Stuff on ancient and medevial history, book reviews, my thoughts on certain things and more, such as correctives to misinformation that abound about the history of religion/religious history, especially ancient religion and the history of Christianity
Friday, March 20, 2020
More Cases of Coronavirus in the US
There are now more cases of the coronavirus(CONVID-19) in the US. I would honestly recommend that people stay home as of now, to lessen the risks. Here's ths link to the article on the latest cases of the virus in the US: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
Monday, March 2, 2020
Here's Some Superb Reference Works on Ancient Religions and Their Mythologies
Good morning guys. Here are some superb online free reference works to all aspects of ancient religious mythology, especially Greek mythology that I deeply recommend to all of my subscribers:
Theoi Greek Mythology: https://www.theoi.com/ - This is an superb online free reference site to all aspects of ancient Greek mythology, especially of the Greek gods like Zeus, Dionysus and others. This superb site describes itself as "a site exploring Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods(theoi), spirits(daimones), fabulous creatures(theres), and heroes of ancient Greek mythology and religion."
Handbook of Hindu Mythology by George Williams: https://epdf.pub/handbook-of-hindu-mythology-world-mythology.html - This is an super reference work on the subject of Hindu mythology that you can get in PDF form from this site. Here's an link to the paperback version of this superb reference work on the subject of Hindu mythology as well: https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Hindu-Mythology-Handbooks-World/dp/019533261X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9780195332612&linkCode=qs&qid=1583160009&s=books&sr=1-1
The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Richard H. Wilkinson: https://archive.org/stream/TheCompleteGodsAndGoddessesOfAncientEgypt/The%20Complete%20Gods%20and%20Goddesses%20of%20Ancient%20Egypt#mode/2up This excellent book by Egyptologist Richard H. Wilkinson is an superb guide and reference work to Egyptian mythology, especially of it's gods and goddessess. It's available in PDF form from this site. You can also get the book in paperback edition from Amazon as well: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Gods-Goddesses-Ancient-Egypt/dp/0500284245
These superb reference works on the subject of ancient religious mythology serve as an corrective to the tons of misinformation that abound about ancient religious history(especially their mythologies) online, especially false claims about religious history as contained within certain "documentary" films, especially "indie documentaries".
Theoi Greek Mythology: https://www.theoi.com/ - This is an superb online free reference site to all aspects of ancient Greek mythology, especially of the Greek gods like Zeus, Dionysus and others. This superb site describes itself as "a site exploring Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods(theoi), spirits(daimones), fabulous creatures(theres), and heroes of ancient Greek mythology and religion."
Handbook of Hindu Mythology by George Williams: https://epdf.pub/handbook-of-hindu-mythology-world-mythology.html - This is an super reference work on the subject of Hindu mythology that you can get in PDF form from this site. Here's an link to the paperback version of this superb reference work on the subject of Hindu mythology as well: https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Hindu-Mythology-Handbooks-World/dp/019533261X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9780195332612&linkCode=qs&qid=1583160009&s=books&sr=1-1
The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Richard H. Wilkinson: https://archive.org/stream/TheCompleteGodsAndGoddessesOfAncientEgypt/The%20Complete%20Gods%20and%20Goddesses%20of%20Ancient%20Egypt#mode/2up This excellent book by Egyptologist Richard H. Wilkinson is an superb guide and reference work to Egyptian mythology, especially of it's gods and goddessess. It's available in PDF form from this site. You can also get the book in paperback edition from Amazon as well: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Gods-Goddesses-Ancient-Egypt/dp/0500284245
These superb reference works on the subject of ancient religious mythology serve as an corrective to the tons of misinformation that abound about ancient religious history(especially their mythologies) online, especially false claims about religious history as contained within certain "documentary" films, especially "indie documentaries".
I'm Officaly Returning to this blog
Good morning guys and gals. I'm officaly returning to this blog after about an 3 year hiatus. I'm planning on updating this blog and posting about various subjects, such as ancient and medieval history, the history of religion(religious history, especially the history of Christianity), and other things as well. I especially plan on using this blog to be an corrective to the false claims about ancient and medieval history that abound in certain "documentary" films. Stay tune for future posts guys.
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