Myths of Ancient Mexico

Ancient myths with perennial question.

Even though myths have an imaginative component that frequently clashes with logical thinking, their symbolism often resonates with our collective unconscious. The divine inspiration that propels mythological heroes towards the noblest and highest ideals also carries the risk of taunting the jealousy of the gods. This may culminate in fatal results as has happened to Remus when he overstepped t...

Ancient Myths and Avian Pestilence

hese birds are the size of a crane and are like the ibis, but their beaks are more powerful, and not crooked like the ibis, " wrote ancient Hellene traveler and writer, Pausanias (1). He was referring to large flocks of metal-clawed ornithes, which according to legend, roosted in the dense marshes around Lake Stymphalis in Arcadia, ravaging crops and the livelihood of neighboring villages (2). ...

ardavirafnameh: manifestation of myths of the apocalypse in ancient iran

in all places and eras, human has been concerned with thought of fate of the spirit and he has some imaginations about the world after death and destiny of dead souls based on his knowledge. ardaviraf's travel story to hell, purgatory and eden and visiting emshasepandan and ahooramazda is of this kind. this paper is to investigate and analyze this valuable literary masterpiece and to descr...

The Black Sea, the Flood and the Ancient Myths

The origin of war: new 14C dates from ancient Mexico.

New 14C dates from archaeological sites in Oaxaca, Mexico, support R. C. Kelly's observation that intervillage raiding may begin as soon as a region has segmentary societies. The oldest defensive palisade dates to 3260-3160 B.P. in conventional radiocarbon years, only a few centuries after village life was established. Over the next millennium raiding evolved into war, with residences and templ...