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A Greek fighting an Amazon. Detail from painted sarcophagus found in Italy, 350-325 BC (Sailko/CC BY-SA 3.0) — 05 Sep 2022

Amazonomachy - Annihilation Of The Amazons

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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It was love at first sight when Achilles locked eyes with the famed Amazon warrior queen, Penthesilea. Romance, however, was the last thing on his mind. Alas, poor Penthesilea—Achilles would realize his love for her only after driving a bronze...
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A Greek fighting an Amazon. Detail from painted sarcophagus found in Italy, 350-325 BC (Sailko/CC BY-SA 3.0) — 05 Sep 2022

Amazonomachy - Annihilation Of The Amazons

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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It was love at first sight when Achilles locked eyes with the famed Amazon warrior queen, Penthesilea. Romance, however, was the last thing on his mind. Alas, poor Penthesilea—Achilles would realize his love for her only after driving a bronze...
Read More

Mosaic of Theodora - Basilica of San Vitale, RAVENNA (built A.D. 547), Italy. UNESCO World heritage site. (Petar Milošević/ CC BY-SA 4.0) — 06 Apr 2022

Formidable Byzantine Roman Empress Theodora - Saint Or Sinner?

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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The hooded gaze of an inscrutable Theodora (c.497- 548 AD) greets hundreds of thousands of visitors each year as they pay their respects to her mosaic at the Basilica of Saint Vitale in Ravenna, Italy. Encircled in glittering gold and bedecked in...
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Mosaic of Theodora - Basilica of San Vitale, RAVENNA (built A.D. 547), Italy. UNESCO World heritage site. (Petar Milošević/ CC BY-SA 4.0) — 06 Apr 2022

Formidable Byzantine Roman Empress Theodora - Saint Or Sinner?

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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The hooded gaze of an inscrutable Theodora (c.497- 548 AD) greets hundreds of thousands of visitors each year as they pay their respects to her mosaic at the Basilica of Saint Vitale in Ravenna, Italy. Encircled in glittering gold and bedecked in...
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Detail of a frieze decorating a Greek red-figured vessel (probably a vase) representing a group of richly dressed young women and a seated woman holding a sceptre (Athena ?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 1760 (Wellcome Images) — 07 Dec 2021

Fatally Disrupting The Thesmophoria: The Savagery Of Greece’s Citizen Wives

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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A dominant paradigm of ancient Greece was turned on its head when subjugated women were made autonomous by participating in a feminine fertility festival known as the Thesmophoria. Devoted to human as well as crop fertility, the Thesmophoria...
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Detail of a frieze decorating a Greek red-figured vessel (probably a vase) representing a group of richly dressed young women and a seated woman holding a sceptre (Athena ?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 1760 (Wellcome Images) — 07 Dec 2021

Fatally Disrupting The Thesmophoria: The Savagery Of Greece’s Citizen Wives

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

0

A dominant paradigm of ancient Greece was turned on its head when subjugated women were made autonomous by participating in a feminine fertility festival known as the Thesmophoria. Devoted to human as well as crop fertility, the Thesmophoria...
Read More

Samson and Delilah (1887) by Jose Etxenagusia (Public Domain) — 10 Nov 2021

The Bible’s Bedeviling Bad Girls: Delilah, Jezebel And Salome

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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It should come as no surprise to most that the biblical writers were unfair to the gentler sex. After all, ever since Eve bit into the forbidden apple, the Good Book has been long obsessed with the notion of bad girls. Over the millennia, the...
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Samson and Delilah (1887) by Jose Etxenagusia (Public Domain) — 10 Nov 2021

The Bible’s Bedeviling Bad Girls: Delilah, Jezebel And Salome

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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It should come as no surprise to most that the biblical writers were unfair to the gentler sex. After all, ever since Eve bit into the forbidden apple, the Good Book has been long obsessed with the notion of bad girls. Over the millennia, the...
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Demeter (left) handing ears of wheat to Metanire, the queen of Eleusis (Public Domain) — 28 May 2021

The Eleusinian Mysteries: Demeter’s Secret And Sacred Rites

By Mary Naples

Archaeology & Science

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Conjuring up mystical images of secret initiation rites held under cover of darkness, the Eleusinian Mysteries had a reputation as a dark and dangerous festival. In fact, it was surrounded by such an aura of deadly secrecy that the tragedian...
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Demeter (left) handing ears of wheat to Metanire, the queen of Eleusis (Public Domain) — 28 May 2021

The Eleusinian Mysteries: Demeter’s Secret And Sacred Rites

By Mary Naples

Archaeology & Science

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Conjuring up mystical images of secret initiation rites held under cover of darkness, the Eleusinian Mysteries had a reputation as a dark and dangerous festival. In fact, it was surrounded by such an aura of deadly secrecy that the tragedian...
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‘Ariadne in Naxos’ (1877) by Evelyn De Morgan. (Public Domain) — 02 Oct 2020

Loves Of The Lady Of The Labyrinth: Ariadne Powerful Minoan Goddess

By Mary Naples

Mythology & Mystery

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In the Myth of the Minotaur, if not for the ministrations of the humble Princess Ariadne, Theseus—the Greek hero—would not have had a prayer. Although often portrayed as a mere maiden, truth be told, providing back-up for a leading man was...
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‘Ariadne in Naxos’ (1877) by Evelyn De Morgan. (Public Domain) — 02 Oct 2020

Loves Of The Lady Of The Labyrinth: Ariadne Powerful Minoan Goddess

By Mary Naples

Mythology & Mystery

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In the Myth of the Minotaur, if not for the ministrations of the humble Princess Ariadne, Theseus—the Greek hero—would not have had a prayer. Although often portrayed as a mere maiden, truth be told, providing back-up for a leading man was...
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Fresco depicting an erotic scene, from the cubiculum of the villa of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, 1st century AD, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome. (CC BY-SA 2.0) — 10 Jul 2020

Augustus’ Draconian Marriage Laws And The Banishment Of Julia Augusti

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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“Let her be banished for life,” Augustus (63 BC-14 AD) is recorded as saying about the harsh exile of his only biological child, Julia, to the barren and windswept penal island of Pandateria (present-day Ventotene). Banishment from Rome,...
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Fresco depicting an erotic scene, from the cubiculum of the villa of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, 1st century AD, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome. (CC BY-SA 2.0) — 10 Jul 2020

Augustus’ Draconian Marriage Laws And The Banishment Of Julia Augusti

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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“Let her be banished for life,” Augustus (63 BC-14 AD) is recorded as saying about the harsh exile of his only biological child, Julia, to the barren and windswept penal island of Pandateria (present-day Ventotene). Banishment from Rome,...
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The Mutilation of Uranus by Saturn: fresco by Giorgio Vasari and Cristofano Gherardi. (1560) Sala di Cosimo I, Palazzo Vecchio (Public Domain) — 13 Mar 2020

The Highest Altar: Human Sacrifice in Ancient Greece

By Mary Naples

Archaeology & Science

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In the Greek Peloponnese, high atop the summit on Arcadia’s Mount Lykaion (Wolf Mountain) lies an altar at one of the oldest and most revered of all primordial sanctuaries. Towering at nearly 5,000 feet (15 meters), with vistas of the entire...
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The Mutilation of Uranus by Saturn: fresco by Giorgio Vasari and Cristofano Gherardi. (1560) Sala di Cosimo I, Palazzo Vecchio (Public Domain) — 13 Mar 2020

The Highest Altar: Human Sacrifice in Ancient Greece

By Mary Naples

Archaeology & Science

0

In the Greek Peloponnese, high atop the summit on Arcadia’s Mount Lykaion (Wolf Mountain) lies an altar at one of the oldest and most revered of all primordial sanctuaries. Towering at nearly 5,000 feet (15 meters), with vistas of the entire...
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Top Image: Thesmophoria by Francis Davis Millet, 1894-1897 (Public Domain) — 02 Dec 2019

Thesmophoria: Feminine Consciousness in Ancient Greece

By Mary Naples

Mythology & Mystery

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In the most highly anticipated religious festival of the year, women came from far and wide to gather in their cities to celebrate the Thesmophoria, the oldest and most widespread of all ancient Greek religious festivals. Comprising as many as 50...
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Top Image: Thesmophoria by Francis Davis Millet, 1894-1897 (Public Domain) — 02 Dec 2019

Thesmophoria: Feminine Consciousness in Ancient Greece

By Mary Naples

Mythology & Mystery

1

In the most highly anticipated religious festival of the year, women came from far and wide to gather in their cities to celebrate the Thesmophoria, the oldest and most widespread of all ancient Greek religious festivals. Comprising as many as 50...
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The island of Ischia seen from the sea, showing volcanic features. Colored etching by Pietro Fabris, (1776). (Wellcome Images/ Public Domain) — 16 Sep 2019

Pithekoussai: Ancient Greek Colony of Nestor’s Cup

By Mary Naples

Archaeology & Science

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Celebrated for its thermal springs and verdant landscapes, the volcanic island of Ischia, called Pithekoussai during its ancient Greek days —located in the Bay of Naples—harkens back to the Mycenaean era when it was part of a wide network of...
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The island of Ischia seen from the sea, showing volcanic features. Colored etching by Pietro Fabris, (1776). (Wellcome Images/ Public Domain) — 16 Sep 2019

Pithekoussai: Ancient Greek Colony of Nestor’s Cup

By Mary Naples

Archaeology & Science

0

Celebrated for its thermal springs and verdant landscapes, the volcanic island of Ischia, called Pithekoussai during its ancient Greek days —located in the Bay of Naples—harkens back to the Mycenaean era when it was part of a wide network of...
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