The title of this chapter should immediately provoke a number of questions. If the word sodomy refers to an intolerable violation of natural, human, and divine laws, what could it possibly have to do with courtly love, which, as it is traditionally conce
s still rare for them to callthemselvesfascists. The word isn’t going to go away, and, it appears, neither are the new more-fascist-like breed of politicians and voters. So it’s probably helpful to think on what historical fascism actually was – the people who once actuallycalled ...
The Renaissance, which is French for the word “rebirth” or “revival”, was the cultural bloom for Europe. Before this era, life was an everyday battle, facing warfare, poverty, and disease. Starting in around 1400 C.E and lasting until about 1700 C.E, the Renaissance brought about ne...
-- The Labyrinth: Symbol of Fear, Rebirth, and Liberation. -- The Library of Greek Mythology. -- The MacMillan Book of Greek Gods and Heroes. -- The Myth of Apollo and Marsyas in the Art of the Italian Renaissance. -- The Myths of Greece & Rome. -- The Oresteia: Apollo & Bacchus...
: "She [Hestia] was the first-born child of wily Kronos and youngest too." [N.B. Hestia was the first-born child of Kronos (Cronus) and so the first to be devoured and last disgorged (i.e. her rebirth). Hence the poet describes her as both the oldest and youngest child.]...
Providence, god, heaven; Provident, for a rainy da 44、y,Forethought.Psyches wife. She lost her confidence in her husbandTo him and his mind. Then she gave up the doubt and gained love againRebirth. It is now used to represent soul, soul and spirit. Psychic spirit, the spiritOf the ...
derives from a greek word for testicles. but while the biology and ecology of orchids has gotten plenty of attention from researchers, there are few studies of its "phytoiconography," or how the flower has been used symbolically in art. a few years ago, botanist giulia caneva of the ...
The identity of the child whose birth, according to Vergil, will bring the realisation of the second Golden Age is examined in the context of rites regarding the absolution of sins and the promise of rebirth. The Orphíc and Dionysian mysteries are particularly discussed, on the strength of tw...
The Renaissance was the rebirth of classical philosophy, classical literature, and classical thought overall. Once the Roman Empire fell, Europe fell into a 1,000-year dark period where civilization went backward and learning was left as an afterthought. After the fall of Constantinople in the mi...
Villa, country estate, complete with house, grounds, and subsidiary buildings. The term villa particularly applies to the suburban summer residences of the ancient Romans and their later Italian imitators. In Great Britain the word has come to mean a sma