Mythology encompasses the entire body of myths related to a specific culture, religion, or set of traditions. It includes the characters, themes, and narratives that define a society's worldview and values. Mythology serves as a lens through which the practices, beliefs, and history of a cultu...
Here are three short reviews of those Netflix actioners from Tjahjanto, who is soon to be directingNobody 2(2025). I realise scenes where characters are garroted, decapitated, strangled, snapped, shot, hung and impaled with their own splintered bones are not the most seasonal of films to r...
Throughout the whole body of the text of the ‘Homeric Hymn to Hermes‘ he is portrayed as a rustic god associated with the droving and abduction of cattle and other beasts. Indeed, when he was but a precocious babe in his mother’s arms in a cave high on rustic Mount Cyllene, his ...
The poemLokasenna(“Loki’s Quarrel”) is an explicit case where Loki takes centre-stage in criticising all of the gods during a feast to which he arrives uninvited. Among other choice insults, he somewhat piously criticises their sexual morality – particularly that of the female gods. This ...
Being aware that our conduct, speech, efforts, and livelihood might lead to our suffering and a failure in undertaking our duties and responsibilities to others and society as a whole, the discipline of action is related to Right Action, Right Speech, Right Livelihood, and Right Effort. ...
of those old narratives. We find ourselves in an unnamed kingdom, where a newborn is left at the door of an elderly couple with a letter indicating that he cannot be raised in the palace because he is a bastard of the king, and from a chapter dedicated to summarizing the life of ...
They are wonderful books to read with complex political narratives, plenty of backstabbing, magic and love. They aren't just for fantasy nerds, either; they are accessible to lovers of all genres who just want a good series to read. Once you've read them all, you can finally take part ...
Family Saga.Family sagas focus on the lives of an extended family, sometimes over several generations. Rather than having an individual protagonist, the family saga tells the stories of multiple main characters or of the family as a whole. ...
While the festival presents logistical challenges and serves as a platform for political narratives, its essence lies in the timeless tradition of devotion and the pursuit of liberation. As the sacred waters of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati continue to draw pilgrims from across the nation, ...
Part I, “Journeys of Belief,” includes personal narratives of belief, including that of the author; Part II, “The Biology of Belief,” bores into the brain and explains how the mind works to form beliefs, from thoughts and ideas down to neurons firing across tiny synaptic gaps as they...