![]() ![]() Ikaros was a tragic hero of Greek mythology, son of inventor Daidalos. :) again, just below Summerland on the Wonderland Trail, couldn't figure out why I didn't like this pic until I cropped the trees off of the left and right making it much more succinct in it's presentation, I hope that you find it palatable. In short, the whole story can be an exercise in existentialism with a fatalist twist.Īnyway, about the photo if anyone is still here. ![]() The most obvious examples are Hawaii and the area surrounded by mount Vesuvius, so lush and soil enriched in places where A) there wouldn't be land, and B) regions with otherwise nutrient deficient soil. Not only do they shape our landscapes in ways such as this but their eruptions enrich the soil by providing iron, magnesium, and potassium. I found the read to be fascinating in an article you can find entitled "Norse Mythology for smart people," but the original simplification and the MUCH more encompassing ones I've found still bring me to volcanoes. Readers Digest version: Ginnungagap is an abys where all life began and where all life will end, the big bang theory only written in old Norse mythology. wikipediaĪ teacher in the Netflix show Ragnarök writes this word on a chalkboard and explains to his students that it's meaning is the place where fire and ice meet, thus inspired by this fantastic word I blew the dust off this baby and then went to read more. In later Scandinavian folklore, the ambiguity surrounding the entities gives way to negative portrayals. Ymir is later killed, his body dismembered to create the world, and the jötnar survive this event by way of sailing through a flood of Ymir's blood. Norse myth traces the origin of the jötnar to the proto-being Ymir, a result of growth or sexless reproduction from the entity's body. Some deities, such as Skaði and Gerðr, are themselves described as jötnar, and various well-attested deities, such as Odin, are descendants of the jötnar. ![]() The entities are themselves ambiguously defined, variously referred to by several other terms, including risi, thurs and troll.Īlthough the term giant is sometimes used to gloss the word jötunn and its apparent synonyms in some translations and academic texts, jötnar are not necessarily notably large and may be described as exceedingly beautiful or as alarmingly grotesque. In Norse mythology, a jötunn or, in the normalised scholarly spelling of Old Norse, jǫtunn is a type of entity contrasted with gods and other figures, such as dwarfs and elves. (Yummy) Dreamy Earrings - Pear Cut Gem - Hoop (L) Tomaso Albinoni-Adagio in G Minorttps://Filomena Quinnell Along with Aphrodite and Hera, Athena was one of the three goddesses whose feud resulted in the beginning of the Trojan War. Athena was the patron goddess of heroic endeavor she was believed to have aided the heroes Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, and Jason. She was known as Athena Parthenos "Athena the Virgin," but in one archaic Attic myth, the god Hephaestus tried and failed to rape her, resulting in Gaia giving birth to Erichthonius, an important Athenian founding hero. In the founding myth of Athens, Athena bested Poseidon in a competition over patronage of the city by creating the first olive tree. In others, such as Hesiod's Theogony, Zeus swallows his consort Metis, who was pregnant with Athena in this version, Athena is first born within Zeus and then escapes from his body through his forehead. In some versions of the story, Athena has no mother and is born from Zeus' forehead by parthenogenesis. MADE IN THE USA - The materials in this stamp are sourced from top US companies and assembled in our Sniggle Sloth California facility to form a high-quality product you'll cherish for years.In Greek mythology, Athena was believed to have been born from the forehead of her father Zeus. Use with traditional stamp ink pads, acrylic or watercolor paints, and more. TOP QUALITY - The long natural hardwood handle keeps fingers away from the ink to eliminate smudging and messes. The creative possibilities are only limited to your imagination. Use alone or combine with other Sniggle Sloth stamps to create fun borders, wreaths and other designs. SLOW DOWN AND CRAFT - Decorate cards, gift wrap, journals, planners, paper, clay, fabric and more with this delightful rubber stamp. The wood handle features our Sniggle Sloth mascot, the stamp design for easy identification and an alignment mark to make sure your stamped image is aligned the way you want it. A foam layer between the handle and rubber adds cushion to make stamping a breeze.ĭIY FUN - You've never seen a wooden stamp handle quite so cute or useful. CHARMING RUBBER STAMP - Small in size, but big in character, our stamps feature deeply etched rubber for excellent clarity. ![]()
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