we have at once the clue to the character which she bears in the religion of Greece ; for, as her father was the most powerful and her mother the wisest among the gods, so Athena was a combination of the two, that is, a goddess in whom power and wisdom were harmoniously blended. Fr...
Propertius and the other elegists seem to have been familiar with a set of ideas initially promoted in the Near Eastthat extolled the magical aspect of love which could even cause madness and disease to its victims. Propertius' preference for the myth stresses the erotic implications of certain ...
But at this point the serpent is more subtle, and the difficulty arises. To all the above orthodox teachings she “adds" a great horde of ecclesiastical legend-- teachings and traditions which are arrogantly sub-Christian and which deny of the Word of God. So Romanism brings us eventually ...
I am no great lover of Cornwell’s Dark Age books (while I love his Sharpe series), and various other similar series have left me cold. I have enjoyed Giles Kristian and Robert Low’s Viking adventures, but of England, until recently the only books that truly grabbed me were James ...
In those cases it would be a matter of necessity to have new prefaces sooner or later. But as a layman who has little or no clue about all the minor feasts, or order and priorities of feasts, I cannot judge if there would be a need of 200, 20 or zero new prefaces under...
The Knot of Hercules,also known as Heracles Knot, Love Knot, and Marriage Knot,is a famous Roman and Greek protective charm. This strong knot, made with two intertwined ropes, was considered an important part of a Roman bride’s wedding dress. Hercules was regarded as the guardian of marrie...