Fictive Rituals in Völuspá: Mythological Narration between Agency and Structure in the Representation of Reality The Survival of the Pagan Gods. The Mythological Tradition and Its Place in Renaissance Humanism and Art by Jean Seznec
The gods of Olympus chose the Pelion peninsula as their summer holiday hideaway. They knew what they were doing: this is one of the loveliest regions in Greece with spectacular scenery, a dramatic coastline and a quality of light that has made it popular with artists. Think of Cornwall ...
Sanguan (三官):The “Three Officers” of Heaven, Earth, and Water, said to be born of Yuanshi Tianzun. There are different beliefs as to who these Chinese mythological gods are. For example, the Heaven Officer is believed by some to be the Jade Emperor, while others see him as Yao (...
北欧神话人物表（Nordic mythological figures）Brey (Buri), born at birth, has a son, Borr, who means production, and later has 3 sons, Odin (Odin, Holy), Willy (VILI, spirit), Wei (VE, will)The king of the gods, Odin (Odin): hold the palm gallows and the gallows with the God, ...
Roger Zelazny wrote the sci-fantasy “Lord of Light” novel regarding human colonizers of another planet, dominating the local lifeforms by using a reincarnation machine that allows them to pretend to be a Hindu god of the Hindu pantheon. Throughout the novel the reincarnating colonizers at tim...
My central section names and analyses the influences light heartedly, adopting the language and methodology of phenomenology of religions and describing the 'cult' of two Gods of mismanagement. I discuss the Gods in terms of their myths, practices, main adherents, structures, beliefs and ...
The winter solstice at Newgrange is well known, but the lesser-known Equinox illumination at sunrise occurs at Loughcrew. The backstone of the chamber is illuminated by a beam of light at sunrise on the Spring and autumn equinoxes.
When Memnon died, Eos mourned greatly over the death of her son, and made the light of her brother, Helios (Sun), to fade, and begged Nyx (Night), to come out earlier, so she could be able to freely steal her son’s body undetected by the armies of the Greeks and the Trojans.[...
The traditional depiction of a dragon was a snakelike creature with a head like a horse. They also often had four legs, horns on their heads, and sometimes even whiskers. In early Chinese history, dragons were benevolent water creatures that represented light and positive forces. But after ...
This unnatural union led to the birth of the Minotaur, a creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull, a living testament to the consequences of defying the gods. The Labyrinth: A Masterpiece of Confinement To hide this embodiment of his shame, King Minos commissioned ...