Roman Mythology Archive
Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - What is behind the story of Phoenix, the bird of immortality that rises from the ashes? The Phoenix is known in various forms
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The story of King Romulus is entertaining because it is an unusual mix of ancient history and mythology. The ancient supernatural touch added
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Two-faced deities were worshipped in many different cultures. Today, we describe the Roman god Janus as the 'god of gods,' who appeared first
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many ancient cultures worldwide believed in someone protecting the home and looking after the entire household and the family members. In some ancient
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient Roman beliefs, Vesta (the equivalent of the Greeks' Hestia) was the goddess of fire, home, and family. She was an abstract
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - During the long course of their Empire (650 BC – 400 AD), the Romans worshiped many deities. They had gods everywhere and for
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - We call her today - Lady Justice. Her modern statues frequently decorate courthouses and courtrooms in many countries worldwide. Additionally, images of Justice
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Abundantia (or Abundita) was a powerful, nourishing Roman goddess and a divine personification of abundance, prosperity, and good fortune. She was believed to
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Angerona was a Roman goddess who relieved people from pain, sorrow, and distress. Known as the goddess of silence during cosmic crises, she protected
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Legends say Numa Pompilius was the second king of Rome, but he was not a warrior king but a statesman and politician. Numa
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An Italian humanist philosopher of the early Renaissance, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494), said that the human being is the master of his
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Do you dare to enter through the gateway to hell? At the Phrygian city of Hierapolis in southwestern Turkey, there is a sacred ancient site dedicated
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