The Mysterious Mary Magdalene.
Mary Magdalene is to simply put it an enigma. She is one of the more fascinating characters or persons fromContinue Reading
Tag: Mythology
Alexandre Cabanel’s The Birth of Venus (1863).
Inspiration often comes from my daily grind. I’ve said it many times before and today is no different. I boughtContinue Reading
The Peacock, worshipped and revered around the world, and not just because he is a showoff.
The male peacock is a large pheasant (peafowl), usually blue or green and originally native to India. He is knownContinue Reading
The Angels of Mons
Is Archangel Michael, the ‘Angel of Mons’, who saved the British? In the sweltering heat of August 1914, the BritishContinue Reading
Aztec human sacrifice.
Our earliest evidence of human sacrifice can be traced back to the Mesopotamians from around 6,000 BC. This vulgar practiceContinue Reading
The Chimera
Mythology often dates back to antiquity. That is where my head is often buried, in a book about ancient RomeContinue Reading
The Tale of Pomona and Vertumnus
The Romans worshipped an innumerable number of gods and goddesses. Many of these were first deities of the Etruscans whoContinue Reading
A short history of Byzantium: No. 3 The Vision of Constantine the Great.
What are we to believe of the amazing vision of Constantine I on the eve of his battle with MaxentiusContinue Reading
The Promise of Immortal Life?
The elixir of life, according to mythology, if consumed will bring its bearer the promise of immortal life. The substanceContinue Reading
The Legend of the “Eye” Part 5
The All Seeing Eye becomes a hijacked symbol by groups with agendas that we don’t really understand. Trying to putContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 