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@sagadahoctrott Sep 13, 2025, 7:34 AM UTC

Ara, the Aralez and Astghik (Shamiram)

The following is an AI assisted summary of the Armenian work "Արայ Գեղեցիկ" (Aray/Ara Gełec‘ik/Geghetsik/Gèetsik) by Dr. Alexander Matikian (Archive.org Link), a comprehensive scholarly exploration o…

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@sagadahoctrott May 23, 2025, 7:20 AM UTC

Mariamman

Mariamman, or Amman, is revered as the goddess of rain and fertility. She is celebrated for her protective qualities against diseases, especially smallpox, and is seen as a nurturing mother figure wh…

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@sagadahoctrott Mar 22, 2025, 5:55 AM UTC

Jiutian Xuannü

Mostly on my mind lately: Shamanism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Also: Jiutian Xuannü, who is a Taoist goddess and term of China origin that literally means "Dark Lady of the Nine Heavens." Mysterious Lady…

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@sagadahoctrott Mar 4, 2025, 3:45 AM UTC

Tibetan Paintings

--- Beautiful thang-ka (thangka) paintings from the early 20th and 19th centuries from Tibet, preserved online at archive.org, showcase some concepts from Tibetan Buddhism. Extracted from Tibetan Pai…

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@sagadahoctrott Feb 16, 2025, 8:57 AM UTC

Tara

Tara is a significant figure in Buddhism, often regarded as a female bodhisattva and a representation of compassion and protection. Her name, which means "star" in Sanskrit, symbolizes guidance and i…

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@sagadahoctrott Nov 21, 2024, 11:06 PM UTC

Opusculum de Purpurâ

# The Purple Snails/Mollusks Have you ever wondered about the etymology of the word Purple? Do you know how important this color was to the peoples of antiquity? Regardless of whether you answered "Y…

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@sagadahoctrott Nov 20, 2024, 7:29 AM UTC

Collection des Anciens Alchimistes Grecs

--- The Collection des Anciens Alchimistes Grecs is edited by Marcellin Berthelot and Charles-Émile Ruelle; it is a seminal work published between 1887 and 1888 that compiles and translates the writi…

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@sagadahoctrott May 10, 2024, 8:49 PM UTC

The Cytherean Goddess

Venus or Aphrodite — the Roman/Greek Goddess born of the Ocean on the Island of Cyprus and Cythera, whose metal is Copper: the famous Cyprian ore of antiquity — was the subject of Shakespeare's first…

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@sagadahoctrott Jan 13, 2024, 3:47 AM UTC

Hygieia

> In Greek as well as Roman mythology, Hygieia (also Hygiea or Hygeia; /haɪˈdʒiːə/; Ancient Greek: Ὑγιεία or Ὑγεία, Latin: Hygēa or Hygīa), was one of the Asclepiadae; the sons and daughters of th…

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@sagadahoctrott Jan 6, 2024, 5:38 AM UTC

Astarte

--- Plenty of reading material: "Mémoire sur la Déesse Vénus" by Pierre-Henri Larcher (1776) "Nektar und Ambrosia: mit einem Anhang über die Grundbedeutung der Aphrodite und Athene" by Wilhelm Heinri…

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