Tag: Siva
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The Birth of Aquarius and Human Civilization
Reading Time: 3 minutesToday people either look forward to the New Age or they fear it. Religious believers are probably the largest group of people who fear the age of Aquarius. They may not believe that an age has real influence on the world, but they fear New Age belief systems and alternative lifestyles. It’s…
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Adam, Noah and the Snake-king
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis article, Adam and Noah and the snake king, argues that Old Testament Characters are echoed in the myths of other cultures.
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The Warrior and His Gods
Reading Time: 12 minutesIn “The Stakes of the Warrior” Georges Dumézil uses his theory of the tri-functional structure of Indo-European society as a framework for the analyses of stories belonging to three different areas of the world; India, Scandinavia, and Greece. His comparative study includes the Scandinavian saga of Starkaṓr, the Indian tale of Śiśupāla,…
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The Lord of Creatures
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn Hermes in India a discussion began about the Lord of Creatures. It is now obvious that this subject is more difficult than I imagined. There are several related terms that have to do with the nature of God. They have similar meanings, but they can belong to completely different gods. Dumézil said…