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Cinderella at the Kitchen Fire, Thomas Sully, 1843 (Public Domain) — 10 Mar 2021

The Cinder-Tree: Origins Of The World’s Most Famous Fairy Tale Cinderella

By Dr John K Lundwall

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The Cinderella tale common in most households is one of the most pervasive narratives in human culture and across global geography. Types of this story exist as far back as 2000 BC in the Sumerian Inanna texts. Classic Greek historians, such as...
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Cinderella at the Kitchen Fire, Thomas Sully, 1843 (Public Domain) — 10 Mar 2021

The Cinder-Tree: Origins Of The World’s Most Famous Fairy Tale Cinderella

By Dr John K Lundwall

Mythology & Mystery

2

The Cinderella tale common in most households is one of the most pervasive narratives in human culture and across global geography. Types of this story exist as far back as 2000 BC in the Sumerian Inanna texts. Classic Greek historians, such as...
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Plate ca. 1544 depicting various sea monsters; compiled from the Carta marina. (Public Domain) — 26 Feb 2021

Mythological Sea Serpents And Lake Monsters Versus Scientific Sharks And Surviving Dinosaurs

By ashley cowie

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Dinosaurs roaming the Amazon, plesiosaurs hunting in glacial lakes, half-octopus, half-shark creatures that drag ships down to the seabed and a giant anaconda, are but a few of the monsters recorded in the mythologies and written histories of...
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Plate ca. 1544 depicting various sea monsters; compiled from the Carta marina. (Public Domain) — 26 Feb 2021

Mythological Sea Serpents And Lake Monsters Versus Scientific Sharks And Surviving Dinosaurs

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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Dinosaurs roaming the Amazon, plesiosaurs hunting in glacial lakes, half-octopus, half-shark creatures that drag ships down to the seabed and a giant anaconda, are but a few of the monsters recorded in the mythologies and written histories of...
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Solomon and The Queen of Sheba, Giovanni De Min (19th Century) (Public Domain) — 17 Feb 2021

Connecting The Dots From Enoch To Sheba And Solomon

By jim willis

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Jews of Ethiopia have long believed they were descended from King Solomon through the mysterious queen of Sheba. In I Kings, chapter 10, she is said to have traveled to Jerusalem to experience for herself the riches and wisdom of King Solomon, son...
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Solomon and The Queen of Sheba, Giovanni De Min (19th Century) (Public Domain) — 17 Feb 2021

Connecting The Dots From Enoch To Sheba And Solomon

By jim willis

Mythology & Mystery

3

Jews of Ethiopia have long believed they were descended from King Solomon through the mysterious queen of Sheba. In I Kings, chapter 10, she is said to have traveled to Jerusalem to experience for herself the riches and wisdom of King Solomon, son...
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Yao Wen-han, Joyous Celebration at the New Year, 18th century. Public domain. — 12 Feb 2021

Ye Xian, Chinese Cinderella At The Chinese New Year Spring Festival

By MartiniF

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February 12, is the celebration of the Chinese New Year Spring Festival. In ninth-century Chinese folklore, this is the festival where Ye Xian, the Chinese Cinderella, lost her slipper, and the rest is history. The Cinderella story is a tale of...
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Yao Wen-han, Joyous Celebration at the New Year, 18th century. Public domain. — 12 Feb 2021

Ye Xian, Chinese Cinderella At The Chinese New Year Spring Festival

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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February 12, is the celebration of the Chinese New Year Spring Festival. In ninth-century Chinese folklore, this is the festival where Ye Xian, the Chinese Cinderella, lost her slipper, and the rest is history. The Cinderella story is a tale of...
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Goddess Nut, supported by the god of the air Shu; the earth god Geb is below them (Public Domain) — 01 Feb 2021

The Demonic Calendar Of Ancient Egypt

By Chris Morgan

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The Egyptians, like many cultures, had no generic word for ‘demon’. Although some words, such as Akhw, get very close. Etymologically, the Greek derived term ‘daemon’ or ‘demon’ means divider or alloter, and from Homer’s time...
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Goddess Nut, supported by the god of the air Shu; the earth god Geb is below them (Public Domain) — 01 Feb 2021

The Demonic Calendar Of Ancient Egypt

By Chris Morgan

Mythology & Mystery

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The Egyptians, like many cultures, had no generic word for ‘demon’. Although some words, such as Akhw, get very close. Etymologically, the Greek derived term ‘daemon’ or ‘demon’ means divider or alloter, and from Homer’s time...
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