Posted in Z, tagged belief, cults, gay, Greece, homosexual, myth, mythology, pagan, queer, religion, same-sex, worship, zeus on May 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Athens, Greece Zeus Temple 2007
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Zeus The son of the Titan Cronus and Titaness Rhea, Zeus is the chief of the second generation Greek gods, usually arrayed with thunderbolts and an eagle.
Zeus had numerous offspring with several different goddesses, the most famous being Aphrodite.
He apparently had amorous relations with his young male cup-bearer, [...]
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Posted in A, tagged abel, abrasive, aggression, Bible, cain, christianity, crime, evil, genesis, gentle, God, jewish, killing, life, love, murder, myth, old testament, peace, punishment, sin on May 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Abel In the biblical book of Genesis (4: 2-16), Abel is the second son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
Cain’s motives were most likely jealousy and anger.
Abel was a shepherd and Cain a farmer. Cain and Abel had made sacrificial offerings to God but only Abel’s was acceptable to the [...]
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Posted in A, tagged abyss, Beowulf, Borg, Christian, Civilization, devil, druids, dungeon, Eliade, freud, Greece, greek, hell, hindu, janeway, jesus christ, jewish, jung, magic, myth, pit, psychology, Satan, serling, shades, star trek, star wars, sword, symbol, twilight zone, underwater, water on May 14, 2008 | No Comments »
The Abyss
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Abyss (Greek, abyssos, Latin abyssus). Myths about an abyss or bottomless pit are found in most cultures.
In Judaism the abyss lies deep within the earth, a place where evil spirits of the dead are banished (Job 32:22, Psalm 6:5, 143:7).
In ancient Greece the majority of the dead retire to a gloomy [...]
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Posted in A, tagged Achilles, aggression, battle, brad pitt, classical, Greece, greek, greek drama, Greek myth, heel, Homer, Illiad, killing, legend, life, murder, myth, mythology, paris, psychology, stories, struggle, styx, tale, trojan, Troy, violence, warfare on May 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Achilles Slays Hector
Originally uploaded by litmuse
Achilles The ancient Greek warrior and hero who, in Homer’s Iliad, fought in the Trojan wars.
The son of Peleus and Thetis, at birth Achilles’ mother held him by the heel and dipped him in the fiery river Styx to obtain [...]
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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
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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 adamski, Aliens, america, cults, earth, eccentric, fantasy, freaky, galaxies, george adamski, hoax, hoaxers, hoaxes, hopi, jupiter, koestler, lore, mars, medicine wheel, mysteries, mystery, myth, odd, paranormal, parapsychology, planets, poland, polish-american, saturn, scam, sci-fi, science fiction, sham, sol, space, spaceship, star people, stars, sun, twilight zone, ufo, unexplained, venus, weird, xfiles on May 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Adamski, George (1891–1965) Polish-born American well-known among UFO researchers and enthusiasts, alike, for his writings about alleged encounters with extraterrestrials.
In his book written with Desmond Leslie, Flying Saucers Have Landed (1953), Adamski claims that beautiful, benevolent beings invited him aboard their spaceship.
Adamski says the ship’s pilot was telepathically connected to the propulsion system. By controlling thought [...]
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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
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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 »
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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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