If you’re familiar with Greek mythology, you probably know about most of the major deities in the religion: Hera, Athena, Demeter, Zeus, Poseidon, and so forth. You probably also know that many of these have Roman equivalents such as Juno, Minerva, Ceres, Jupiter…
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Throughout the history of humankind, autumn has served as the time to reap what was sown over the course of the year. To prepare for the coming winter, people across the planet would spend the fall harvesting crops, creating stockpiles to endure the colder mon…
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Throughout history, there have been countless deities worshipped by different human cultures. More often than not, the gods and goddesses remembered are those that pose some type of threat. Zeus was the most powerful of the pantheon of Ancient Greece because h…
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When the summer arrives, plenty of people cannot wait to get outside and take advantage of all the gorgeous weather has to offer. While it can seem like the modern obsession with this season stems from the fact that many children are off from school during the…
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Gods and goddesses are typically depicted as being a mix of benevolent and destructive. Though myths and names vary from culture to culture, the power harnessed by deities is usually used in grand and awesome ways. However, this is not always the case. For as …
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After those failed, he convinced the rest of the sleazeball gods to send a huge flood to shut humans up for good.
“Life isn’t fair, but God is good.” If you grew up in a Christian home, you’ve likely heard this phrase at least once. But if you used that…
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Religious Significance of Cats in ancient Egypt is often shown in the depiction of the Goddess Bastet.
Domesticated felines have shared our lives and homes for most of human history. Of course, there’s the popular joke that they were worshipped as deities in Egyp…
Autumn Equinox
The fall celebration of harvest in Pagan communities is known as Mabon. Traditionally, the autumn equinox falls around September 21 in the northern hemisphere. Because this is a time of year when the amount of daylight is about the same as the nightt…