Sylvia Rose
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 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 126 min read
Stymphalian Birds & Greek Heroics
The Stymphalian birds are vicious flesh-eating birds in Greek mythology. They're believed to originate from the swamps of Stymphalia in...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 116 min read
Ninsun - Lady of the Wild Cows
Ninsun is a goddess of Mesopotamia, mother of legendary king of Uruk, Gilgamesh. She's revered through the lands as a goddess of wisdom,...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 313 min read
Early Sun Mythology: Mid European
In the early centuries CE the Imperial Romans occupy almost every part of Europe except Germania, though they keep trying. They also...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 243 min read
Pirwa - Horse God of Ancient Hittites
Pirwa is a horse deity of the Hittites and Luwians in ancient Anatolia (today's Turkey). He's also called Perwa or Peruwa. Considered a...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 15, 20237 min read
Brunhilde: Tragic Germanic Warrior Queen
Noble women of Germania learned at an early age they were unwelcome in the patriarchal realms of politics and war. Plots, trickery and...
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