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Post by kate on Jan 25, 2023 7:37:25 GMT
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Post by kate on Jan 25, 2023 7:39:49 GMT
 ap god rowan by Kate Ferris, on Flickr The rowan's mythic roots go back to classical times. Greek mythology tells of how Hebe the goddess of youth, dispensed rejuvenating ambrosia to the gods from her magical chalice. When, through carelessness, she lost this cup to demons, the gods sent an eagle to recover the cup. The feathers and drops of blood which the eagle shed in the ensuing fight with the demons fell to earth, where each of them turned into a rowan tree. Hence the rowan derived the shape of its leaves from the eagle's feathers and the appearance of its berries from the droplets of blood. |
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Post by kate on Jan 25, 2023 7:42:06 GMT
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Post by zx9 on Jan 25, 2023 8:53:31 GMT
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Post by squeamishossifrage on Jan 25, 2023 9:12:30 GMT
The Pantheon, a temple to all gods...  ...and it's dome, which men forget how to build.  The dome of a temple built to a different god, by the genius of a man, Brunelleschi...  ...and its interior  The Duomo, Florence. |
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Post by zx9 on Jan 25, 2023 9:19:40 GMT
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Post by zx9 on Jan 25, 2023 9:24:35 GMT
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Post by dreampolice on Jan 25, 2023 19:19:51 GMT
Back in 2016 there must have been a reason I took this, a monthly comp maybe. I guess we'll never know tnow the other site has gone.  Dear God by Nigel G, on Flickr |
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Post by dreampolice on Jan 25, 2023 19:20:42 GMT
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Post by dreampolice on Jan 25, 2023 19:22:14 GMT
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Post by kate on Jan 25, 2023 19:37:50 GMT
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Post by zx9 on Jan 25, 2023 20:24:01 GMT
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Post by kate on Jan 26, 2023 6:44:34 GMT
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Post by squeamishossifrage on Jan 26, 2023 7:40:57 GMT
The entrance to ancient Rome  Arch of Constantine |
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Post by squeamishossifrage on Jan 26, 2023 7:47:23 GMT
The Gothic arch  Bombed church at Ayias Sozemos |
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