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Achilles and Penthesilea. Attic black-figure neck-amphora, ca. 520 BC. From Vulci. (Public Domain) — 26 Dec 2022

Gender Interpretation Of Achilles And Amazon Penthesilea’s Fatal Love In Greek Art

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Amazon queen Penthesilea was breathtakingly beautiful. “Aphrodite, the noble bride of the potent War-god, made her beautiful indeed in death, so that the son of Peleus (Achilles), could be pierced by the arrow...
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Achilles and Penthesilea. Attic black-figure neck-amphora, ca. 520 BC. From Vulci. (Public Domain) — 26 Dec 2022

Gender Interpretation Of Achilles And Amazon Penthesilea’s Fatal Love In Greek Art

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Amazon queen Penthesilea was breathtakingly beautiful. “Aphrodite, the noble bride of the potent War-god, made her beautiful indeed in death, so that the son of Peleus (Achilles), could be pierced by the arrow...
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Mural in the Summer Palace of Yue Fei, a general who led his forces against the Jin Dynasty (Public Domain) — 05 Dec 2022

Historical Overview Of Chinese Women Warriors

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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It comes as no surprise that stories about women's involvement in wars pique people's interest all over the world. Apart from challenging fundamental gender norms through their daring deeds and dramatic actions, the mere image of a woman killing...
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Mural in the Summer Palace of Yue Fei, a general who led his forces against the Jin Dynasty (Public Domain) — 05 Dec 2022

Historical Overview Of Chinese Women Warriors

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

1

It comes as no surprise that stories about women's involvement in wars pique people's interest all over the world. Apart from challenging fundamental gender norms through their daring deeds and dramatic actions, the mere image of a woman killing...
Read More

Trung sisters riding elephants. Đông Hồ painting. (Public Domain) — 11 Nov 2022

The Trung Sisters – Venerated First-Century Freedom Fighters Of Vietnam

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Trần Lệ Xuân, or Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, the First Lady of the Republic of Vietnam from 1955 to 1963, once celebrated the holiday to commemorate the Trung sisters by riding an elephant in honour of their service and sacrifice. To this day, the...
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Trung sisters riding elephants. Đông Hồ painting. (Public Domain) — 11 Nov 2022

The Trung Sisters – Venerated First-Century Freedom Fighters Of Vietnam

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Trần Lệ Xuân, or Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, the First Lady of the Republic of Vietnam from 1955 to 1963, once celebrated the holiday to commemorate the Trung sisters by riding an elephant in honour of their service and sacrifice. To this day, the...
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Female Contenders For Alexander’s Crown: Cynane, Adea, Olympias — 26 Oct 2022

Female Contenders For Alexander’s Crown: Cynane, Adea, Olympias

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Behind every successful man stands an ambitious woman, the saying goes, more-so if she is a blood-relative of Alxander the Great, and a warrior. Claiming descent from Herakles, the son of Zeus, through his great-great-grandson Temenus, King of...
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Female Contenders For Alexander’s Crown: Cynane, Adea, Olympias — 26 Oct 2022

Female Contenders For Alexander’s Crown: Cynane, Adea, Olympias

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Behind every successful man stands an ambitious woman, the saying goes, more-so if she is a blood-relative of Alxander the Great, and a warrior. Claiming descent from Herakles, the son of Zeus, through his great-great-grandson Temenus, King of...
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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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Ancient cheesemaking (Jacques Ribieff / Adobe Stock) — 29 Aug 2022

Gods, Goats And Cheesemakers In Ancient Times

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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During a trip to France, cheesy pasta dishes were served to America’s President Thomas Jefferson. Enthralled by the dish, the president went on to have both the pasta and Parmesan cheese imported to his plantation, and served the very first...
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Ancient cheesemaking (Jacques Ribieff / Adobe Stock) — 29 Aug 2022

Gods, Goats And Cheesemakers In Ancient Times

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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During a trip to France, cheesy pasta dishes were served to America’s President Thomas Jefferson. Enthralled by the dish, the president went on to have both the pasta and Parmesan cheese imported to his plantation, and served the very first...
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The Arch of Drusus (Rabax63 /CC BY-SA 4..0) — 15 Aug 2022

A Hero’s Send-Off To Rome’s General Drusus The Elder, First Germanicus

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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When word of his younger brother’s life-threatening illness reached him, Roman General Tiberius (later Emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus) who was in Pavia at the time, crossed the Alps like a man possessed. Without stopping day or night, he...
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The Arch of Drusus (Rabax63 /CC BY-SA 4..0) — 15 Aug 2022

A Hero’s Send-Off To Rome’s General Drusus The Elder, First Germanicus

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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When word of his younger brother’s life-threatening illness reached him, Roman General Tiberius (later Emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus) who was in Pavia at the time, crossed the Alps like a man possessed. Without stopping day or night, he...
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Komainu pair: Edo period, 17th-18th century, wood, Honolulu Museum of Art accessions (CC0) — 24 Jun 2022

Komainu Hybrid Lion-Dog Protectors Of Asian Temples And Shrines

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Tattoo art and designs, like virtually everything else in Japanese life, are often based on traditional beliefs or historical events. In fact, some of the most popular Japanese tattoo designs are of mythical creatures, like the komainu. Based on...
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Komainu pair: Edo period, 17th-18th century, wood, Honolulu Museum of Art accessions (CC0) — 24 Jun 2022

Komainu Hybrid Lion-Dog Protectors Of Asian Temples And Shrines

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

0

Tattoo art and designs, like virtually everything else in Japanese life, are often based on traditional beliefs or historical events. In fact, some of the most popular Japanese tattoo designs are of mythical creatures, like the komainu. Based on...
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Oriental Origins of Playing Cards: Ganjifeh And Yezi Xi — 15 Jun 2022

Oriental Origins of Playing Cards: Ganjifeh And Yezi Xi

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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In 1392 France, Charles Poupart, a treasurer to king Charles VI (1368 – 1422), recorded a payment to a Parisian painter named Jacquemin Grigonneur for painting three illuminated packs of cards commissioned by the king for his amusement. A couple...
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Oriental Origins of Playing Cards: Ganjifeh And Yezi Xi — 15 Jun 2022

Oriental Origins of Playing Cards: Ganjifeh And Yezi Xi

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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In 1392 France, Charles Poupart, a treasurer to king Charles VI (1368 – 1422), recorded a payment to a Parisian painter named Jacquemin Grigonneur for painting three illuminated packs of cards commissioned by the king for his amusement. A couple...
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Hera and her pet peacocks. Juno and Argus by Peter Paul Rubens (circa 1611) Wallraf-Richartz-Museum (Public Domain) — 20 May 2022

Elephants, Eels, Fawns and Ravens: Ancient Lives Of Beloved Exotic Pets

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Unlike Aristotle who viewed animals as irrational creatures with lower moral standing, sent to earth solely to serve humans, Pythagoras regarded them highly and proposed that animals had reincarnated human souls. When Pythagoras saw someone beating...
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Hera and her pet peacocks. Juno and Argus by Peter Paul Rubens (circa 1611) Wallraf-Richartz-Museum (Public Domain) — 20 May 2022

Elephants, Eels, Fawns and Ravens: Ancient Lives Of Beloved Exotic Pets

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Unlike Aristotle who viewed animals as irrational creatures with lower moral standing, sent to earth solely to serve humans, Pythagoras regarded them highly and proposed that animals had reincarnated human souls. When Pythagoras saw someone beating...
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