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Perseus and Andromeda by Peter Paul Rubens (1622) Hermitage Museum (Public Domain) — 04 Dec 2023

Perseus, The Greek Variant Of Sumerian Gilgamesh

By Willem McLoud

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Perseus is one of the greatest heroes of Greek tradition, venerated as a demigod. But is Perseus really of Greek origin or was his legend brought from elsewhere to Greece? According to the Greek father of history Herodotus in his The Histories...
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Perseus and Andromeda by Peter Paul Rubens (1622) Hermitage Museum (Public Domain) — 04 Dec 2023

Perseus, The Greek Variant Of Sumerian Gilgamesh

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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Perseus is one of the greatest heroes of Greek tradition, venerated as a demigod. But is Perseus really of Greek origin or was his legend brought from elsewhere to Greece? According to the Greek father of history Herodotus in his The Histories...
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Hercules and Iolaus, Fountain mosaic from the Anzio Nymphaeum, Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome. (Public Domain) — 01 Dec 2023

No Happy-Ever-After For The Doomed Lovers Of Hero Heracles

By MartiniF

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Heracles, born of the mortal woman Alcmene by Zeus, King of the Gods, is the greatest of the Greek heroes, yet he was not fated to an everlasting happy love life, until after his death. His popularity even reached ancient Rome (where he was known...
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Hercules and Iolaus, Fountain mosaic from the Anzio Nymphaeum, Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome. (Public Domain) — 01 Dec 2023

No Happy-Ever-After For The Doomed Lovers Of Hero Heracles

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Heracles, born of the mortal woman Alcmene by Zeus, King of the Gods, is the greatest of the Greek heroes, yet he was not fated to an everlasting happy love life, until after his death. His popularity even reached ancient Rome (where he was known...
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Thetis receiving the armor from Hephaestus by Anthony van Dyck (1630) Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Bilddatenbank. (Public Domain) — 01 Nov 2023

Hephaestus And Thetis Bound In Their Mortal Suffering

By MartiniF

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Infuriated that her husband Zeus gave birth to Athena on his own, Hera, the Queen of Heaven, impregnated herself to have a child independent of Zeus, and thus she gave birth to Hephaestus. Hephaestus, divine though he was, was not a handsome boy,...
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Thetis receiving the armor from Hephaestus by Anthony van Dyck (1630) Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Bilddatenbank. (Public Domain) — 01 Nov 2023

Hephaestus And Thetis Bound In Their Mortal Suffering

By MartiniF

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Infuriated that her husband Zeus gave birth to Athena on his own, Hera, the Queen of Heaven, impregnated herself to have a child independent of Zeus, and thus she gave birth to Hephaestus. Hephaestus, divine though he was, was not a handsome boy,...
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Aeneas defeats Turnus, by Luca Giordano, 1634–1705. The genius of Aeneas is shown ascendant, looking into the light of the future, while that of Turnus is setting, shrouded in darkness by Luca Giordano (17th century) (Public Domain) — 04 Oct 2023

The Prestigious Pedigree Of Aeneas, Descendant Of Dardanos

By Anthony Adolph

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One hears of Aeneas’ pedigree for the first time from his own mouth, in the Iliad, as he stands facing his arch-foe, Achilles, on the battlefield before Troy: ‘Learn then my lineage if you will – and it is known to many – in the beginning...
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Aeneas defeats Turnus, by Luca Giordano, 1634–1705. The genius of Aeneas is shown ascendant, looking into the light of the future, while that of Turnus is setting, shrouded in darkness by Luca Giordano (17th century) (Public Domain) — 04 Oct 2023

The Prestigious Pedigree Of Aeneas, Descendant Of Dardanos

By Anthony Adolph

Mythology & Mystery

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One hears of Aeneas’ pedigree for the first time from his own mouth, in the Iliad, as he stands facing his arch-foe, Achilles, on the battlefield before Troy: ‘Learn then my lineage if you will – and it is known to many – in the beginning...
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Norandino and Lucina Discovered by the Ogre’ (1624) by Giovanni Lanfranco. Galleria Borghese (Public Domain) — 18 Sep 2023

How The Sons Of God Became The Sethian Nephilim

By Willem McLoud

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According to the biblical story told in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 6:1-4, certain Sons of God fathered children with the daughters of men. They were called the Nephilim and are often identified with Giants. One of the fascinating aspects of the...
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Norandino and Lucina Discovered by the Ogre’ (1624) by Giovanni Lanfranco. Galleria Borghese (Public Domain) — 18 Sep 2023

How The Sons Of God Became The Sethian Nephilim

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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According to the biblical story told in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 6:1-4, certain Sons of God fathered children with the daughters of men. They were called the Nephilim and are often identified with Giants. One of the fascinating aspects of the...
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