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217 pages of results. 651. Thoth Vol VI, No 4: June 30, 2002 [Journals] [Thoth]
... The implications of this theory, if true, are at once revolutionary and far-reaching. In addition to necessitating a drastic revision in our understanding of the historical determinants of ancient myth and religion, the central tenets of modern astronomy and a host of allied sciences would be called into question as well. With stakes this high, it is imperative ... . . . . . . . . Wal Thornhill- From time immemorial the planet Venus has fascinated terrestrial skywatchers, and cultures everywhere assigned it a prominent role in their mythological traditions and religious rituals. Already at the dawn of recorded history, Sumerian priests composed hymns in honor of the planet which they venerated as the goddess Inanna "To ...
652. Dragons [Journals] [SIS Internet Digest]
... expert and know virtually nothing about Asian mythology, but I may be able to suggest some english and norse sources for further study. For an English (Anglo-Saxon) dragon myth, check out Beowulf. Grendel, the dragon antagonist, is a fire (breathing?) dragon who flies and sits atop a hoard of treasure. By the ... 15:49:45 GMT jchong1111@aol.com (jchong1111) wrote:>Hi all, I am writing a research paper comparing the > dragon of asiatic mythology with that of the western > dragon. Need sources/info!! In Chinese mythology dragons are usually benevolent. I stress usually. The four main dragons are ...
653. Letters [Journals] [SIS Workshop]
... Issue Contents Letters Which Premise?Dear Sir, I feel it is necessary to make some comments concerning Derek Shelley-Pearce's letter in WORKSHOP 6:2 regarding my article "Velikovsky's Mythology: Accepting the Premise..." in WORKSHOP 6:1 . He raises four main points which I will discuss briefly. 1. DSP opines that there ... the whole vexed question of selectivity in any study of mythology is something to beware of: that Velikovsky himself was guilty of this there is no doubt, as "Velikovsky Mythistoricus", an article by James Fitton in CHIRON I:182, 1974, 29-36 (kindly brought to my attention by C. Leroy Ellenberger) ably demonstrates. ...
654. Oedipus and Akhnaton by Immanuel Velikovsky [Velikovsky]
... From "Oedipus and Akhnaton" © 1960 by Immanuel Velikovsky | FULL TEXT NOT AVAILABLE CD HOME Oedipus and Akhnaton Myth and History (c ) 1950 by Immanuel Velikovsky Garden City, New York Doubleday & Company ISBN: 0-385-00529-6 To Horace M. Kallen Dust cover text: Was Oedipus, the parricide who sired children by his mother, ... product of the subconscious mind as Freud thought? Was he a mythological figure? Or was he a real, historical person? Such questions have provoked interest among historians and authors for centuries. In OEDIPUS AND AKHNATON, Immanuel Velikovsky identifies the scene and all the personages of the Greek Oedipus legend with the life patterns of the family of the ...
655. Oedipus and Akhnaton by Immanuel Velikovsky [Books]
... From "Oedipus and Akhnaton" © 1960 by Immanuel Velikovsky | FULL TEXT NOT AVAILABLE CD HOME Oedipus and Akhnaton Myth and History (c ) 1950 by Immanuel Velikovsky Garden City, New York Doubleday & Company ISBN: 0-385-00529-6 To Horace M. Kallen Dust cover text: Was Oedipus, the parricide who sired children by his mother, ... product of the subconscious mind as Freud thought? Was he a mythological figure? Or was he a real, historical person? Such questions have provoked interest among historians and authors for centuries. In OEDIPUS AND AKHNATON, Immanuel Velikovsky identifies the scene and all the personages of the Greek Oedipus legend with the life patterns of the family of the ...
656. The Rise and Fall of Man (Moons, Myths and Man) [Books]
... From: Moons, Myths and Man by H. S. Bellamy CD Rom Home Last | Contents | Next 21 The Rise and Fall of Man The foregoing myths may be very interesting and amusing, and they certainly contain a surprising amount of truth and good observation; but they do not answer the question: Where does man come ... unless they sacrificed something from their store. At the religious ceremony Okeepa of the Numangkake or Mandan Indians, a medicine-man dressed to represent Numangmachana, the only survivor of a mythical white race, took a levy of knives and other cutting implements to sacrifice them to the waters. It was believed that if this was not done every year at ...
657. The Encyclopedia Mythica [Journals] [SIS Internet Digest]
... Internet Digest 1997:2 (Feb 1998) Home | Issue Contents The Encyclopedia Mythica http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/An on-line Encyclopaedia of mythology featuring articles and illustrations. Includes Chinese, Etruscan, Egyptian, Greek, Haitian, Japanese, Latvian, Mayan, Native, American, Norse, Persian, Polynesian ... From: SIS Internet Digest 1997:2 (Feb 1998) Home | Issue Contents The Encyclopedia Mythica http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/An on-line Encyclopaedia of mythology featuring articles and illustrations. Includes Chinese, Etruscan, Egyptian, Greek, Haitian, Japanese, Latvian, Mayan, Native, American, Norse ...
658. Our Universe: Unlocking its Mysteries [Journals] [SIS Internet Digest]
... this is what Annis sets out to do. Annis asks: What kind of sky did the ancients see? The ancients were long fascinated with the sky, and their myths tell of strange and violent events. Were ancient myths merely fantasies? Myths tend to be dismissed by astronomers and even mainstream mythologists. But Dave Talbott, Ev Cochrane ... Dwardu Cardona have found that there are consistent patterns, with widely separated cultures telling the same story. Now Kronia have begun to challenge some of the generally accepted theories, and includes astronomers, physicists, electrical engineers, and mythologists. Annis reminds us that heavenly bodies were worshipped as gods. Myth proclaimed that "We once lived in the ...
659. The Dawn of Astronomy: A Study of the Temple-Worship and Mythology of the Ancient Egyptians [Books]
... Amen-Ra at Karnak 113 XII. The Stars- their Risings and Settings 120 XIII. The Egyptian Heavens- the Zodiacs of Denderah 132 XIV. The Circumpolar Constellations: the Myth of Horus 144 XV. Temples Directed to the Stars 155 XVI. Further Inquiries with Regard to the Stellar Temples 167 XVII. The Building Inscriptions 173 XVIII. The ... [ CD-Rom Home ] The Dawn of Astronomy A Study of the Temple-Worship and Mythology of the Ancient Egyptians J. Norman Lockyer CONTENTS Title Page Chapter Page Preface vii I. The Worship of the Sun and the Moon 1 II. The First Glimpses of Egyptian Astronomy 9 III. The Astronomical Basis of the Egyptian Pantheon 20 IV. The ...
660. KA [Books]
... sky, which was vitally important in ancient thought as the place where action was taken to create cosmos, order, out of chaos. The main features of the Greek myths dealing with cosmogony are: marriage of earth and sky; production of a succession of monsters and giants; a succession of gods; theomachy (battles of gods with ... Greek das, daidos, torch. The brothers and sisters of Zeus were Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter and Hera. The snake or dragon figures largely in world mythology, and calls for further study before we can proceed. Chronos', which means time, ' in classical Greek, was a primary cosmic figure, who was ...
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