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Diana Huntress and her Nymphs (1637) by Peter Paul Rubens (Public Domain) — 28 Sep 2022

Goddesses Of The Hunt, The Moon, Child Birth And The Underworld

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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"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...
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Diana Huntress and her Nymphs (1637) by Peter Paul Rubens (Public Domain) — 28 Sep 2022

Goddesses Of The Hunt, The Moon, Child Birth And The Underworld

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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"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...
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The Pleiades — 25 Dec 2017

From the Ancient Greek Pleiades to the Hindu Matrikas: Mother Goddesses, Music and the Sacred Number 7

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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In Brihat-Samhita, Indian astronomer Varahamihira (505–587 CE) says that "Mothers are to be made with cognizance of gods corresponding to their names” leading to the birth of Matrikas (“Divine Mothers”) who are then associated with some of...
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The Pleiades — 25 Dec 2017

From the Ancient Greek Pleiades to the Hindu Matrikas: Mother Goddesses, Music and the Sacred Number 7

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

0

In Brihat-Samhita, Indian astronomer Varahamihira (505–587 CE) says that "Mothers are to be made with cognizance of gods corresponding to their names” leading to the birth of Matrikas (“Divine Mothers”) who are then associated with some of...
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Fire and Water Hands (Public Domain) — 11 Dec 2017

The Relationship that Started it All and Changed the World: The Yin Yang & Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Chinese mythology and cosmology rest on the concept that the universe is shaped and maintained by two fundamental forces called yin and yang. They are opposite yet complementary forces that interact to form a dynamic system where the whole is...
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Fire and Water Hands (Public Domain) — 11 Dec 2017

The Relationship that Started it All and Changed the World: The Yin Yang & Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

0

Chinese mythology and cosmology rest on the concept that the universe is shaped and maintained by two fundamental forces called yin and yang. They are opposite yet complementary forces that interact to form a dynamic system where the whole is...
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Bellona with Romulus and Remus — 04 Aug 2017

Who is Bellona and Was She More Powerful than Mars? Piecing Together the Identity of the Mysterious Ancient Roman Goddess of War

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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In his History, Livy reported that during a critical part of the battle against the Samnites in 296 BCE, the general Appius Claudius was seen in the front lines raising his hands as he uttered a prayer, “Bellona, if you grant us victory today, I...
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Bellona with Romulus and Remus — 04 Aug 2017

Who is Bellona and Was She More Powerful than Mars? Piecing Together the Identity of the Mysterious Ancient Roman Goddess of War

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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In his History, Livy reported that during a critical part of the battle against the Samnites in 296 BCE, the general Appius Claudius was seen in the front lines raising his hands as he uttered a prayer, “Bellona, if you grant us victory today, I...
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Hygeia; Gustav Klimt's painting ‘Medicine’ — 19 Apr 2017

Woman, Healer, Goddess? Famous (and Forbidden) Female Physicians in the Ancient World

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Throughout history, women have always been healers. They were pharmacists, cultivating healing herbs and exchanging the secrets of their uses. They were also nurses, counselors, midwives who traveled from home to home and village to village. The...
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Hygeia; Gustav Klimt's painting ‘Medicine’ — 19 Apr 2017

Woman, Healer, Goddess? Famous (and Forbidden) Female Physicians in the Ancient World

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Throughout history, women have always been healers. They were pharmacists, cultivating healing herbs and exchanging the secrets of their uses. They were also nurses, counselors, midwives who traveled from home to home and village to village. The...
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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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Divine, Forbidden and Dangerous? Magic Apples in Ancient Mythology — 10 Feb 2017

Divine, Forbidden and Dangerous? Magic Apples in Ancient Mythology

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Apples have a prominent place in world mythology, and are often associated with paradise, magic, knowledge and sensual experience. Legendary magician Merlin was said to carry a silver bough from an apple tree which allowed him to cross into the...
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Divine, Forbidden and Dangerous? Magic Apples in Ancient Mythology — 10 Feb 2017

Divine, Forbidden and Dangerous? Magic Apples in Ancient Mythology

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Apples have a prominent place in world mythology, and are often associated with paradise, magic, knowledge and sensual experience. Legendary magician Merlin was said to carry a silver bough from an apple tree which allowed him to cross into the...
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More than a Goddess of Love: The Many Other Aspects of Aphrodite — 23 Sep 2016

More than a Goddess of Love: The Many Other Aspects of Aphrodite

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, has a very distinctive image in classical arts. In 458 BCE, the playwright Aeschylus, in his play Agamemnon, used the name of Aphrodite to denote “beauty, charm, and grace”. Her birth from the sea in a...
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More than a Goddess of Love: The Many Other Aspects of Aphrodite — 23 Sep 2016

More than a Goddess of Love: The Many Other Aspects of Aphrodite

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, has a very distinctive image in classical arts. In 458 BCE, the playwright Aeschylus, in his play Agamemnon, used the name of Aphrodite to denote “beauty, charm, and grace”. Her birth from the sea in a...
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Dragon Sculpture, China. — 22 Jul 2016

The Bird and the Serpent: From the Neolithic Goddesses to Ancient Chinese Symbols of Nobility and Benevolence

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Victorian art critic, John Ruskin, in his book Proserpina, calls himself “the gentle and happy scholar of flowers”. A large part of his work is an attempt to connect nature, art and society. To prove this, he attempted to show that species can...
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Dragon Sculpture, China. — 22 Jul 2016

The Bird and the Serpent: From the Neolithic Goddesses to Ancient Chinese Symbols of Nobility and Benevolence

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

0

Victorian art critic, John Ruskin, in his book Proserpina, calls himself “the gentle and happy scholar of flowers”. A large part of his work is an attempt to connect nature, art and society. To prove this, he attempted to show that species can...
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