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Tiresias transformed into a woman by Pietro della Vecchia (1626 – 1678) — 03 Dec 2018

Tiresias, Blinded by the Gods and Blessed with Second Sight

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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According to Greek mythology, Tiresias, the blind prophet of Apollo, was well-known as much for his clairvoyance as for being transformed into a woman for seven years. He was present for seven generations in Thebes - beginning as advisor...
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Tiresias transformed into a woman by Pietro della Vecchia (1626 – 1678) — 03 Dec 2018

Tiresias, Blinded by the Gods and Blessed with Second Sight

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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According to Greek mythology, Tiresias, the blind prophet of Apollo, was well-known as much for his clairvoyance as for being transformed into a woman for seven years. He was present for seven generations in Thebes - beginning as advisor...
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Benzaiten, Japanese War Goddess Transformed into Water Goddess of Music — 21 Nov 2018

Benzaiten, Japanese War Goddess Transformed into Water Goddess of Music

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Benzaiten is one of Japan's most complex and popular syncretic deities who has long ago been conflated and associated with other divinities from the Hindu, Buddhist, and Japanese pantheons. Her many forms range from a two-armed beauty playing music...
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Benzaiten, Japanese War Goddess Transformed into Water Goddess of Music — 21 Nov 2018

Benzaiten, Japanese War Goddess Transformed into Water Goddess of Music

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Benzaiten is one of Japan's most complex and popular syncretic deities who has long ago been conflated and associated with other divinities from the Hindu, Buddhist, and Japanese pantheons. Her many forms range from a two-armed beauty playing music...
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Fry in Eleusis, painting by Henryk Siemiradzki (1889). — 19 Oct 2018

Baubo, Great Goddess and Demeter’s Female Fool in the Eleusinian Mysteries

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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In 1898, a group of German archaeologists working in the Demeter sanctuary at Priene unearthed a peculiar set of Hellenistic female figurines. The head of each of these figurines sits directly on her legs. Each figure also has long hair that drapes...
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Fry in Eleusis, painting by Henryk Siemiradzki (1889). — 19 Oct 2018

Baubo, Great Goddess and Demeter’s Female Fool in the Eleusinian Mysteries

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

1

In 1898, a group of German archaeologists working in the Demeter sanctuary at Priene unearthed a peculiar set of Hellenistic female figurines. The head of each of these figurines sits directly on her legs. Each figure also has long hair that drapes...
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Sirens And The Night by William Edward Frost (1810–1877) — 08 Oct 2018

Identity Crises of the Sirens: Wise Women, Murderesses or Singing Prostitutes?

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Ancient cultures around the world saw the sea as a dangerous place, filled with beings who preyed upon people - especially men. The Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder, whose Natural History would serve as scientific gospel for centuries to follow,...
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Sirens And The Night by William Edward Frost (1810–1877) — 08 Oct 2018

Identity Crises of the Sirens: Wise Women, Murderesses or Singing Prostitutes?

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Ancient cultures around the world saw the sea as a dangerous place, filled with beings who preyed upon people - especially men. The Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder, whose Natural History would serve as scientific gospel for centuries to follow,...
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Suicide of Dido, a representation of Dido being rescued by her sister Anna, later identified with the Roman goddess Anna Perenna, by Guercino, 1625, — 19 Sep 2018

The Ides of March, Celebration of Roman Goddess Anna Perenna

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The assassination of Julius Caesar on the 15th of March 44 BC was a turning point in Roman history. Centuries later, the expression ‘Beware the Ides of March’ was found in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in 1601 in the soothsayer's message to...
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Suicide of Dido, a representation of Dido being rescued by her sister Anna, later identified with the Roman goddess Anna Perenna, by Guercino, 1625, — 19 Sep 2018

The Ides of March, Celebration of Roman Goddess Anna Perenna

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The assassination of Julius Caesar on the 15th of March 44 BC was a turning point in Roman history. Centuries later, the expression ‘Beware the Ides of March’ was found in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in 1601 in the soothsayer's message to...
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Courtyard, Al-Qarawiyyin University, Fes. Morocco — 31 Aug 2018

Who were the Colorful, Powerful, Influential, Educated Women of Ancient Islam?

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The evolution of ‘higher education’ in the ancient world led to variations of standards in different cultures. In ancient Egypt, higher education originated from copying religious texts for use in temples which led to the development of...
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Courtyard, Al-Qarawiyyin University, Fes. Morocco — 31 Aug 2018

Who were the Colorful, Powerful, Influential, Educated Women of Ancient Islam?

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The evolution of ‘higher education’ in the ancient world led to variations of standards in different cultures. In ancient Egypt, higher education originated from copying religious texts for use in temples which led to the development of...
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Angel entering heaven — 13 Aug 2018

Stairway to Heaven: Ancient Concepts About Heaven and the Afterlife

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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We recognize heaven as a place to which we will go after our deaths if we have led a good or virtuous life. It is a paradise accessible by earthly beings depending on their standards of faith or goodness. On the other hand, hell is home to evil,...
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Angel entering heaven — 13 Aug 2018

Stairway to Heaven: Ancient Concepts About Heaven and the Afterlife

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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We recognize heaven as a place to which we will go after our deaths if we have led a good or virtuous life. It is a paradise accessible by earthly beings depending on their standards of faith or goodness. On the other hand, hell is home to evil,...
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Red flowers apparently left as an offering for the volcano goddess Pele at the edge of the Halema'uma'u Crater in the Kilauea caldera at Volcanoes National Park on the Island of Hawaii. — 23 Jul 2018

Passions of Pele: The Hawaiian Goddess of Fire

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Kilauea, one of earth’s most active volcanoes located on the island of Hawaii, is believed to be inhabited by a family of gods. One member of the family has become the most visible of all the old gods and goddesses of Hawaii. Her name is Pele,...
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Red flowers apparently left as an offering for the volcano goddess Pele at the edge of the Halema'uma'u Crater in the Kilauea caldera at Volcanoes National Park on the Island of Hawaii. — 23 Jul 2018

Passions of Pele: The Hawaiian Goddess of Fire

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Kilauea, one of earth’s most active volcanoes located on the island of Hawaii, is believed to be inhabited by a family of gods. One member of the family has become the most visible of all the old gods and goddesses of Hawaii. Her name is Pele,...
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Theatrical masks of Tragedy and Comedy. Mosaic, Roman artwork, 2nd century CE. Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy — 29 Jun 2018

The Black Sheep of the Empire: Actors and Actresses in Ancient Rome

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The ancient Greeks loved the theater and ancient Greek actors enjoyed a position of eminence and respect. In contrast, although entertainment and drama were similarly adored in Ancient Rome, theater performers were often demeaned by the upper-class...
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Theatrical masks of Tragedy and Comedy. Mosaic, Roman artwork, 2nd century CE. Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy — 29 Jun 2018

The Black Sheep of the Empire: Actors and Actresses in Ancient Rome

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The ancient Greeks loved the theater and ancient Greek actors enjoyed a position of eminence and respect. In contrast, although entertainment and drama were similarly adored in Ancient Rome, theater performers were often demeaned by the upper-class...
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The Young Lord Hamlet by Philip Hermogenes Calderon (1868) — 12 Jun 2018

The Princes and Heroes Behind Shakespeare’s Hamlet, The Mad Prince Who Murdered His Uncle to Avenge His Father

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is a play written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1602. Set in Denmark, the play dramatizes the murder of king Claudius by his nephew, Hamlet, who desired to avenge the death of his...
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The Young Lord Hamlet by Philip Hermogenes Calderon (1868) — 12 Jun 2018

The Princes and Heroes Behind Shakespeare’s Hamlet, The Mad Prince Who Murdered His Uncle to Avenge His Father

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is a play written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1602. Set in Denmark, the play dramatizes the murder of king Claudius by his nephew, Hamlet, who desired to avenge the death of his...
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