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Save Ancient Studies Alliance Inspire Campaign project highlights the connection between the Ancient and Modern world!
⚡Since the gods in Norse mythology aren’t actually immortal, it’s a mass death event - and an opportunity for Sigrid, our Netflix hero-legend, to kill Thor.
➡️ For more on Norse Mythology, see here: historycooperative.org/norse-mythol... & www.worldhistory.org/Norse_Mythol...
➡️ For more on Norse Mythology, see here: historycooperative.org/norse-mythol... & www.worldhistory.org/Norse_Mythol...
Norse Mythology: Legends, Characters, Deities, and Culture
Norse mythology encapsulates the religious beliefs of ancient Scandinavian societies. Known by some as the religion of the Vikings, Norse myths were orally shared for hundreds of years before the intr...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
⚡Since the gods in Norse mythology aren’t actually immortal, it’s a mass death event - and an opportunity for Sigrid, our Netflix hero-legend, to kill Thor.
➡️ For more on Norse Mythology, see here: historycooperative.org/norse-mythol... & www.worldhistory.org/Norse_Mythol...
➡️ For more on Norse Mythology, see here: historycooperative.org/norse-mythol... & www.worldhistory.org/Norse_Mythol...
⚡There’s some discrepancy between myths; Ragnarok is a common thread. Many communities believed that the world has different phases: creation, destruction, and rebirth; Ragnarok is the episode of destruction. Loki specifically was destined to kick off this destruction of the Nine Worlds.
December 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
⚡There’s some discrepancy between myths; Ragnarok is a common thread. Many communities believed that the world has different phases: creation, destruction, and rebirth; Ragnarok is the episode of destruction. Loki specifically was destined to kick off this destruction of the Nine Worlds.
⚡ Norse mythology is associated with the Viking Age (800-1100 CE), but scholars suggest that these myths have been circulating as early as the 3rd century CE. Most myths were passed down orally and preserved in the Viking Era in ‘Poetic Edda’, a compilation of myths and legends of gods and heroes.
December 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
⚡ Norse mythology is associated with the Viking Age (800-1100 CE), but scholars suggest that these myths have been circulating as early as the 3rd century CE. Most myths were passed down orally and preserved in the Viking Era in ‘Poetic Edda’, a compilation of myths and legends of gods and heroes.
⚡ Ancient Norse mythology was not a distinct religion, as we consider it today, but rather a collection of widely held beliefs about the nature of our world and the forces behind it in the Germanic and Scandinavian communities of pre-Christianized Northern Europe.
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
⚡ Ancient Norse mythology was not a distinct religion, as we consider it today, but rather a collection of widely held beliefs about the nature of our world and the forces behind it in the Germanic and Scandinavian communities of pre-Christianized Northern Europe.
➡️ For more on life in Pompeii, see here: www.worldhistory.org/article/1447...
A Visitor's Guide to Pompeii
Visitors to Naples and its surrounding area could be overwhelmed by the number of archaeological wonders to see. Buried for centuries beneath tons of volcanic ash and debris, the archaeological sites....
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December 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
➡️ For more on life in Pompeii, see here: www.worldhistory.org/article/1447...
🐶 The best part? This mosaic isn’t even the only one of its kind in Pompeii! Another pet dog mosaic was found at the ‘House of Paquius Proculus’. However, the other pet mosaics in Pompeii do not spell out warnings like this one. Either way, Romans loved their dogs just as much as we do!
December 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🐶 The best part? This mosaic isn’t even the only one of its kind in Pompeii! Another pet dog mosaic was found at the ‘House of Paquius Proculus’. However, the other pet mosaics in Pompeii do not spell out warnings like this one. Either way, Romans loved their dogs just as much as we do!
🐶 The 79 AD eruption of Mt. Vesuvius nearly perfectly preserved what life looked like in the early Roman Republic city. This mosaic shows not only the importance of dogs throughout history, but also gives us insight into ancient home security techniques. This guard dog certainly seems formidable!
December 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🐶 The 79 AD eruption of Mt. Vesuvius nearly perfectly preserved what life looked like in the early Roman Republic city. This mosaic shows not only the importance of dogs throughout history, but also gives us insight into ancient home security techniques. This guard dog certainly seems formidable!
➡️ For more on Vahanas, see here: www.learnreligions.com/vehicles-of-... & www.memeraki.com/blogs/posts/...
Examining the Iconic Vehicles of 18 Hindu Gods
Hindu deities have particular animal vehicles, or vahanas, on which they travel; the vahanas represent the intentions of the deities and assist them.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:14 AM
➡️ For more on Vahanas, see here: www.learnreligions.com/vehicles-of-... & www.memeraki.com/blogs/posts/...
🕉️ As for specific examples of vahanas in Hinduism: Lakshmi has an owl, connecting prosperity with insight; Shiva’s bull connects strength with control, and Ganesha’s mouse connects wisdom and greed.
November 29, 2025 at 5:13 AM
🕉️ As for specific examples of vahanas in Hinduism: Lakshmi has an owl, connecting prosperity with insight; Shiva’s bull connects strength with control, and Ganesha’s mouse connects wisdom and greed.
🕉️ Among a wealth of other lessons, vahanas remind devotees to be careful with squandering good fortune and wealth, to use one's strength for good rather than injury, and to control one's desires.
November 29, 2025 at 5:13 AM
🕉️ Among a wealth of other lessons, vahanas remind devotees to be careful with squandering good fortune and wealth, to use one's strength for good rather than injury, and to control one's desires.
🕉️ Though it doesn’t have a clear direct translation, dharma is usually understood as a universal moral law or order to the world. For humanity, it’s a guiding life ethic of virtues such as generosity, honesty, non-injury, and temperance.
November 29, 2025 at 5:12 AM
🕉️ Though it doesn’t have a clear direct translation, dharma is usually understood as a universal moral law or order to the world. For humanity, it’s a guiding life ethic of virtues such as generosity, honesty, non-injury, and temperance.
➡️ For more on The Fates, see here: historycooperative.org/the-fates-gr...
The Fates: Greek Goddesses of Destiny
The Fates – originally called the three Moirai – were the goddesses responsible for the destiny of one’s life. The extent of their influence over the other Greek gods is debated, but the control they ...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
➡️ For more on The Fates, see here: historycooperative.org/the-fates-gr...
🧶 Sometimes the sisters are depicted as old women, sometimes they are young women, and sometimes they are depicted as the mother, maiden, and crone. Clearly, at that time, Taylor Swift felt her relationship was destined, and thus a stop along her thread of life or "invisible string”.
November 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
🧶 Sometimes the sisters are depicted as old women, sometimes they are young women, and sometimes they are depicted as the mother, maiden, and crone. Clearly, at that time, Taylor Swift felt her relationship was destined, and thus a stop along her thread of life or "invisible string”.
🧶 The youngest of the Fates, Clotho, was responsible for weaving the thread of life. The next youngest, Lachesis, was known as “the alloter” and determined the length of one’s life thread. Atropos, the oldest sister, determined how one would die and was responsible for cutting the thread of life.
November 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
🧶 The youngest of the Fates, Clotho, was responsible for weaving the thread of life. The next youngest, Lachesis, was known as “the alloter” and determined the length of one’s life thread. Atropos, the oldest sister, determined how one would die and was responsible for cutting the thread of life.
🧶 One interpretation of this song is that Swift is referring to the ancient Greek belief in the Fates and their thread of life. In Greek mythology, the Fates were sister goddesses of destiny and human life. Within three days after a child’s birth, the Fates would decide the course of their life.
November 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
🧶 One interpretation of this song is that Swift is referring to the ancient Greek belief in the Fates and their thread of life. In Greek mythology, the Fates were sister goddesses of destiny and human life. Within three days after a child’s birth, the Fates would decide the course of their life.
➡️ For more on the etymology of the word ‘Weird’, see here: www.etymonline.com/word/weird & www.mentalfloss.com/language/wor...
Weird - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
"having power to control fate," in weird sisters, from weird (n.) "force that sets events… See origin and meaning of weird.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
➡️ For more on the etymology of the word ‘Weird’, see here: www.etymonline.com/word/weird & www.mentalfloss.com/language/wor...
🧙 However, the audience members mostly took note of how strange the sisters looked and behaved, and eventually this misinterpretation led to the modern definition of the word weird meaning something abnormal!
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🧙 However, the audience members mostly took note of how strange the sisters looked and behaved, and eventually this misinterpretation led to the modern definition of the word weird meaning something abnormal!
🧙 In Macbeth, the Weird Sisters are a trio of magical women who prophesize that Macbeth will become king, though his friend Banquo’s descendants will inherit the throne. Shakespeare named them the Weird Sisters in reference to their prophetic abilities.
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🧙 In Macbeth, the Weird Sisters are a trio of magical women who prophesize that Macbeth will become king, though his friend Banquo’s descendants will inherit the throne. Shakespeare named them the Weird Sisters in reference to their prophetic abilities.
🧙 It is possible that the word was related to the Norse word ‘urd’, the name of one of the three Norns, powerful goddesses who help control fate. This is potentially the reason why Shakespeare named a different trio of old ladies after her!
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🧙 It is possible that the word was related to the Norse word ‘urd’, the name of one of the three Norns, powerful goddesses who help control fate. This is potentially the reason why Shakespeare named a different trio of old ladies after her!
🛡️ The aspis was an intelligent and necessary adaptation to the way in which the Greeks fought their battles.
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➡️ For more on the Aspis, see here: www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/asp...
© The Trustees of the British Museum
➡️ For more on the Aspis, see here: www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/asp...
The aspis - A global shield
A round shield, with a double grip, swept the Mediterranean by storm. But why did this happen?
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November 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🛡️ The aspis was an intelligent and necessary adaptation to the way in which the Greeks fought their battles.
© The Trustees of the British Museum
➡️ For more on the Aspis, see here: www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/asp...
© The Trustees of the British Museum
➡️ For more on the Aspis, see here: www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/asp...