Mythology and Paganism
The slaying of the lion is another motif closely related to the theme of the solar giant.
The indestructible nature of the giant can only be overcome by a hero who has attained an identical form of indestructibility. In the conflict with Balor of the evil eye, Lugh’s solar identity is disclosed by his single […]
…As the Philistine (Goliath) moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly towards the battle line to meet him. Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell face down on the ground… …David ran and […]
This iconic representation of a cylindrical stamp seal from Bahrain (Dilmun), depicts the image of a bull standing upon a high-prowed boat, feeding upon a plant, with a rotated lunar crescent adjacent with the bull’s head.
Between the repeating image of the boat stands another plant or tree, enclosed within the crook-shaped prows surmounting the […]
According to Chinese belief, Yu the great was the founder of the Xia Dynasty (ca 2000 - 1500 BC), who tirelessly worked to save the land of nine regions from catastrophic floods. Originally it was his father Gun, who was appointed for the task by Yao, during whose reign the floodwaters had forced the people […]
In Ge Hong’s (ca 280 - 340/360 AD) Baopuzi (master embracing simplicity) Neipian (Inner Chapters), the Pace of Yu (Yubu) is described in detail as a sequence of three movements comprising of nine steps (3X3), and is a ritual dance performed by daoist masters.
“the Pace of Yu (Yubu) is described in detail as a […]
Livy (History of Rome), and Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Roman Antiquities) acknowledge Publius Horatius and Gaius Mucius for their exceptional heroics, during the Roman Etruscan war in the 5th century B.C.
Horatius was named Cocles, ‘one-eyed’, due to losing an eye in battle (Roman Antiquities 5.23), while Mucius, after plunging his arm into the fire in […]
Herod the Great and Jesus
Like Astyages, Herod the Great attempted to kill the Messiah king whom the Hebrew scriptures foretold would one day rule the people of Israel. Unlike Astyages, Herod was ignorant concerning the new born king’s identity and ordered the wholesale slaughter of all the boys up to two years of age in […]
The Children of Loki
The Midgard Serpent, Hel, and the wolf Fenrir, were the terrible children born to Loki and the giantess Angrboda, each destined to initiate the destruction of the gods. Odin cast the Midgard Serpent, known also as Iormungand, into the depths of the ocean that encircles the world. He tossed Hel down to […]
The moon wolf Hati, is described as a son of Fenrir in both Poetic (Grimnismal 39) and Prose (Gylfaginning 12) Eddas. He is the progeny of a giantess, an inhabitant of the the forest Ironwood, from whom numerous giant wolves (Fenrir’s offspring) sprung, including the sun chaser Skoll.
Both Skoll and Hati pursue the sun […]
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