Cybele

Women As Oppressed Goddesses. The broad variety of female deities in the ancient myth traditions, rituals and religions of the world is incredibly immense. Their geographical and chronological diversity is surprising. Throughout different eras, the image of the Mother Goddess was an archaic idol for many ritual actions. Perhaps, this image, this ancient manifestation of the concept of the maternal deity, and its symbolism could be the most common feature of the archaeological findings of the ancient

In society today, women’s hair doesn’t normally make a daily social or political statement, it played a much more important role in Ancient Rome. Roman women put a lot of thought and effort into their hair, as the aesthetics of it played a strong roll in whether society deemed them attractive, but that wasn’t all. While men of both Ancient Rome and now view this focus on physical appearance as purely a form of vanity it also went beyond the pleasing aesthetics of it, the hairstyles of Roman women

Camille Paglia’s Homosexuality at the Fin de Siecle: Speaking for Those Who Have no Voice Madonna: Finally, a Real Feminist ran in the New York Times in 1990 from mostly unknown author Camille Paglia. It was incredibly affronting for the audience of that time. Camille Paglia has the nerve to say that the sexy, scandalous pop star is the future of feminism! Just about every established (or establishment, as Camille would say) feminist had something to say about this, and most were virulent. In brief

Many modern day Christian beliefs and practices were taken from early pagan practices. In fact, the sacred Greek Temple Of Apollo, Didyma (modern day Turkey) and the Christian Old Saint Peter’s Basilica on Vatican Hill, Rome were similar in history, religion, and intended function as a place of worship. The structural aspects of the two have few similarities, however, that is not to say that the pagan influence on the church building was nonexistent. The Temple of Apollo at Didyma was designed

My favorite constellation is Cygnus the Swan mostly because of one of the stories that corresponds to it. Cygnus in Latin literally mean “swan!” It is the 16th largest constellation, and it consists of ten stars.The two most notable stars in this constellation are Deneb and Albireo at the tail and head of the constellation. Deneb, a blue-white supergiant at the tail, is the brightest star in Cygnus and the 19th brightest star in the sky! It makes up the Summer Triangle along with Vega and Altair

Greek Mythology: Immortals The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes. A temple would house the statue of a god or goddess, or multiple deities, and might be decorated with relief scenes depicting myths. Divine images were common on coins. Drinking cups and other vessels were painted with scenes from Greek myths. Gods & Goddesses Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη, Aphroditē) Goddess of love, beauty, desire, and pleasure. Although married to Hephaestus she had many lovers, most notably

Cronus was one of the most feared and respected deities of the Greek culture. Cronus was also the youngest of the first-generation of Titans. His power was controlling time. Cronus believed he held the answer to everything. He was cynical, arrogant, not that wise, and very prideful. However, he also had some helpful strengths. Cronus was intellectual, and powerful. He commanded respect, and had control over time. His arrogance and pride were probably his downfall. Cronus would never back

Some of the Goddesses of the Ancient World The goddesses named in this chapter occur in the midst of the earliest pagan deities mentioned in numerous ancient writings; particularly, the ones frequently linked to the land of Canaan. In fact, several of the goddesses that promoted idolatry and prostitution exist directly in the King James Version of the Bible, such as Ashtoreth, Diana and Lilith. Although, the word ‘prostitute’ exists only once (Lev 19:29), still, prostitution happens to be identified

were created in Alexandria, Athens and the kingdom of Pergamum to recorded their progress and tell of their experience. Also during this time the old beliefs in Olympian gods were infused with foreign elements, and ecstatic cults, such as those of Cybele, Isis, and Mithras, become popular in the Hellenized

Home Schools V.S. Public Schools How would your life be different if you were home schooled? Perhaps you were. If not though, do you think that you would be on the same academic path that you are on now? In the case of Evenstar Perez, it made her life very different. Evenstar started out going to a public school from first grade through fifth, but it wasn’t until she entered into sixth grade that she began to be home schooled. Evenstar mentioned, “At first the transition was difficult