Tag Archives: Mythology

5th Century BC: Zeus Ammon

Posted on September 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

After the Greeks colonized Cyrenaica—now part of Lybia—and established settlements in the lower Nile Delta, they came to associate Zeus with the Egyptian supreme god Amun-Ra, who was often depicted with the head of a ram. The features of both … Continue reading →

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664 BC: Amulet

Posted on September 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

Egyptian Ram’s-head Amulet, Kushite Period (ca. 712–664 B.C.) “This amulet was probably made for a necklace worn by one of the Kushite kings. Representations show these pharaohs wearing a ram’s-head amulet tied around the neck on a thick cord, the … Continue reading →

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1980: Raven and the First People

Posted on September 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

To The Haida, Raven was the Bringer of Light and before Raven the world was nothing more than a gigantic flood. Raven was the Maker of Things, as well as the Transformer, Magician and Healer. Raven was bored of the … Continue reading →

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1903: Endymion

Posted on August 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

George Frederic Watts: Endymion (1903) When the moon goddess Selene falls in love with Endymion, a shepherd-prince of surpassing beauty, Zeus grants his wish to sleep forever, ageless and immortal. He sleeps in a cave on Mount Latmus, where Selene … Continue reading →

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1950: Mirrors Are the Doors through which Death Comes and Goes

Posted on August 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Jean Marais in Jean Cocteau’s Orpheus (1950)

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1996: Europa

Posted on August 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Europa: September 7, 1996. Europa is the smallest of Jupiter’s moons. The bright crater on the bottom right is named Pwyll, after Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed, a mythical Welsh king whose tale is told in the Mabinogion. One day, while … Continue reading →

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1890: That Kind of Day

Posted on August 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

Gustave Moreau: A Dead Poet being Carried by a Centaur (c. 1890)

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2.2 mya: Matsya and the Asura Hayagriva

Posted on August 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

In Hindu mythology, there are four historical eras, yugas,  that repeat in a cycle; the first of these is the Satya Yuga, followed by the Treta Yuga, the Dvapara Yuga, and, finally, the Kali Yuga. We are presently in a … Continue reading →

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945 BC: Shine Thou with Thy Beams of Light

Posted on August 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

A HYMN OF PRAISE TO RĀ WHEN HE RISETH IN THE EASTERN PART OF HEAVEN. Those who are in his train rejoice, and lo! Osiris Aāi victorious, saith: “Hail, thou Disk, thou lord of rays, who risest on the horizon … Continue reading →

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1922: Hercules

Posted on August 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Singer Sargent: Hercules and the Hydra (1922-1925) (source) After the goddess Hera makes Hercules lose his mind and murder his own wife and children, he prays to Apollo for guidance and it told by the god’s oracle to atone … Continue reading →

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