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From Horus to Saint George Slaying the Dragon: A Legend with Egyptian Roots

From Horus to Saint George Slaying the Dragon: ...

In this article, we will explore how the famous legend of Saint George slaying the dragon has its origins in ancient Egypt, particularly in the figure of Horus. Saint George:...

From Horus to Saint George Slaying the Dragon: ...

In this article, we will explore how the famous legend of Saint George slaying the dragon has its origins in ancient Egypt, particularly in the figure of Horus. Saint George:...

Amun's game of the goose and snake (First Dynasty of ancient Egypt)

Amun's game of the goose and snake (First Dynas...

Mehen and Amun's goose This ancient egypt game, also called Mehen after the snake god a protective deity which coils around the sun god Ra during his journey through the night,...

Amun's game of the goose and snake (First Dynas...

Mehen and Amun's goose This ancient egypt game, also called Mehen after the snake god a protective deity which coils around the sun god Ra during his journey through the night,...

Joris Hoefnagel and The Four Elements

Joris Hoefnagel and The Four Elements

Joris Hoefnagel, a self-taught Dutch artist active in the late 16th century, was a pivotal figure straddling two eras of Netherlandish art. As one of the last manuscript illuminators working...

Joris Hoefnagel and The Four Elements

Joris Hoefnagel, a self-taught Dutch artist active in the late 16th century, was a pivotal figure straddling two eras of Netherlandish art. As one of the last manuscript illuminators working...

Harikikigaki, the book of pathogenic insects

Harikikigaki, the book of pathogenic insects

  Kanshaku The strange bug above is a Kanshaku , an insect with an angry head that rises from the liver to the rib cage. People infected with Kanshaku tend...

Harikikigaki, the book of pathogenic insects

  Kanshaku The strange bug above is a Kanshaku , an insect with an angry head that rises from the liver to the rib cage. People infected with Kanshaku tend...

Things to know about Sandro Botticelli

Things to know about Sandro Botticelli

Sandro Botticelli, born Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (c. 1445-1510), was an Italian painter of the Florentine Renaissance. He is renowned for his exquisite artworks that captured the spirit...

Things to know about Sandro Botticelli

Sandro Botticelli, born Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (c. 1445-1510), was an Italian painter of the Florentine Renaissance. He is renowned for his exquisite artworks that captured the spirit...

Sea monster triton from Conrad Gessner Historia animalium

Sea monsters on ancient maps

Discover the captivating world of sea monsters depicted on ancient maps. Dive into the history, legends, and mysteries surrounding these intriguing creatures, as we explore the artistry and imagination of...

Sea monsters on ancient maps

Discover the captivating world of sea monsters depicted on ancient maps. Dive into the history, legends, and mysteries surrounding these intriguing creatures, as we explore the artistry and imagination of...