might be darkness. It might be spirit. Or in ancient Greek religion, a more sort of philosophical polytheism, it might be fate.───可能是黑暗。可能是幽灵。或者在古希腊宗教中,一种哲学上的多神论,它可能是命运。 Cynic is the member of a sect of ancient Greek philosophers.───犬儒学派是...
My last entry forZwift. As I noted earlier this month, they sent me a note saying that on my next billing cycle they would be raising the price to $20 a month. That prompted me to cancel immediately. I thought I had the rest of May to ride because the note said my next billing d...
In Arabic astronomy the twins were seen as peacocks. In Egyptian astrology they were twin goats, or else the two gods, Horus the Elder and Horus the Younger, while classical Greek mythology identified them as the twin brothers, Castor and Pollux, aka The Gemini, from the Latin word for twi...
At this time the Greek colony of Naucratis was founded in the Nile Delta, and a canal uniting the Nile with the Red Sea was dug. Phoenician navigators sent by Necho II rounded Africa from east to west. Necho II, Psamtik II, and Apries fought with Babylonia for Syria and Palestine. ...
Romans had a god for everything, and soldiers were especially superstitious. Much of Greek medical thought opted for practicality in the treatment of wounds, and injuries; cleaning and bandaging wounds would have been more logical than putting another talisman about the neck. That said, let us ...
The word ‘theatre’ comes from the Greek wordtheatronwhich literally means ‘a place for watching’. Theatres were built from the sixth century B.C.E onward. Most religious sites had a theatre and, as previously mentioned, they were used to celebrate festivals in honour of Dionysus. ...
It is Easter on Sunday, at least western Easter. Orthodox Easter isn’t until… oh wow, May 5th. So Cinco de Mayo and Greek Easter together, that should be some fun. Anyway, all I have today is some updates around a few things I previously covered. ...
is seen as a mummified man who wears a skull cap and holds theWas sceptercombined with the Ankh and theDjedforming the scepter of authority. The name of Egypt was derived from the Greek word Aigyptos which corresponds to the word Hat-Ka-Ptah which means "Temple of the Soul of Ptah" ...
Over time, these primitive Swedes became Slavicized and, after the fall of Byzantium, took on their extensive Greek-based cultural heritage as their own. This is why it’s been said that the Russians are in fact culturally Hellenic Swedes. ...
The word ‘theatre’ comes from the Greek word theatron which literally means ‘a place for watching’. Theatres were built from the sixth century B.C.E onward. Most religious sites had a theatre and, as previously mentioned, they were used to celebrate festivals in honour of Dionysus. Greek...