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EyeWitness To The Middle Ages and Renaissance Life in a Christian Monastery, ca. 585"When he was dead his body was not placed with the bodies of the brethren, but a grave was dug in the dung pit, and his body was flung down into it. . . " Crime and punishment in a medieval monastery: the monastery's Abbott provides insight into the monastic life. The Vikings Discover America, ca. 1000"There was no want of salmon either in the river or in the lake." Five hundred years before Columbus, the Vikings discover a New World. Invasion of England, 1066The Norman conquest of Anglo-Saxon England described through the images of the 900 year-old Bayeux Tapestry. Anarchy in 12th Century EnglandThe Anglo-Saxon Chronicle paints a sobering picture of life in 12th century England that contrasts strikingly with Hollywood's image of the Middle Ages. The Murder Of Thomas Becket, 1170The killing of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Crusaders Capture Jerusalem, 1099The assault and capture of the Christian "Navel of the World"

Animals in Mythology - Myth Encyclopedia - Greek, god, story, legend, ancient, famous, snake, war, norse, Japanese, world Since the beginning of human history, people have lived in close contact with animals—usually as hunters and farmers—and have developed myths and legends about them. All kinds of creatures, from fierce leopards to tiny spiders, play important roles in mythology. A myth can give special meaning or extraordinary qualities to common animals such as frogs and bears. However, other creatures found in myths—many-headed monsters, dragons, and unicorns—never existed in the real world. Animals may serve as stand-ins for humans or human characteristics, as in the African and Native American trickster tales or the fables of the Greek storyteller Aesop. In some legends, animals perform heroic deeds or act as mediators between heaven and earth. Animals often have a dualistic quality in mythology. Animals and People Many myths explore relationships between humans and animals. Transformation. mediator go-between shaman person thought to possess spiritual and healing powers Connections.

greek gods What can we say about the Greeks that they haven't already said about themselves? Consummate tall story tellers, they have classy classic Gods for all situations. Greek Mythology is a veritable blockbusting soap opera. What can ZEUS possibly get up to next - and with whom? Full of twists, turns, plots within plots, wit, humor, satire, belly laughs, blood-curdling thrills, Greek Gods have beginnings, middles, and ends without end. The Romans couldn't improve upon them. REGIONS COVERED: Greece, Greek islands, Athens, Argos, Attica, Corinth, Thessaly, Lesbos, Aegean, Arcadia, Rhodes, Sparta, Delphi, Lemnos, Thebes, Mycenae, Aechaea, Troy. Many Gods are spread across different regions, cultures and tribes. TRIBES, CULTURES AND PEOPLES COVERED: The Greeks and Hellenic race of the Aegean, including the Spartan, Trojan, Athenian, Peloponnese and Arcadian peoples. The Gods told us to do it.

Fantasy Name Generator By Samuel Stoddard - Version 1.5 One of the perks of creating fantasy stories -- whether by writing a story or game or by role-playing -- is you get to make up the names. Some people relish the task while others are frustrated by it. Some like it but can't seem to create names that are diverse enough. In addition, this tool can be fairly amusing to use even if you don't have any name creating to do. You can use the fantasy name generator below. Головна Myth, Legend, Folklore, Ghosts Apollo and the Greek Muses Updated July 2010 COMPREHENSIVE SITES ON MYTHOLOGY ***** The Encyclopedia Mythica - SEARCH - Areas - Image Gallery - Genealogy tables - Mythic Heroes Probert Encyclopaedia - Mythology Gods, Heroes, and MythDictionary of Mythology What is Myth? MESOPOTAMIAN MYTHOLOGYThe Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ Sumerian Mythology FAQ Sumerian Mythology Sumerian Gods and Goddesses Sumerian Myths SUMERIAN RELIGION Mythology's Mythinglinks: the Tigris-Euphrates Region of the Ancient Near East Gods, Goddesses, Demons and Monsters of Mesopotamia The Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ More info on Ancient Mesopotamia can be found on my Ancient River Valley Civilizations page. GREEK MYTHOLOGYOrigins of Greek MythologyGreek Mythology - MythWeb Greek-Gods.info (plus a fun QUIZ)Ancient Greek Religion Family Tree of Greek Mythology Greek Names vs. VARIOUS FAIRIES, ELVES, UNICORNS, MERMAIDS, & OTHER MYTHICAL TOPICS HERE BE DRAGONS!

romanochinese paper Acta Ant. Hung. 51, 2011 and our recent knowledge of the Roman Empire. The information supported by west-ern auctors and archaeological data from Roman sites could reflect on the authentic-ity of these Chinese Histories and might help to solve some of the several problems.However, the present work is only a small part of a complete comparison of how theChinese and Romans imagined each other. I. A SHORT REFLECTION ON THE HISTORY OF SINO-ROMAN RELATIONSOne of the most detailed works is still China and the Roman Orient. by thefirst compiler of ancient Chinese chronicles, F. In his elaborate work there arevarious Chinese descriptions including not only the Roman Empire but the Byzantineworld, too. East Asian Sourcebook: Chinese Accounts of Rome, Byzantium and the Middle East, c. 91 B.C.E.–1642 C.E. While it is also available online, it only includes thetranslations without the Chinese originals, as well as essays and references. Hou Han shu and the Wei lüe Lijian 犂鞬 ) and Daqin Similarly, P. in 1936.

Fantasy Name Generator antoin Ways of Interpreting Myth Ways of Interpreting Myth(LINKS) In a recent article on flood myths, Alan Dundes wrote: "Theories of myth interpretation may be roughly divided into two major groupings: literal and symbolic. Literalists tend to seek factual or historical bases for a given mythological narrative while advocates of one the many symbolic approaches prefer to regard the narrative as a code requiring some mode of decipher-ment. 1. Often books on mythology conveniently forget that myth stories were once all believed to be "true" (in some sense). 2. Early philosophers tried to rationalize the fantastic events in myth by claiming that they were distortions of historical fact. Since the end of the 19th century, archeologists have searched for the site of the historical Troy. 3. Early philosophers were also disturbed by the seemingly immoral or amoral actions of their gods. 4. 5. 6. Myths often present themselves as explanations of how nature works or how a certain benefit or ill came about. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Yafnag - Fantasy Name Generator This random name generator provides lists of fantasy names, useful in role-playing games, for World of Warcraft, or in any situation where many names of characters or places are needed. Some links: SOAP server: Yafnag can be used through a SOAP web service (SOAP server). See the WSDL description and a example of small python SOAP client. XML-RPC server: more easy than SOAP, Yafnag can also be used through a XML-RPC web service (XML-RPC server). A die roller online: "hamete virtual dice server" Other name generators: - Fantasy Name Generator Support : Counter: Number of names generated by Yafnag: 288691250

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