In the above video, it is suggested that Eve may have been based on the goddess Asherah Ras Shamra (Ugarit), Syria: Asherah Asherah, detail from an ivory box from Mīna al-Bayḍā near Ras Shamra (Ugarit), Syria, c. 1300 bce; in the Louvre, Paris “Asherah, ancient West Semitic goddess, consort of the supreme god. Her principal epithet was probably…
Plants of the Fairies & Woodland Nymphs
Illustration by Arthur Rackham “Old Mr. Salford was a crab-apple of an old gentleman who wandered all day in the Gardens.” Barrie Illustration by Arthur Rackham “The fairies have their tiffs with the bird.” Barrie Illustration by Arthur Rackham “The fairies have their tiffs with the bird.” Barrie Plants of the Fairies and Naiades. Centuries before…
Plants of the Christian Church
Plants of the Christian Church. “After Rome Pagan became Rome Christian, the priests of the Church of Christ recognised the importance of utilising the connexion which existed between plants and the old pagan worship, and bringing the floral world into active co-operation with the Christian Church by the institution of a floral symbolism which should be…
May Day
“As early as the time of Romulus the Latins instituted a festival in honour of Flora, which was intended as a public expression of joy at the appearance of the welcome blossoms which were everywhere regarded as the harbingers of fruits. Five hundred and thirteen years after the foundation of Rome the Floralia, or annual…
Flowers – Plants: Ancient Peoples
“The application of flowers and plants to ceremonial purposes is of the highest antiquity. From the earliest periods, man, after he had discovered “What drops the Myrrh and what the balmy Reed,” offered up on primitive altars, as incense to the Deity, the choicest and most fragrant woods, the aromatic gums from trees, and the subtle…
The Cherokees – An Indigenous People of America – Their Lives and Their Stories
CHEROKEE NATION HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE CHEROKEE The Traditionary Period “The Cherokee were the mountaineers of the South, holding the entire Allegheny region from the interlocking head-streams of the Kanawha and the Tennessee southward almost to the site of Atlanta, and from the Blue ridge on the east to the Cumberland range on the west,…
The Moon – Its Mystery and Its Myths
MOONLIGHT. “The light of the moon and the changes of the moon were probably the first phenomena which led men to study the motions of the heavenly bodies. In our times, when most men live where artificial illumination is used at night, we can scarcely appreciate the full value of moonlight to men who cannot obtain…
Ancient Egyptian Mythology – Ancient Religions
The Ennead “Ancient Egyptians had several myths regarding the creation of the world. One of the most popular creation myths featured the Ennead, a group of nine ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses. Atum was thought to be the first god and creator of the world and from Atum the Ennead were born.” British Museum Atum’s…
Christianity – Ancient Religions
The Origins and Spread of Christianity “Christianity was founded by Jesus, a man who lived from about 6 B.C.E to about 30 C.E. “The New Testament of the Christian Bible tells that Jesus was put to death by crucifixion, a form of execution in which a person is tied or nailed to a cross. “Christians…
Islam – Ancient Religions
Image Credit: History Alive Textbook “Muhammad was born around 570 C.E. He taught the faith called Islam, which became one of the major religions of the world.” History Alive Textbook But Islam began centuries before that, when Abraham rejected and expelled his older son Ishmael, who relocated west of the Israelits. His descendants became the…