 | | The Grasshopper, Locust, Cricket, Cicada, and Mantis in Religion, Myths, Mythology and Folklore | | by balisunset, Sep 8, 2008 | | Entomologists place grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, and mantises in a single order, the Orthoptera, while cicadas belong to the order Homoptera. But modern taxonomies do not necessarily reflect popular perception of animals today, much less the ways in which creatures have been regarded over the centuries. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Pigeons and Doves in Religion, Myths, Mythology and Folklores | | by balisunset, Sep 8, 2008 | | Doves seem holy and clean, but pigeons appear commonplace and dirty. Nevertheless, the two are very closely related in biology and closely associated in folklore. In ancient texts it is often impossible to know which is meant, and perhaps the best way to think of these birds is as the sacred and profane aspects of a single creature. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Religions of Ancient Civilizations | | by Brav3ry3do, Sep 2, 2008 | | The religions of the ancient eastern and western civilizations have common ideas, but each has a different focus and approach on how they affect people’s lives. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 2 |
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 | | Peace of Augsburg (September 25, 1555) | | by balisunset, Aug 31, 2008 | | Following the Convention of Passau (1552), Ferdinand I and Charles V agreed to a general settlement of the confessional and princely wars in Germany. What occasioned concession for Ferdinand was pragmatism; for Charles it was military defeat and personal melancholia, which also moved him to abdicate. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Raven, Crow and Corvids in Myth, Folklore and Religion | | by balisunset, Aug 31, 2008 | | Birds of the Corvidae family, or corvids, particularly crows and ravens, are creatures of paradox. Their black plumage, slouching posture, and love of carrion sometimes make them appear morbid, yet few if any other birds behave in as playful a manner as they do. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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