The Romans used the Egyptian names for their days of the week: the day of the sun,of the moon,of the planet Mars,of Mercury(水星),of Venus(木星),and of Saturn(土星). We get our names for the days not from the Romans but from the Anglo Saxons,who called most of the days after...
Known as “The Snail” on account of the spiral shape it hides within,El Caracolis considered to be an observatory, with astronomy as its main function. Openings in its walls and dome face towards Venus and align with certain stars on specific dates. Interestingly, the Maya carried out their...
In 1908 near the village of Willendorf, Austria, a group of archaeologists discovered a mysterious figurine. It represents a voluptuous woman, who was first mistaken for Venus, the Roman goddess of love. The object is estimated to have been made 25,000 or 30,000 years ago during the Upper ...
their days of the week: the day of the sun, of the moon, of the planet Mars, of Mer-cury(水星),of Jupiter(木星),of Venus(金星),and of Saturn(土星)We get our names for the days not from the Romans but from the Anglo Saxons, who called most of the days after their own gods....
The Tarzan/John Carter/Pellucidar/Caspak/Moon/Carson of Venus Chronology, which "covers the shared worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs' fantastic creations" but has a rather unwieldy name; The Doc Savage Chronology, from the character created by Lester Dent (as Kenneth Robeson); The Avenger ...
History of the Birth of Venus Through the centuries, artists have been astounded by the beauty and serenity of Aphrodite, causing various representations of guises and poses. These guises and poses caused such a stir that artists were kept busy to satisfy the hungry collectors (Loggia). "Aphro...
Known for his grand building projects, he re-built the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma. He is also known for building Hadrian’s Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. During his reign, Hadrian traveled to nearly every province of the Empire. An ...
Romulus and Remus upon an altar dedicated to Mars and Venus (from Ostia) The spirits of the dead were not always entities whose remembrance gave comfort to the living. There was another group of spirits who were to be dreaded and propitiated: Lemures. Lemures were spirits of the dead of ...
Mars in four; the Sun, Venus, and Mercury in a year; the Moon in twenty-eight days. Tush, these are freshmen’s[102] suppositions. But, tell me, hath every sphere a dominion or intelligentia? MEPHIST. Ay. FAUSTUS. How many heavens or spheres are there? MEPHIST. Nine; the seven pl...
On his third best-actor nomination, Will Smith finally earned a win for his portrayal as the father of Venus and Serena Williams. But the night is still more famous for Smith walking onstage and slapping presenter Chris Rock for making a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. In ...