In the second poem, Sappho of Lesbos conveys the elemental nature of Eros, the Greek god of sexual love and lust. Our term "erotic" derives from the name Eros, just as our terms "sapphic" and "lesbian" derive from Sappho's name and the name of her island home. Interestingly, Eros ...
Starring: Romain Duris , Judith Godrèche , Audrey Tautou , Kelly Reilly Directed By: Cédric Klapisch Benny & Joon (1993) 75% #125 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Synopsis: Benny (Aidan Quinn), who cares for his mentally disturbed sister, Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson), also we...
On top of a list of brilliantly twisted European thrillers that got really bad Hollywood remakes (Diabolique,Open Your Eyes, etc.), you’d find George Sluizer’s tar-black study of obsession and evil most ordinary. It follows Dutchman Rex (Gene Bervoets) as he tries to uncover the fate of...
Think of Leslie West and you think of a big guy with a whomping guitar sound to match. But he’s all nuance and sensitivity on this acoustic guitar solo, which has some Greek and Eastern flavors and builds steadily to its big climax (twice). Every 70s hard rock band needed a solo ac...
of society. The ancient people envisioned him as a deity steering a chariot pulled by four white horses across the sky each day from east to west. Latin author Hyginus states that the chariot had been built by the Greek god Helios himself, and not Hephaestus like so many had said before....
In this lovely indie adventure, you find yourself deep in the snowy woods on Longest Night, fulfilling a promise and seeking the forest god. It's gorgeous, funny, and just a little creepy... so it's too bad everyone seems certain you're going to die. Gemsweeper Aug 2007 Rating: ...
About.com placed the group on its list of the 25 Greatest Rap Groups of All Time. Albums: One for All, Time’s Runnin’ Out, In God We Trust, Foundation, Everything Is Everything Buck-Tick New Wave, Gothic rock, Rock music Buck-Tick is a Japanese rock band, formed in Fujioka, ...
With the eventual title of “Queen of Heaven and Earth,” (and you’ll see why I say eventual again, eventually) Inanna appears in the earliest god lists; she has been there since the beginning, as far back as 4000 BC, and pretty much set up the game for the Greek Aphrodite and Ath...
According to some sources, the idea for All Saints' Day goes back to the fourth century when the Greek Christians kept a festival on the first Sunday after Pentecost (in late May or early June) in honor of all martyrs and saints. Other sources say that a commemoration of “All Martyrs”...
In 835 AD, during the reign of Pope Gregory III, the festival was moved to 1st November and was expanded to include the honouring of all saints, including those whose sainthood is only known to God. It is likely that 1st November was intentionally chosen to replace the pagan feast of the...