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May 22, 2024 · Mithras killing the bull ( c. 150 CE; Louvre-Lens) Rock-born Mithras and Mithraic artifacts ( Baths of Diocletian, Rome) Mithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries or the Cult of Mithras, was a Roman mystery religion centered on the god Mithras. Although inspired by Iranian worship of the Zoroastrian divinity ( yazata) Mithra, the Roman ...
4 days ago · Roman Orpheus mosaic, a very common subject. He wears a Phrygian cap and is surrounded by the animals charmed by lyre -playing. In Greek mythology, Orpheus ( / ˈɔːrfiːəs, ˈɔːrfjuːs /; Ancient Greek: Ὀρφεύς, classical pronunciation: [or.pʰeú̯s]) was a Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet.
15 hours ago · I think there are two parts. First, the academics say it’s bad, and they point to correlations between use of corporal punishment and aggression in humans. Second, it’s easy to find horrific situations of parental abuse. As you can imagine, the evidence about causality is not strong.
Phrygian Gods Tiyes, Bas, *Matar Beddutōn Obrador-Cursach takes a Phrygian inscription and gives his idea that Mētrì Beddutôn ‘mother of waters’ was a goddess of a spring (modified from Greek influence, native *Matar Beddutōn / Beddutūn). Supporting this is the gloss by Clement of Alexandria, bédu ‘water’.
2 days ago · Greek (Modern Greek: Ελληνικά, romanized: Elliniká, pronounced; Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνική, romanized: Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Many Phrygian inscriptions are found on grave markers, usually including (or only) a curse against grave robbers. These are often simple and of set form, like, “Whoever should bring harm to this grave or stele, let him be cursed”. However, in the past linguists have provided odd translations of some words.
May 7, 2024 · Inscriptions found at Gordium make clear that Phrygians spoke an Indo-European language with at least some vocabulary similar to Greek, and clearly not belonging to the family of Anatolian languages spoken by most of Phrygia's neighbors. One of the so-called Homeric Hymns describes the Phrygian language as not mutually intelligible with that of ...
