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Alternative History / Independent Perspectives - Videos/Articles
Alternative History / Independent Perspectives - Videos/Articles
The Symposium is one of the foundational documents of Western culture and arguably the most profound analysis and celebration of love in the history of philosophy. It is also the most lavishly literary of Plato's dialogues--a virtuoso prose performance in which the author, like a playful maestro, shows off an entire repertoire of characters, ideas, contrasting viewpoints, and iridescent styles. History and Background
Plato's Symposium
IRISH LITERATURE, MYTHOLOGY, FOLKLORE, AND DRAMA
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The Loch Ness Monster ( Scottish Gaelic : Niseag ) is a cryptid that is reputed to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands .
Loch Ness Monster
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Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks , concerning their gods and heroes , the nature of the world , and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. It was a part of the religion in ancient Greece and is part of religion in modern Greece and around the world , known as Hellenismos . Modern scholars refer to and study the myths in an attempt to throw light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece and its civilization, and to gain understanding of the nature of myth-making itself. [ 1 ]
Sea monster
Sea monsters are sea-dwelling mythical or legendary creatures, often believed to be of immense size.
The Hurrians occupied the land between the Hittites and Assyria, having descended from the mountains south of the Caspian Sea.
Hittite/Hurrian Mythology
myths and legends
Moai facing inland at Ahu Tongariki , restored by Chilean archaeologist Claudio Cristino in the 1990s
Moai
Chinese mythology refers to those myths found in the historical geographic area of China : these include myths in Chinese and other languages, as transmitted by Han Chinese as well as other ethnic groups (of which fifty-six are officially recognized by the current administration of China). [ 1 ] Chinese mythology includes creation myths and legends, such as myths concerning the founding of Chinese culture and the Chinese state. As in many cultures' mythologies, Chinese mythology has in the past been believed to be, at least in part, a factual recording of history.
Chinese mythology
Aztec mythology
Mictlantecuhtli (left), god of death, the lord of the Underworld and Quetzalcoatl (right), god of wisdom, life, knowledge, morning star, patron of the winds and light, the lord of the West . They both symbolize the life and the death. Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. [ 1 ] The Aztecs were Nahuatl speaking groups living in central Mexico and much of their mythology is similar to that of other Mesoamerican cultures.A fairy tale (pronounced /ˈfeəriˌteɪl/) is a type of short story that typically features folkloric fantasy characters, such as fairies , goblins , elves , trolls , dwarves , giants , mermaids , or gnomes , and usually magic or enchantments . Fairy tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends (which generally involve belief in the veracity of the events described) [ 1 ] and explicitly moral tales, including beast fables. In less technical contexts, the term is also used to describe something blessed with unusual happiness, as in "fairy tale ending" (a happy ending ) [ 2 ] or "fairy tale romance " (though not all fairy tales end happily).
Fairy tale
Roman mythology
Roman mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to ancient Rome 's legendary origins and religious system , as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans . "Roman mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other cultures in any period.A mermaid is a legendary aquatic creature with the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish . [ 1 ] Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, and Asia. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria , in which the goddess Atargatis transforms herself into a mermaid out of shame for accidentally killing her human lover.