One of the most well-recognized works of music is Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre, the “Ride…
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A common medical symbol found everywhere is a staff with two snakes winding up the…
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HistoryMyths & Legends
(In Pics) Five Sacred Pots of Hindu Mythology
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenHinduism is the largest religion on the Asian subcontinent, a part of the lives of…
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Archaeology sometimes suffers from a malaise in public perception. Some think that everything that can…
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Unexplained Mysteries
The Phantom Wolf and the Haunting of the Hexham Heads
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriIn 1971, the Robson family, who lived in Hexham, in the county of Northumberland in…
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Manannán mac Lir was powerful sea deity of Irish folklore. This mysterious figure has been…
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Myths & Legends
(In Pics) Shapeshifting and Sexual Assault: The Many Disguises of Zeus
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenZeus, father of the gods and hurler of thunderbolts in Greek myth, was not a…
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Greek Mythology is filled with widely known heroic figures. There is for example Prometheus, who…
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Myths & Legends
Phuket Vegetarian Festival: Good Food and Facial Violence
by Kurt Readmanby Kurt ReadmanThe Phuket Vegetarian Festival is also known as the Nine Emperor Gods Festival. It is…
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Picture a mermaid, and most people will go straight for the Disney depiction of an…
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In 1867 the world of European history was thrown into confusion by the mysterious appearance…
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Myths & Legends
Finn McCool, the Irish Legend: A Template for King Arthur?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin Dimri60 million years ago, an intense volcanic eruption forced molten basalt rock through the upper…
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Myths & Legends
Where Truth Meets Legend: Was Jimmu the First Emperor of Japan?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriAs long as the country of Japan has existed, it has been ruled by emperors.…
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Myths & Legends
The Thunderbird: Could this Native American Myth be Real?
by Kurt Readmanby Kurt ReadmanWhen the first settlers arrived in the New World, they faced a vast continent stretching…
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Unexplained Mysteries
The Mystery of the Pleiades: Where is the Seventh Sister?
by Bipin Dimriby Bipin DimriThe Pleiades, a bright cluster of stars, forms one of the most familiar objects in…