The Lament of Icarus

Pride Is unsociable to vices among other things; and as poison by poison, so not a few vices are expelled by pride. (Bacon, De Aug., Bk. VI. Antitheta). Pride will have a fall. (Bacon, Promus 952). Icarus,...

Makemake: Dwarf Planet Bucks Naming Trends

Celestial bodies are most often named after Greek and Roman gods, but Mount Olympus only has so many residents. So what is an astronomer to do when he or she discovers something new out in the void of space? The answer lies not off the coast of the Aegean, but in the South...

Francis Bacon Triptych Sells for $86 Million

A Francis Bacon painting, "Triptych, 1976" set a world record for a contemporary art auction, when it sold for more than $86 milllion at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday. "A three-panel masterpiece by Francis Bacon broke a record for contemporary art auctions...

The Mythology of the War on Drugs

The explosive open secret about drug dealers in America and why the War on Drugs has to be rethought.

Minor Mythology: The “Also-Rans” of Legend

Once upon a time, a mermaid troubled the waters of Beaufort, South Carolina.  Jason Ryan (“City Council Delays Decision on Waterfront Park Art,” The Beaufort Gazette, January 18, 2006) wrote that...

Dining in Ancient Greece - what they eat before 2500 years

based from the Article in www.Greek-photos.com   Such was the importance of sailing and fishing that fish was a major part of the local diet. Fish, shellfish, squid and eels were consumed in near any manner possible. The richer families may extend their diet to...

THE PAGAN CHRIST (Update)

A documentary is underway to disprove the bible and the existance of Jesus Christ.   Perhaps it is all a myth, perhaps if found true, this may also disprove Jesus's other religious imaginary friends such...

The Bible Is The Word Of God And The U.S. Government

Do you believe that the United States was founded on the Judeo-Christian Scriptures?

Horus Set

"Strange 'twin' new worlds found Perhaps they could be called Horus and Set. Since Egyptian Dieties were stellar in nature."

Myth Maker

"It’s the birthday of Joseph Campbell, born in New York City (1904). He saw Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Riders as a child and decided to learn everything there was to know about Indians. He read his way through the children’s room at his local library by the...

Ancient Sarcophagus Unearthed in Cyprus

A 2,500-year-old sarcophagus with illustrations from Homer's epics has been discovered in Cyprus.

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