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A Native American riding a horse. — 01 Jul 2024

Storm Spirits and the Undead: Native American Tornado Myths and Legends

By Jessica Nadeau

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Each year, the United States has an average of 1,200 tornadoes, making up more than 75% of worldwide occurrences. The Central Great Plains is a unique geographical landscape that produces the perfect conditions for turbulent storms to form. With...
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A Native American riding a horse. — 01 Jul 2024

Storm Spirits and the Undead: Native American Tornado Myths and Legends

By Jessica Nadeau

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Each year, the United States has an average of 1,200 tornadoes, making up more than 75% of worldwide occurrences. The Central Great Plains is a unique geographical landscape that produces the perfect conditions for turbulent storms to form. With...
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AI image of Spartan helmet in the mud after battle. — 19 Jun 2024

The Art of Madness: Mental Illness in Greek Tragedy

By Jessica Nadeau

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The fragility of the human mind has always been subject to fascination. Ancient societies attempted to understand and remedy emotional pain and suffering by looking to the gods, oracles, or through spells and rituals. The Greeks took this...
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AI image of Spartan helmet in the mud after battle. — 19 Jun 2024

The Art of Madness: Mental Illness in Greek Tragedy

By Jessica Nadeau

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The fragility of the human mind has always been subject to fascination. Ancient societies attempted to understand and remedy emotional pain and suffering by looking to the gods, oracles, or through spells and rituals. The Greeks took this...
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AI image of Egyptian goddess, Nephthys. — 14 Jun 2024

Nephthys, Egyptian Goddess of the Night and Protectress of the Dead

By Jessica Nadeau

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Perhaps one of the most mysterious and elusive deities of the ancient Egyptian pantheon, Nephthys was known as the shadowy goddess of the night, of death and decay. She was the dark sister of Isis, wife of Seth, mother to Anubis, and a member of...
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AI image of Egyptian goddess, Nephthys. — 14 Jun 2024

Nephthys, Egyptian Goddess of the Night and Protectress of the Dead

By Jessica Nadeau

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Perhaps one of the most mysterious and elusive deities of the ancient Egyptian pantheon, Nephthys was known as the shadowy goddess of the night, of death and decay. She was the dark sister of Isis, wife of Seth, mother to Anubis, and a member of...
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Head of aurochs in the Lascaux caves in France. Source: bobdu11 / Adobe Stock — 29 Apr 2024

Through Aurochs Eyes: A New Perspective on the Story of Lascaux

By Stephen Palmer

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They approach me in Lascaux caves on their hands and knees, one carrying a stave atop which tarred plant debris has been wound, set alight from the campfire, which itself was lit from a spark glowing in kindling held inside a hollowed out hoof....
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Head of aurochs in the Lascaux caves in France. Source: bobdu11 / Adobe Stock — 29 Apr 2024

Through Aurochs Eyes: A New Perspective on the Story of Lascaux

By Stephen Palmer

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They approach me in Lascaux caves on their hands and knees, one carrying a stave atop which tarred plant debris has been wound, set alight from the campfire, which itself was lit from a spark glowing in kindling held inside a hollowed out hoof....
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Representational image of the complex nature of Renaissance magic combining science and the divine. Source: lleandralacuerva / Adobe Stock — 15 Apr 2024

Renaissance Magic: Linking the Earthly and the Divine

By Alicia McDermott

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In the Renaissance, magic was a convergence of science, philosophy, and the mystical, reflecting the era's quest for knowledge and understanding of the world. Unlike today's clear demarcation between science and the supernatural, during the...
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Representational image of the complex nature of Renaissance magic combining science and the divine. Source: lleandralacuerva / Adobe Stock — 15 Apr 2024

Renaissance Magic: Linking the Earthly and the Divine

By Alicia McDermott

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In the Renaissance, magic was a convergence of science, philosophy, and the mystical, reflecting the era's quest for knowledge and understanding of the world. Unlike today's clear demarcation between science and the supernatural, during the...
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