It is beyond many people to even consider the killing of an animal, the sacrifice of the innocent in the name of a deity, but this was not the case in ancient times, and even in some parts of the modern world Read more Section: News Premium Preview Read Later Source
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The Archetypal Origins Of Norse And Celtic Sea Deities
Long before the chemical composition of water was discovered, ancient cultures recognized it as the elixir of life, protected and ruled over by powerful deities. Read more Section: News History Read Later Source
Decapitated Statues of Greek Deities Finally Reunited with Their Heads
Excavations at western Anatolia’s ancient Greek city of Aizanoi (also spelt Aezani) continue to unearth stunning artifacts and architectural wonders. The latest in the series of fascinating finds comes in the form of two exceptionally beautiful 5000-year-old Greek statue heads, whose bodies had been found earlier in a different area. Aizanoi was continuously settled from […]
Pumas, Cougars And Jaguars: Feline Deities Of Prehistoric South America
The Andean mountain lion, often called the South American cougar, ( Puma concolor ), is perhaps best known simply as the puma, and this manhunter ruled the forests and jungles of western South America, from Colombia and Venezuela to Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Several species have been identified in ancient South America: from Chile, Puma concolor puma named by explorer Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782; from Argentina, […]