Sylvia Rose
Poltergeist - Nastiest Noisy Spirit
Poltergeist is one of the best known entities of European and American lore. It's classed among the "noisy spirits" of German myth, along...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 245 min read
White Ladies in German Mythology
White Ladies (Weisse Frauen, Weiße Damen) appear in folk and pagan traditions of Germany and other parts of Europe. White ladies manifest...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 246 min read
Heimchen - House Crickets of Folklore
Heimchen are house crickets (Acheta domesticus) in German folklore, said to bring luck or foretell disaster. Dwarfs might take the form...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 238 min read
Great Bear - Nature, Spirituality & Lore
Bears in nature, spirituality and myth or lore have astral qualities as well as strong earth connections. An apex predator and fierce...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 226 min read
Syrian Brown Bear - Bronze Age Wild
The Syrian brown bear (Ursus arctos syriacus) is a subspecies of Eurasian brown bear. Native to the Middle East, Caucasus Mountains and...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 223 min read
Ninkasi: Beer Goddess Mesopotamia
Ninkasi is a goddess of beer and brewing in ancient Mesopotamia. She's cognate or related to Siris and sometimes portrayed as her sister....
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 223 min read
Beer Goddess Siris of Mesopotamia
Siris or Siraš is a Mesopotamian beer goddess. In Ebla she's called Zilaš. Siris connects to both the good and bad aspects of beer....
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 213 min read
Tjeker Sea People in 12th Century BCE
The Tjeker (Tjekker, Teresh, Taresh) are a seafaring culture in constant conflict with Egypt, and one of the tribal groups named in the...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 206 min read
Lake Van: Fate of a Primeval Salt Lake
Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey. A saline soda lake, it's fed by numerous mountain streams. Van lacks a water outlet, making it...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 195 min read
Mahaleb Cherry: Spice, Nature & Myth
Mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb) or St. Lucie cherry is a species of fruit tree cultivated for a spice in the cherry stones. The fruit...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 197 min read
Mt Nemrut Volcano: Nature & Lore
Mount Nemrut is a dormant volcano in Van province of east Turkey, near Lake Van in the Armenian Highlands. Nemrut is named for the...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 187 min read
Nimrod: Lord of Chaos & Creation
Nimrod is a legendary Mesopotamian king in the early Bronze Age. A controversial figure, Nimrod has a savage nature and civilized mind,...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 174 min read
Great Cormorant: Wild Birds & Mythic Beasts
The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) has a scattered range throughout the world. Largest of the cormorants, the bird is hunted...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 166 min read
Giresun (Aretias): Isle of the Amazons
Giresun Island is off the southeast Black Sea coast and the city of Giresun. The island is inhabited by birds, small animals and unique...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 167 min read
Horses, Alps & Amazons: the Caucasus
The Caucasus Mountains are an alpine range curving from ancient Colchis (Georgia), up between the Black and Caspian Seas. In the north...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 154 min read
Gargari: Men of the Amazon Warriors
Gargareans or Gargari are an ancient culture of men in the north Caucasus Mountains near the Caspian Sea. On the south Black Sea coast,...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 154 min read
Alum: Tanning, Dye & Beauty Salts
Alum is an ingredient in processes such as dyeing fabric, tanning hides and water purification. Alum is ubiquitous in ancient and...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 145 min read
Tanning Hides - the Ancient Process
Tanning is the ancient process of making animal skins into leather. For best results the animal is skinned right after death, before...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 144 min read
Tanning Hides - Ancient Techniques
Tanning hides is practiced in the ancient world since c. 7000 BCE, in the Indus Valley site of Mehgarh. By 2500 BCE, Sumerians of...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 145 min read
Pistachio: Turpentine, Resin & Nuts
Pistacia is a shrub or tree prized for food, resin, tannins, oils and natural turpentine for thousands of years in the Mediterranean...
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