Posted in A, tagged acropolis, Athena, Athens, classical, cult, Greece, hill, history, myth, nashville, parthenon, religion, sicily, tennesse on May 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Selinunte Acropolis
Originally uploaded by Greg Robbins
Acropolis [Greek akron = point, summit + polis = city]
Initially, an acropolis was simply a fortified hill serving as a stronghold for Greek city-states.
Later, the acropolis took on a religious function. It became a sacred citadel built on high ground within or near a town.
The most famous but by [...]
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Posted in A, tagged acts, apostles, Bible, christianity, history, holy, luke, myth, New Testament, Paul, religion, sacred, scripture, theology on May 12, 2008 | No Comments »
St. Luke
Originally uploaded by jimforest
Acts of the Apostles The fifth book of the New Testament.
Most Catholics believe Acts was authored by St. Luke. Some biblical scholars dispute this with apparently rational arguments, which on closer inspection appear to be irrational.
The book provides historical material about the early spreading of the Gospel and disputes that arose [...]
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Posted in A, tagged Aeneas, classical, dido, history, Homer, myth, mythology, rome, vergil on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Aeneas and Dido
Originally uploaded by litmuse
Aeneas The Trojan hero and son of Anchises and Aphrodite.
In Homer’s Illiad Poseidon prophesizes that Aenas and his descendants will rule the Trojans.
Other writers portray Aeneas as the founder of several Greek centers, such as Delos and Crete.
Aeneas has also been described [...]
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Posted in A, tagged Aeneid, ancient, classics, history, latin, literature, myth, mythological, mythology, rome, verse on April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
books
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Aeneid An epic poem written in Latin by Vergil.
It is casts in mythic verse the journey and adventures of the Trojan hero Aeneas, who in ancient legend founded Rome. » Sibyl
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Posted in A, tagged Aesculapius, ancient history, doctor, dream incubation, dreams, Foucault, Greece, healing, health, history, Homer, Illness, medicine, myth, mythology, pagan, physician, postmodern, postmodernism, poststructuralism, psychoanalysis on April 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Villa Borghese Park
- Temple Of Aesculapius
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David Paul Ohmer
Aesculapius Possibly a Greek mortal around 1200 BCE who, like Heracles, became deified.
In Homer’s Illiad he is described as “the blameless physician.”
His cult was centered in Epidaurus and emphasized cure through a prototype of contemporary psychoanalysis.
The poets Hesiod and Pindar speak of Aesculapius as the son of Zeus [...]
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Posted in A, tagged Ahura Mazda, ancient, asura, comparative religion, evil, good, history, myth, persia, religion, theology on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Ahura Mazda
Originally uploaded by jcbmac
Ahura Mazda [Persian = Wise Lord]
Ahura Mazda is the all-wise creator and God of Zoroaster’s monotheism.
The deity may have evolved from the cult of Mithra. Some scholars link him to the Rig Vedic Asura, which originally meant “The Lord,” or to the more specific name Varuna.
Mazda first created the Amesha Spentas. [...]
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Posted in A, tagged aggression, Alexandria, babylon, classical, conquest, egypt, Greece, history, india, madedonia, war on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Alexander the Great
Originally uploaded by macropoulos
Alexander The Great (356-323 BCE)
Third Macedonian king from 336-323 BCE, born in Pella as the son of Philip II and conqueror of most of the old world, including Egypt and Greece.
Tutored by Aristotle, in Egypt he founded the city of Alexandria.
After consulting an oracle of Ammon, he was convinced that [...]
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Posted in A, tagged Alexandria, ancient, apostles, christianity, history, library, mark, Mediterranean, religion on April 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Alexandria
Originally uploaded by lastavata
[back from travelling]
Alexandria Major port in Lower Egypt by the Mediterranean, founded by Alexander the Great (332 BCE).
The city contained a university modeled after that of Athens and a library with 400,000 to 900,000 books and scrolls.
This is the location where the apostle Mark is said to have founded the first Christian [...]
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Amenhotep (14th-century BCE)
Egyptian scribe and minister of Amenhotep III (1417-1379 BCE).
Amenhotep was worshipped in Thebes as a healer and celebrated for the magnificent temples that he commissioned.
In Egyptian art he’s usually depicted as a scribe with a papyrus scroll on his lap.
Amenhotep was revered to the extent of becoming deified.
Image Credit:
“Painted limestone statue head of [...]
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Amenhotep III
Originally uploaded by Jeff Kubina
Amenhotep III (c. 1411–1375 BCE) Egyptian King of the 18th dynasty.
Amenhotep III ruled peacefully at home, advancing culture and art, while securing Egyptian power in Babylonia and Assyria.
During his reign he rebuilt the ancient capital of Thebes, containing stunning architecture such as the Colossi of Memnon, the temple at Luxor [...]
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