European medieval architecture tended towards the ornamented. For centuries an enormous amount of the productivity…
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The vast and impossibly ancient necropolis in Saqqara in the Egyptian desert is filled with…
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Time and again, a similar theme emerges in the ancient and original religions of the…
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Have you heard the story of the angry deity and the flood? The one where…
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Nestled within the lush landscapes of the Yucatan Peninsula, the ancient Mayan city of Uxmal…
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Much of Irish mythology is lost to us. The accumulations of myth and heroic tales…
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The dwarf god Bes might not be ancient Egypt’s most famous deity, but he was…
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Myths & Legends
(List) Mother of Monsters: The Eleven Children of Tiamat
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenTiamat, primordial goddess-monster of chaos, was the mother of the Babylonian pantheon. Her story has…
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The Quran is old. The Bible, and especially the Old Testament (or Jewish Tanakh) is…
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When it comes to biblical lore there is one character so shrouded in mystery and…
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Some of the most recognizable depictions of religious figures come from the hieroglyphics of ancient…
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Pascal’s Wager is one of the most famous thought experiments in history. Conjured by the…
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Myths & Legends
Woden, not Odin: Strange Anglo Saxon Derivation of a Pagan God?
by Kurt Readmanby Kurt ReadmanWoden, derived from Odin in Norse mythology, was one of the most important gods in…
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Unexplained Mysteries
Precarious Enormity: How does the Krishna Butter Ball Defy Gravity?
by Wu Mingrenby Wu MingrenThe Krishna Butter Ball is an enormous rock located in Mahabalipuram, a town in the…
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Myths & Legends
Ugallu: Lion Headed God-Monster of Babylonian Life Insurance
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenIn the beginning, god created eleven mythical monsters because of her concern over the actions…