and this existence have passed from a closed,silent existence to an oral state,open to appropria-tion by society,for there is no regulation,either nat-ural or not,which forbids imagination.Few symbols saturate human civilization sobroadly and thoroughly as those of the dragon:proudly flicking ...
Parts of the Phillip ivory shield that found in Vergina Tomb. You can see clearly the two Pan-Hellenic symbols: The 16th Sun/Star (Vergina Sun) and the Meander (Greek key). The shield itself can be found in the museum of Vergina in Central Macedonia, Greece.Greek Sun/Star or Vergina S...
Reading George Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” can be like looking at a tapestry of the middle ages that features central figures in action, a few witnesses in the background, but also meticulous details of flora and fauna. Once you look beyond the main image, and concentrate on a...
It is important to note that in none of these cases does the artist use mythological themes and symbols to express their original cultural meaning; rather, they appropriate well-known elements of ancient Iranian culture and imbue them with new meanings relevant to contemporary issues and ...