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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

1

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 Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1565) Brussels (GattoCeliaco /CC BY-SA 4.0) — 11 Jan 2021

Food Security: Rethinking The Agricultural Revolution

By jim willis

Archaeology & Science, Sustainability & The Environment

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The Agricultural, or Neolithic (New-Stone Age) Revolution, marks the birth of modern civilization. Traditional wisdom says that is when we started to become us. That is when we began to grow crops, build cities, develop trade routes, practice...
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The Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1565) Brussels (GattoCeliaco /CC BY-SA 4.0) — 11 Jan 2021

Food Security: Rethinking The Agricultural Revolution

By jim willis

Archaeology & Science, Sustainability & The Environment

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The Agricultural, or Neolithic (New-Stone Age) Revolution, marks the birth of modern civilization. Traditional wisdom says that is when we started to become us. That is when we began to grow crops, build cities, develop trade routes, practice...
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Bacchus discovering honey by Piero di Cosimo (1499) (Public Domain) — 08 Jan 2021

Honey Liquid Gold Of The Ancient World

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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In Greek mythology, Melissa was a nymph who discovered and taught the use of honey and from whom bees were believed to have received their name. Regarded as nectar of the gods, honey is obviously as old as the bee and the oldest bee ever discovered...
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Bacchus discovering honey by Piero di Cosimo (1499) (Public Domain) — 08 Jan 2021

Honey Liquid Gold Of The Ancient World

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

1

In Greek mythology, Melissa was a nymph who discovered and taught the use of honey and from whom bees were believed to have received their name. Regarded as nectar of the gods, honey is obviously as old as the bee and the oldest bee ever discovered...
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Twelfth Night (The King Drinks) by David Teniers (c. 1634-1640) (Public Domain) — 06 Jan 2021

Traditions of Twelfth Night: Dismantling the Christmas Tree

By Roberto Volterri

Mythology & Mystery

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Counting from December 25, using the Julian calendar, Twelfth Night – January 6 – takes place on the last night of the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’, marking the coming of the Epiphany, celebrating the revelation (theophany) of God...
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Twelfth Night (The King Drinks) by David Teniers (c. 1634-1640) (Public Domain) — 06 Jan 2021

Traditions of Twelfth Night: Dismantling the Christmas Tree

By Roberto Volterri

Mythology & Mystery

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Counting from December 25, using the Julian calendar, Twelfth Night – January 6 – takes place on the last night of the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’, marking the coming of the Epiphany, celebrating the revelation (theophany) of God...
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The Garden of Eden by Erastus Salisbury Field 1860 ( Public Domain ) — 04 Jan 2021

Pinpointing The Celestial Garden Of Eden By Hallowed Heavenly Writing

By John McHugh

Archaeology & Science

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The historical existence of the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:4-3:24) remains a mystery. The Hebrew text depicts the Judaic Deity, Adam, Eve, and the villainous Serpent interacting within an intimate setting—Adam and Eve hearing God’s footsteps as...
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The Garden of Eden by Erastus Salisbury Field 1860 ( Public Domain ) — 04 Jan 2021

Pinpointing The Celestial Garden Of Eden By Hallowed Heavenly Writing

By John McHugh

Archaeology & Science

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The historical existence of the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:4-3:24) remains a mystery. The Hebrew text depicts the Judaic Deity, Adam, Eve, and the villainous Serpent interacting within an intimate setting—Adam and Eve hearing God’s footsteps as...
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Reconstruction of a Guanche settlement of Tenerife (Wouter Hagens/ CC BY-SA 3.0) — 01 Jan 2021

The Fan Pyramid of Tenerife, A Guanche Stone Solstice Marker

By Gustavo Sanchez...

Archaeology & Science

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A peculiar pyramid with a ‘fan structure’ stands as an ancient stone solstice marker in Icod de los Vinos, a municipality on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands (Spain). The precolonial inhabitants of Tenerife came to be known as the...
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Reconstruction of a Guanche settlement of Tenerife (Wouter Hagens/ CC BY-SA 3.0) — 01 Jan 2021

The Fan Pyramid of Tenerife, A Guanche Stone Solstice Marker

By Gustavo Sanchez...

Archaeology & Science

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A peculiar pyramid with a ‘fan structure’ stands as an ancient stone solstice marker in Icod de los Vinos, a municipality on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands (Spain). The precolonial inhabitants of Tenerife came to be known as the...
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Fisherman and the Genie by Elihu Vedder (1863) Museum of Fine Arts (Public Domain) — 30 Dec 2020

Are Eastern Jinn, Western Faeries and Middle-Eastern Shedim Related?

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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In normal times (and the year 2020 is definitely not normal times) the Christmas holiday season is the point in the year when, in the United Kingdom, the annual pantomime theatre shows get underway. Two of the perennial favorite pantos (given a...
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Fisherman and the Genie by Elihu Vedder (1863) Museum of Fine Arts (Public Domain) — 30 Dec 2020

Are Eastern Jinn, Western Faeries and Middle-Eastern Shedim Related?

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

2

In normal times (and the year 2020 is definitely not normal times) the Christmas holiday season is the point in the year when, in the United Kingdom, the annual pantomime theatre shows get underway. Two of the perennial favorite pantos (given a...
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Hunting Buffalo by Alfred Jacob Miller (1858) Walters Art Museum (Public Domain) — 28 Dec 2020

Preserving The Beasts That Powered The Canadian First Nations

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition, Sustainability & The Environment

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In Canada the term ‘First Nations’ represents the aboriginal communities who draw their origins from the pre-contact era (before the arrival of Europeans) up to the present day. Historians generally describe six main geographic groups of...
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Hunting Buffalo by Alfred Jacob Miller (1858) Walters Art Museum (Public Domain) — 28 Dec 2020

Preserving The Beasts That Powered The Canadian First Nations

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition, Sustainability & The Environment

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In Canada the term ‘First Nations’ represents the aboriginal communities who draw their origins from the pre-contact era (before the arrival of Europeans) up to the present day. Historians generally describe six main geographic groups of...
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The Adoration of the Magi by Domingos Sequeira, (1828) (Public Domain) — 25 Dec 2020

Hidden Biblical Calendar Reveals The Concise Date Of The Star Of Bethlehem

By Michael Hearns

Mythology & Mystery

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The first Christmas day was on February 26 in the year 6 BC for new evidence suggests it was the date when Jesus was born. The key to unlocking the mystery of Christ’s birth lies within the phenomenon, known as the Star of Bethlehem. There were...
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The Adoration of the Magi by Domingos Sequeira, (1828) (Public Domain) — 25 Dec 2020

Hidden Biblical Calendar Reveals The Concise Date Of The Star Of Bethlehem

By Michael Hearns

Mythology & Mystery

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The first Christmas day was on February 26 in the year 6 BC for new evidence suggests it was the date when Jesus was born. The key to unlocking the mystery of Christ’s birth lies within the phenomenon, known as the Star of Bethlehem. There were...
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Medieval celebrations — 23 Dec 2020

Be Merrie All: Medieval Christmas Celebrations

By nrushton

History & Tradition

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Just as with the appropriation of Pagan sacred sites by Christian authorities, as recommended by Pope Gregory I to St Augustine in the late sixth century, there was a natural tendency in the late Antique and early medieval Christian world to...
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Medieval celebrations — 23 Dec 2020

Be Merrie All: Medieval Christmas Celebrations

By nrushton

History & Tradition

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Just as with the appropriation of Pagan sacred sites by Christian authorities, as recommended by Pope Gregory I to St Augustine in the late sixth century, there was a natural tendency in the late Antique and early medieval Christian world to...
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