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For the ancient Maya, cracked mirrors were a path to the world beyond
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoEds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The history of this superstition may go back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who ascribed mysterious powers ...
Want to escape the crowds of Lake Como and Garda? Head to these underrated Italian lakes instead
Euronews via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoAn important site since ancient Greek and Roman times, the Phlegraean Fields’ lakes boast a plethora...
Ancient gender-nonconforming Romans found refuge in a community dedicated to a goddess
The Advocate· 2 days agoWhile Roman notions of femininity and masculinity were strict as regards clothing, for instance,...
You May Be Surprised by These Actors Who Have Performed in Drag
MediaFeed via AOL· 1 day agoIn 2023, anti-drag laws have become a subject of heated debate in 14 states across the nation. And...
Maya used hallucinogenic plants in “ensouling” rituals for their ball courts
Ars Technica· 2 days agoIt's well-known that the ancient Maya had their own version of ball games, which were played with a...
How ‘apocalypse’ became a secular as well as religious idea
The Conversation· 2 days agoFears of AI are not the only things driving public concern about the end of the world. Climate change and pandemic diseases are also well-known threats. Reporting on these challenges and dubbing ...
The Moon Goddesses in Hades 2 Explained
Game Rant· 4 days agoThis article contains spoilers for Hades 2. The moon plays a large role in Hades 2, and two of the main characters in the game, Melinoe and Hecate, are...
Ancient gender-nonconforming Romans found refuge in a community dedicated to a goddess
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Catholic Church has long emphasized traditional binary views of gender. But in many places, both...
Nonbinary genders beyond ‘male’ and ‘female’ would have been no surprise to ancient rabbis, who...
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoEds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. As a scholar of Judaism and gender, I find that people across the political spectrum often assume religion must be inherently ...
FIRST Book Club: 7 Feel-Great Reads You’ll Love for May 3rd – May 9th, 2024
First for Women via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“So when I found faith leader Jennie Allen’s new book on the topic, I couldn’t dive in fast enough!”...