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Hera

Hera played a prominent role in the myth about the Trojan War, captured in The Illiad. The story began with a beauty contest between Athena, Aphrodite and Hera.http://www.stanford.edu/~plomio/history.html Hera promised Paris power if he chose her, but Paris selected Aphrodite as the most beautiful, for she had promised him Helen as his wife for selecting her. His kidnapping of Helen caused the Trojan War, and Hera sided with the Greeks since Paris was a Trojan and had not chosen her in the contest.http://cerhas.uc.edu/troy/bios.html#

Hera is associated with the peacock. This is in part because, according to myth, she put the spots on the peacock's tail feathers. Hera had sent her guard Argus to watch over a cow that she knew was really Io, a woman Zeus was having an affair with. Zeus had changed Io into a cow so that he might conceal their affair when Hera caught them together. Hera took Io as a cow for a gift and Io would have remained that way with Argus with his hundred eyes watching over her, but Zeus sent Hermes to free Io. Hermes told stories and sang songs to Argus to make him fall asleep, then killed him. Hera was infuriated, and took Argus' eyes and placed them on the peacock in his memory.http://www.math.utk.edu/~vasili/va/GREECE/Greek_myth/zeusLover.html

updated 2010-11-24 22:44:32

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Aramaic

• Aramaic, like other Semitic languages, has three letter root that are inflected upon to make words.http://www.vbm-torah.org/talmud2/01grammar.htm

• There are three main forms of verbs, pe'al (basic), pa"el (intensive or frequent) and 'af'el, each with a passive-reflexive form.http://balshanut.wordpress.com/essays/a-short-introduction-to-aramaic/imperial-aramaic-c600-c200-bce/http://books.google.com/books?id=nbUOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

• There are three states of nouns: absolute, construct and emphatic.http://books.google.com/books?id=nbUOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
  • Construct nouns mark the nominative or accusative part of a genitive construct. (Such as "flag" in "Flag of Assyria".)http://www.learnassyrian.com/home.html
  • Emphatic nouns are marked by the definite singular suffix "-a" and the plural definite suffix "-aya".
  • Absolute nouns are not marked in the singular, but have an "-n" suffix in the pluralhttp://balshanut.wordpress.com/essays/a-short-introduction-to-aramaic/old-aramaic-c-850-to-c-612-bce/

• Feminine have a "-h" suffix in the absolute, which turns into a "t" in other states(placed before state in emphatic. Note: the feminine emphatic plural ends in "-ata", not "-taya" )http://books.google.com/books?id=nbUOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

• Possessive and accusative pronouns are suffixed to either verbs or prepositionshttp://balshanut.wordpress.com/essays/a-short-introduction-to-aramaic/old-aramaic-c-850-to-c-612-bce/

updated 2010-10-21 21:26:11

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Yggdrasil

Yggdrasil is central to the Norse cosmos and so it  plays numerous roles in Norse mythology. The Norns protected the ash tree from Nidhogg, Graback, Grafvolluth, Goin and Moin, serpents that would kill it by chewing on its roots.http://www.wizardrealm.com/norse/gods.html The Norns also took water and mud from the Well of Fate at its roots and spread it over Yggdrasil’s branches in order to keep it healthy. During the battle of Ragnarok, it was foretold that the fire giant Sur would attack Yggdrasil and set it on fire. The tree and the nine worlds with it would then perish.c

updated 2011-01-31 09:02:20

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Warwick Castle

Warwick Castle is centrally located in the town of Warwick, England, west of the Branbury Road and east of Stratford Road.http://www.warwick-castle.co.uk/plan-your-day/directions-parking.aspx?css=1 Railway passengers exit at Warwick Station, which is about one mile from Warwick Castle.http://www.warwick-castle.co.uk/plan-your-day/directions-parking.aspx?css=1 The closest major airport is the Birmingham International Airport.http://www.warwick-castle.co.uk/plan-your-day/directions-parking.aspx?css=1 For car rental clients, several car park operators can be found surrounding the castle.http://www.warwick-castle.co.uk/plan-your-day/directions-parking.aspx?css=1 Excursion tour companies out of London, such as Evan Evans and Golden Tours, run services to the castle.http://www.warwick-castle.co.uk/plan-your-day/directions-parking.aspx?css=1

updated 2011-01-04 03:21:40

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Stephen Spender

• Nine Experiments (poetry, privately printed, 1928)
• Twenty Poems (poetry, 1930)
• Poems (poetry, 1933)
• Vienna (poetry, 1934)
• The Destructive Element (essay, 1935)
• Poems of Dedication (poetry, 1936)
• The God That Failed (essay, 1938)
• Trial of a Judge (drama, 1938)
• The Still Centre (poetry, 1939)
• The Backward Son (fiction, 1940)
• Ruins and Visions (poetry, 1942)
• Spiritual Exercises (poetry, privately printed, 1943)
• Poems of Dedication (poetry, 1947)
• The Edge of Being (portey, 1949)
• World Within World (autobiography, 1951)
• The Creative Element (essay, 1953)
• The Making of a Poem (essay, 1955)
• Collected Poems, 1928-1953 (poetry, 1955)
• The Struggle of the Modern (essay, 1963)
• Selected Poems (poetry, 1965)
• The Express (poetry, 1966)
• The Generous Days (poetry, 1971)
• Selected Poems (poetry, 1974)
• Love-Hate Relations (essay, 1974)
• The Thirties and After (essay, 1978)
• Recent Poems (poetry, 1978)
• Letters (letters, 1980)
• Collected Poems 1928-1985 (poetry, 1986)
• Journals 1939-83 (journals, 1986)
• Dolphins (poetry, 1994) http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/656http://www.reference.com/browse/Stephen+Spenderhttp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1074981-2,00.html

updated 2010-10-24 19:05:38

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Vampires

There are rumors of vampires exiting in the real world in addition to vampires found in fictional books and movies. There is a very small percentage of individuals who claim to be vampires in their own lives. While they may not drink the blood of actual humans, they do indeed drink the blood of other animals, sometimes sleep in coffins, and dress in peculiar outfits and capes. Some scientists have looked into studying about why these people become vampires. Vampires can not be bred in any way, a person must choose to become one.http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6154446&page=1

updated 2010-09-18 00:49:30

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History of Ancient Sumeria

Ancient Sumer is one of the earliest recorded civilizations. Sumerians lived in Mesopotamia and formed large city-states around 3000 BC.The Sumerian language was unlike any other language in the world and they used writing and a numerical system to keep detailed records related to the distribution of goods. They also had a calendar system and are said to have had a in-depth knowledge of astronomy.http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/SUMER.HTM

updated 2010-07-17 07:38:11

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Medievaltimes.com Coupons

Only coupon codes apply to online purchases of Medieval Times admission tickets made on MedievalTimes.com; printable coupons may only be used at Medieval Times locations.http://www.medievaltimes.com/myrtlebeach/purchasetickets.aspx Medievaltimes.com Birthday Fellowship coupons are only available to those who sign up for them more than one week before their birthdays. The names of those who sign up for them within seven days of their birthdays will only be added to the birthday coupon database to receive a birthday coupon on their birthday the following year.http://www.medievaltimes.com/birthdays.aspx

updated 2010-08-29 12:24:07

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Skadi

Skadi's father Thiazi was killed by the Norse gods for kidnapping the goddess Idun. Idun possessed golden apples that kept the gods young, and when Thiazi, in the shape of an eagle, flew off with Idun and her apples, the Norse gods started aging. Loki managed to rescue Idun and when Thiazi tried to kidnap her again, the gods killed him.http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/norse/articles.html Skadi was furious at this, and so to make peace, Odin told her that she would marry one of the gods. However, she must choose her husband while only looking at his feet.http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/norse-mythology.php?deity=SKADI Skadi wanted to marry the handsome Baldr, god of light, and chose the feet that were fairest and must belong to such a beautiful god. However, the feet she chose belonged to Njord. Although disappointed, Skadi married him.http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/norse-mythology.php?deity=SKADI

updated 2011-01-31 08:47:54

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