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Right now, Ólafsson plays #Schubert #Beethoven #Bach #Rameau and #Glass in #Rome https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/olafsson_plays_schubert_beethoven_bach_rameau_and_glass_in_rome/93629/ #wch

In 20 minutes, Ólafsson plays #Schubert #Beethoven #Bach #Rameau and #Glass in #Rome https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/olafsson_plays_schubert_beethoven_bach_rameau_and_glass_in_rome/93629/ #wch

Symbolism

How important is it??

Until recently I did not thing too much about Symbolism. My only reference to this was the symbols my father and his Religion told me were evil, then the Mark of the Beast was a big thing with the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Then after the Epstein files I saw that, perhaps, just perhaps this symbolism thing is very important. Started checking on what symbols the Epstein people are using. The REAL Satanists. That was interesting indeed. By some chance this research led back to my other research, the Scots and further back, the Pics. Now they tell me the Pics have THE oldest Rock Carvings in the world, by bloody far, make out Bushman Rock Art look almost brand new! And. In there I found a few symbols used by the Christian Church.

Then, today I see on the big screen in the NG Church, a logo that interested me no end. I even went to the Sound Engineer lady and asked who made that logo!??? Head Office in Pretoria. I took a shot of the big screen and the logo.

This is a version of the Celtic Knotted Tree, modified only slightly. Ja. And. If you click on the church link, you will see the design of their official logo. Don’t tell me yo cannot see the Knotted Tree’s basic design.

Well, that is my quick look at this, I am sure I will come back to it.

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Today, Ólafsson plays #Schubert #Beethoven #Bach #Rameau and #Glass in #Rome https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/olafsson_plays_schubert_beethoven_bach_rameau_and_glass_in_rome/93629/ #wch

FotoVorschlag: 'Objekte die mit "P" beginnen oder so aussehen ... '

Pantheon, in Rom

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Outside the basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura in #Rome, you can see the charred remains of the original columns that once adorned the late 4c basilica, which burned down in a devastating fire in 1823.

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Outside the basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura in #Rome, you can see the charred remains of the original columns that once adorned the late 4c basilica, which burned down in a devastating fire in 1823.

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Charred columns (Rome, Italy)

Right now, Ólafsson plays #Bach and #Beethoven in #Rome https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/olafsson_plays_bach_and_beethoven_in_rome/93617/ #wch

In 20 minutes, Ólafsson plays #Bach and #Beethoven in #Rome https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/olafsson_plays_bach_and_beethoven_in_rome/93617/ #wch

Today, Ólafsson plays #Bach and #Beethoven in #Rome https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/olafsson_plays_bach_and_beethoven_in_rome/93617/ #wch

“ #AncientRome was a #city of immigrants,” writes historian Ryan R. Abrecht, “a pre-modern metropolis of perhaps a million people at its height, most of them #immigrants or the descendants of immigrants.”
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Ancient Rome: A City of Immigr...

Roman emperor Nero’s Bridge resurfaces as Rome faces a water crisis

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“Nero is the most famous person linked to this area, because precisely in Nero’s circus, where the Vatican is now located”
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/neros-bridge-emerges-from-tiber-river-due-to-drought_n_6a7f314ae4b081b49e2cd7b5

Hephaestus

Author’s Note: This post has mentions of (g)rape. If this is triggering, please go on to 1 of our other posts.

He’s the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture, & volcanoes.

In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the son of Hera, either on her own or her husband/brother, Zeus. He was cast off Mount Olympus by his mom, Hera, because of his lameness, the result of a congenital impairment. Or, in another account, by Zeus for protecting Hera from his advances.

As a smithing god, Hephaestus created all the weapons of the gods on Olympus. He served as the blacksmith of the gods & was worshipped in the manufacturing & industrial centers of Greece, particularly Athens. The cult of Hephaestus was based in Lemnos. Hephaestus’ symbols are a smith’s hammer, anvil, & a pair of tongs. In Rome, he was equated with Vulcan.

In Hesiod’s Theogony, Hera gives birth to Hephaestus on her own, out of revenge for Zeus having, without her, fathered Athena (the daughter of Zeus & Metis). Apollodorus similarly states that Hera gives birth to Hephaestus alone. Though according to Homer, Hephaestus is 1 of the kids of Zeus & Hera.

Some sources state that the origin myth of Hephaestus was that of a “daemon of fire coming up from the Earth,” that he was also associated with gas “which takes fire & burns & is considered by many people to be divine” & that only later was a volcano considered Hephaestus’ smithy.

He was associated by Greek colonists in southern Italy with the volcano gods Adranus (of Mount Etna) & Vulcanus of the Lipari islands.

The 1st-century sage, Apollonius of Tyana, is said to have observed, “there are many other mountains all over the earth that are on fire, & yet we should never be done with it if we assigned to them giants & gods like Hephaestus.” Nevertheless, Hephaestus’ domain over fire goes back to Homer’s Iliad, where he uses flames to dry the waters of the Scamander River in order to force its eponymous deity, who was attacking Achilles, to retreat.

His favorite place in our mere mortal world was the island of Lemnos. He liked to live among the Sintians. But he also repeatedly went to other volcanic islands like Lipari, Imbros, & Sicily, which were called his abodes/workshops. In 1 version of events, Hera rejects, then ejects Hephaestus from Olympus/the heavens because of his congenital impairment. (It’s implied that his congenital disability is because of Zeus & Hera’s familial relationship, i.e. brother & sister.)

Because of Hera’s actions, he fell into the ocean & of Hera’s actions, he fell into the ocean & was raised by Thetis (Achilles’ mom & 1 of the 50 Nereids) & Eurynome, the Oceanid. In another version, Hephaestus, attempting to rescue his mom from Zeus’ advances, was cast down to earth by Zeus, not Hera!

He (Hephaestus) was cast down for 1 whole day & landed on the island of Lemnos. On Lemnos, he was cared for & taught to be a master craftsman by the Sintians. Later writers describe his physical disability as a result of his 2nd fall. While Homer makes him disabled from birth.

Hephaestus was 1 of the Olympians who came back to Olympus after being exiled. In an archaic story, Hephaestus wanted revenge against Hera for rejecting him by forging her a magical golden throne, which, when she sat on it, didn’t let her stand up again.

The other gods begged Hephaestus to return to Olympus to let her go. But he refused, saying, “I’ve no mom.” It was Ares who undertook the task of fetching Hephaestus at 1st. But he was threatened by the fire god with torches. At last, Dionysus (the wine god) fetched him, got him drunk on wine, & took the subdued smith back to Olympus on the back of a mule, accompanied by revelers.

According to Hyginus, Zeus promised anything to Hephaestus to free Hera. Hephaestus asked for Athena’s hand in marriage (urged by Poseidon, who was hostile toward Athena), leading to his attempted (g)raping of the goddess, who rejected his advances.

In another version, he demanded to be married to Aphrodite to release Hera, & his mom fulfilled the request. Hephaestus had his own palace on Olympus, containing his workshop with an anvil(s) & 20 bellows that worked at his bidding.

He crafted much of the magnificent equipment of the gods, & almost any finely wrought metalwork imbued with powers that appears in Greek myth is said to have been forged by Hephaestus. He designed all the thrones in the Olympian palace, the Aegis breastplate, Hermes’ (not the fashion house) winged helmet & sandals, Aphrodite’s famous girdle, Eros’ bow & arrows, Helios’ chariot, Heracles’ bronze clappers, & the shoulder of Pelops.

Hephaestus also created the gift that the gods gave to mankind: the 1st woman, Pandora, & her pithos (a large jar)/box. In some versions, Prometheus stole the fire that he gave to man from Hephaestus’ forge. Hephaestus gave to the blinded Orion his apprentice Cedalion as a guide. In later accounts, Hephaestus worked with the Cyclopes Brontes, Steropes, & Arges, who were highly skilled blacksmiths in their own right & forged Zeus’ thunderbolts, Poseidon’s trident, & Hades’ helmet of darkness/invisibility.

According to Homer, Hephaestus built automatons of metal to work for him or others. This includes tripods with golden wheels, able to move at his wish in & out of the assembly hall of the celestials; & “handmaidens wrought of gold in the semblance of living maids,” who had “understanding in their hearts, & speech & strength,” as a gift of the gods.

They moved to support Hephaestus while walking. Hephaestus also put golden & silver lions & dogs at the entrance of the palace of Alkinoos in such a way that they could bite the invaders. These guard dogs didn’t age or perish. (So does this mean that they could possibly still be around, hidden somewhere? Like the Nag Hammadi library.)

A similar golden dog was set by Rhea to guard the infant Zeus & his nurse (the goat Amaltheia) on the island of Krete/Crete. Later, Tantalus was said to have stolen the automaton when it guarded Zeus’ temple, or to have persuaded Pandareos to steal it for him.

Later texts attempt to replace the automaton with the idea that the golden dog was actually Rhea, transformed by Hephaestus. Hephaestus fought against the giants & killed Mimas by throwing molten iron at him. He also fought another giant, Aristaeus, but he fled.

During the battle, Hephaestus fell down exhausted & was picked up by Helios in his chariot. As a gift of gratitude, Hephaestus forged 4 ever-flowing fountains & fire-breathing bulls for Helios’ son Aeetus. At the marriage of Peleus & Thetis, Hephaestus gave a knife as a wedding present.

When the Trojan War began, Hephaestus sided with the Greeks & forged the armor of Achilles, the cuirass of Diomedes, & Agamemnon’s staff of office. But Hephaestus was also worshipped by the Trojans & saved 1 of their men from being killed by Diomedes.

Though she was married to Hephaestus, Aphrodite had an affair with Ares, the god of war. Eventually, Hephaestus discovered Aphrodite’s affair through Helios, the all-seeing sun (We’re gonna circle back to this. Keep this in mind.), & planned a trap during 1 of their trysts.

While the lovers lay together in bed, Hephaestus ensnared them in an unbreakable chain-link net so small as to be invisible & dragged them to Mount Olympus to shame them in front of the other gods for retribution. The gods had a good laugh at the sight of these unclothed adulterers. Poseidon persuaded Hephaestus to free them in return for a guarantee that Ares would pay the adulterers’ fine, or Poseidon would pay it himself.

In The Odyssey, Hephaestus says he would give Aphrodite back to Zeus & demand back his bride price. Some versions of the myth state that Zeus didn’t return the dowry. In fact, Aphrodite “simply charmed her way back again into her husband’s good graces.”

In The Iliad, Hephaestus is described as being married to the Grace named Charis during the events depicted in the Trojan War. While in Theogeny, he’s married to the Grace named Aglaea, with no indication of having ever been married to Aphrodite.

In Dionysiaca by Nonnus explicitly stated that, though Hephaestus & Aphrodite were once married (she’s referred to as his “ancient wife”). They’ve since separated & Hephaestus is now married to Charis.

Here’s the keep-in-mind part: In a later detail, Ares put the young soldier, Alectryon, by their door to warn them of Helios’ arrival, as he suspected that Helios would tell Hephaestus of Aphrodite’s infidelity if the 2 were discovered. But Alectryon fell asleep on guard duty. Helios finds the 2 & alerts Hephaestus. Ares, in a rage, turned Alectryon into a rooster, which always crows at dawn when the sun is about to rise.

The Thebans said that the spicy time union of Ares & Aphrodite produced Harmonia. But that of the union of Hephaestus with Aphrodite, there’s usually no issue. Because Harmonia was conceived during Aphrodite’s marriage to Hephaestus, for revenge, on Harmonia’s wedding day to Cadmus, Hephaestus gifted her with a finely worked but cursed necklace that brought immense suffering to her descendants, culminating in Oedipus. (Check out our post on Oedipus.)

An Athenian founding myth tells the city’s patron goddess, Athena, refused a union (spicy time) with Hephaestus. Pseudo-Apollodorus records an archaic legend, which claims that Hephaestus once tried to (g)rape Athena. But she pushed him away, causing him to ejaculate on her thigh.

Athena wiped the happy time juice off using a tuft of wool. She tossed it into the dust. This impregnated Gaia (his own great-grandma). This caused her to give birth to King Erichthonius, whom Athena adopted as her own kid.

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20 years ago, the #EU was firmly on the side of the consumer. It protected the average person from monopolies, scams and always laid the costs at the door of big capitalism.

Now, the current EU Parliament and the #VonDerLeyen cabinet (with some exceptions) is a who's who of shysters, snake oil salesmen and mediocrity.

European (#German) industry failed to compete against #Temu & Co. and now the people are literally paying for it.

Time to take back Europe from #Berlin, #Rome, and, #Paris.

De brug van Nero

Ik kan natuurlijk niet naar bed gaan zolang er iemand op het internet flauwekul rondbazuint. Dus ik moet even een blogje de wereld ingooien. Als trouwe lezer van deze blog weet u wel wat mij zoal ergert en ja, ik heb weer eens een archeologisch nieuwsbericht gevonden dat de conclusie rechtvaardigt dat archeologen het publiek liever misleiden dan informeren. Vier van de vijf verpesten het voor de rest. Want ook vandaag is er weer iemand die vond dat de archeologie in het nieuws moest komen, maar geen zin of geen talent had om echt iets te noemen.

Dus wat doe je? Het is komkommertijd, elk bericht is sowieso goed, zeker als het aansluit bij het weinige nieuws dat er wel is. Voilà, het is heet en droog, en in veel rivieren staat weinig water. Hier en daar worden archeologische resten zichtbaar die dat anders niet zijn. Daar heb je iets om mee naar aandacht te hengelen.

“Kunnen wij niet ook zoiets verzinnen?” dacht iemand in Rome, “kan er niet iets in de Tiber zichtbaar worden?”

“Natuurlijk,” antwoordde zijn collega, “maar het moet wel gaan om iets dat is te verbinden met iets dat mensen kennen. We kunnen niet aankomen met de cloaca, want dat zegt niemand iets.”

“Romulus? Julius Caesar? Keizer Augustus? Petrus? Hebben die iets met de droge rivier?”

Het was even stil. “Neem Nero. Voldoende bekend. Denk Gouden Huis. Denk brand in Rome. Quo vadis. Beeldredactie heeft wel een plaatje van Peter Ustinov. Neem de brug van Nero.”

Zo zal het wel zijn gegaan. Het plaatje van Ustinov bleek er niet te zijn, maar zo kwam het bericht dus in de wereld dat de fundering van de brug van Nero zichtbaar is geworden. Voor wie het niet precies weet: die is eigenlijk alleen niet zichtbaar bij heel hoog water. Bovenstaande foto maakte ik in 2005. Het bericht waar ik naar link is pure aandachttrekkerij, aandachttrekkerij tot niets. En zo vervuilen oudheidkundigen met hun archeoblabla het échte nieuws. Want dat het water in de rivieren laag staat, is wel degelijk iets om serieus over te schrijven.

Envoi

O gij journalisten die dit leest: archeologie is een wetenschap en berichten erover legt u neer bij de wetenschapsredactie. En verder: denk nog even terug aan uw lessen kansleer op de middelbare school. Fout type één, fout type twee.

Als u niet schrijft over archeologie, zal het zeker weleens voorkomen dat u ten onrechte iets mist dat eigenlijk nieuws had moeten zijn. Dat is dus fout. Maar de kans daarop is vele, vele malen kleiner dan de kans op de andere fout, namelijk wél schrijven over archeologie en iets doorgeven dat zwaar overdreven is of, zoals vandaag, evidente flauwekul.

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[Part 2] Gladiator's Way: From a Funeral Ritual to Entertainment and Politics

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