/ CC BY-SA 4.0) — 13 Jan 2021

Mighty Gilgamesh: Archetype Of The Nephilim

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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Gilgamesh is one of the greatest heroes of the ancient Middle Eastern world. The epic named after him has become one of the greatest literary works of all ages. There is, however, one aspect of Gilgamesh that most people do not know about....
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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

0

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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Bogfoot — 17 Dec 2018

On the Shoulders of Giants, Our Denisovan Ancestors

By jim willis

Archaeology & Science

1

In 2010, the traditional theory of who we are and where we came from got knocked on its head. It was an exciting year. It was an exasperating year. It was a frustrating year. And it was a breathtaking time, all at once. But it was only the...
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Bogfoot — 17 Dec 2018

On the Shoulders of Giants, Our Denisovan Ancestors

By jim willis

Archaeology & Science

1

In 2010, the traditional theory of who we are and where we came from got knocked on its head. It was an exciting year. It was an exasperating year. It was a frustrating year. And it was a breathtaking time, all at once. But it was only the...
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A Puma in the night (Public Domain); with ancestor spirits — 13 Oct 2017

Ghost Talkers and Puma Men: Adena Totemism and the Shamans of the Early Woodland Period

By jason and sarah

Archaeology & Science

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The people of the Adena Culture are widely regarded as the first builders of mounds and earthworks in the Ohio Valley.By conventional dating the culture spans the period of 1000 BC to around 300 AD. Adena people built conical burial mounds ranging...
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A Puma in the night (Public Domain); with ancestor spirits — 13 Oct 2017

Ghost Talkers and Puma Men: Adena Totemism and the Shamans of the Early Woodland Period

By jason and sarah

Archaeology & Science

0

The people of the Adena Culture are widely regarded as the first builders of mounds and earthworks in the Ohio Valley.By conventional dating the culture spans the period of 1000 BC to around 300 AD. Adena people built conical burial mounds ranging...
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The Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology — 07 Oct 2016

The Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology

By ongkowidjojo

Mythology & Mystery

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Modern heathenism has been fascinated by the concept of the Nine Worlds of Norse mythology and readily provides the names of these worlds and their meanings. Academics are equally guilty. Whereas this is a good practice from a psycho-analytical...
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The Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology — 07 Oct 2016

The Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology

By ongkowidjojo

Mythology & Mystery

1

Modern heathenism has been fascinated by the concept of the Nine Worlds of Norse mythology and readily provides the names of these worlds and their meanings. Academics are equally guilty. Whereas this is a good practice from a psycho-analytical...
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A scene from the last phase of Ragnarök, after Surtr has engulfed the world with fire (by Emil Doepler, 1905) — 27 May 2016

Twilight of the Gods: Norse Creation Myths and the Birth of Monsters and Man

By tedloukes

Mythology & Mystery

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The northern countries that make up Scandinavia, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Denmark and Norway are home to the Norse mythologies; stories that truly reflect the harsh conditions of this part of the world; A dark, ice-gripped universe in which giants...
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A scene from the last phase of Ragnarök, after Surtr has engulfed the world with fire (by Emil Doepler, 1905) — 27 May 2016

Twilight of the Gods: Norse Creation Myths and the Birth of Monsters and Man

By tedloukes

Mythology & Mystery

0

The northern countries that make up Scandinavia, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Denmark and Norway are home to the Norse mythologies; stories that truly reflect the harsh conditions of this part of the world; A dark, ice-gripped universe in which giants...
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