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1 day ago · In some Igbo communities, wooden communication towers called "ogene" or "isiokwe" are erected for signaling and communication during events or gatherings. Towers were common, in Igbo architecture, often Two-storey buildings, which disproves the popular western myth that Africans didn't have multi-story buildings prior to Colonization.
5 hours ago · Hecate [a] is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, or snakes, or accompanied by dogs, [4] and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied. She is variously associated with crossroads, night, light, magic, protection from witchcraft, drugs, the Moon, graves, and ghosts.
- Paired torches, dogs, serpents, keys, knives, and lions.
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5 hours ago · World egg (also Cosmic Egg or Mundane Egg), found in the creation myths of many cultures and civilizations. The world egg is a beginning of some sort, and the universe or some primordial being comes into existence by "hatching" from the egg, sometimes lain on the primordial waters of the Earth. Substances
1 day ago · At some point, both Mandaeans and Jews living in Babylonia began to develop similar cosmogonic and theosophic traditions involving an analogous set of terms, concepts, and images. At present it is impossible to say whether these parallels resulted primarily from Jewish influence on Mandaeans, Mandaean influence on Jews, or from cross fertilization.
5 hours ago · 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 ...
1 day ago · Epicurus ( / ˌɛpɪˈkjʊərəs /, EH-pih-KURE-əs; [2] Greek: Ἐπίκουρος Epikouros; 341–270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy. He was born on the Greek island of Samos to Athenian parents. Influenced by Democritus, Aristippus, Pyrrho, [3] and possibly ...
1 day ago · Definition Part of a series on LaVeyan Satanism The Sigil of Baphomet is the official symbol of LaVeyan Satanism and the Church of Satan. Organizations Church of Satan First Satanic Church Grotto) Notable people Anton LaVey Blanche Barton Peter H. Gilmore Peggy Nadramia Diane Hegarty Karla LaVey Texts The Satanic Bible The Satanic Rituals The Satanic Witch The Devil's Notebook Satan Speaks ...
