“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad.”
Greek Mythology. Titans versus the gods. A bronze anvil is thrown from on high into the depths of Tartarus. Hesiod tells us that a bronze anvil thrown from the celestial sphere would take 9 days to reach earth and another 9 to reach Tartarus. It wasn’t just a place though, Tartarus was also considered to be a divinity in his own right, […]
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GB 1st June 2019 : Echo Whaaat? First Orpheus and Eurydice. Now Echo and the N A R C ? OK. I’m having a Greek Myth day today. Woohoooo. Quite happy with that :o) P.S. This was posted a couple of days back but I’ve only just seen it!
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This was my subject of today. So – I go from Orphic Myth to Orpheus and Eurydice to Katharine of Aragon and Henry the VIIIth to Christ and Mary Magdalene. How? It’s ALL a story. A tale. A MYTH about a woman being sent to Hell. Rescued from Hell by a man. And then being […]
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What EXACTLY is this? OK. My conclusions here and mine alone. Encryption. Ciphers. Codes. Allegory. Myth. Symbol. Parable etc etc. Every single one of us are surrounded by the above. To my mind (!) this is quite natural…we were Never meant to KNOW IT ALL. Imagine what would happen if we did. Eeek. These things […]
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Pierre Terrail Isn’t it strange that the Knight without Fear is named BAYARD…after a magical horse? I laughed out loud at this video. Trying to get into a car in full armour. Funny guys :o) C’mon. Just think about it (?) Fighting in armour. Just how ridiculous is that ? But it’d stop you getting […]
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ELECTRA Can someone, somewhere, get a grip of Myth & Legend and Pre-Raphaelite ART and TRULY SEE what it TELLS? FFS! #BLACKWIDOWVibe?
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A short lesson in languages and history and timelines. I called my both my Grandmothers NAN. In Italian she is Nonna. You can use Nanny, Granny, Nanna etc There is a Welsh Female Saint called Saint Non/Nun. From Pembrokeshire. She was the mother of Saint David – patron saint of Wales. She was raped and […]
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I’m trying to get my head around THIS link! Omphalos I did NOT find it at #Wiki but whilst researching a fountain in Italy. But I cite the Wiki article for this sentence alone – In Greek lore, Zeus sent two eagles across the world to meet at its centre, the “navel” of the world.[1] TWO Eagles? BTW. […]
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I am totally in love with this series. And the way the presenter presents each show. His enthusiasm is infectious :o) I might have a very different view on the “timeline” but that doesn’t stop my enjoyment…not least because I always learn something new! The scene with him in the LongBoat wearing the Viking Horned […]
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I used to call THE THEM False Prophet and Devil’s Daughter but I’ve moved on. Cooperman and Blunderwoman ? Or – Basildon Bond and Miss FunnyFanny? Or Holmes and Dr (Fake Scot) Creeper? Or…..?
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The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Generally described as taking place from the 14th century to the 17th century, the Renaissance promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature and art. Renaissance means re-birth. I’ve just taken down one of my books and the Introduction says… The title […]
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Sad Cypress is a wonderful Poirot book by Agatha Christie. It begins with the quote : “Come away, come away, death, And in sad cypress let me be laid.” From whence cometh this quote? And why “sad” cypress? Well. Sad because : Cypress Wood used to be used to make coffins. And………..Check out 12th Night by […]
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