Similarities b/w Hinduism & Greek Mythology.
Both Indra & Zeus are the “kings” of the gods. In addition, their weapons are thunderbolts (in Indra’s case, it’s the Vajra). Both of them slay a sea-monster: Indra’s opponent is the serpent Vritra; Zeus fights & vanquishes Typhon. /1
One year is exactly 365.2422 days long.
More than two thousand years ago a Greek astronomer called Hipparchus calculated the length of a year to within 0.005 of that figure.
And he didn't even have a telescope...
Minoan 'Marine Style' pottery featuring a rather wonderful octopus. Found at Palaikastro, Crete. Dated to c. 1500 BCE. Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. My own photo.
It was an incredible experience to be able to witness the beauty and ancient magic of Karnak temple with my loved ones on the winter solstice. #KarnakTemple#WinterSolstice#WinterSolstice2022
We don’t even realise just how much we have learnt and taken from the ancient Sumerians and Babylonians
Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia https://t.co/C7IbUUadME via @YouTube
A night time shot of the Corridor of Procession at the Palace of Knossos, Crete. A 'reconstruction' of the 'Prince of the Lillies' fresco can be seen on the wall. Photo credit: Loukas Hapsis.
With so many recent rape allegations & convictions within #Ahmadiyya Jamaat from all around the world, #Ahmadis still have the audacity to make fun of a rape victim. I don’t know how these people sleep at night? Let us Mourn!
#AhmadiyyatTrueIslam is a new monster in the making!
Segesta, one of the best preserved and most beautiful of all the Greek archaeological sites in the Mediterranean, Sicily, Italy. Segesta (or Egesta), located in the north-west corner of Sicily, was an important trading town from the 7th century BC onwards.
The Aztec Sun Stone speaks of four prior "Suns", or world ages, each terminated by a cataclysm that transformed humanity. At the centre, gripping human hearts in his talons, his tongue the jutting blade of a sacrificial knife, is the "Fifth Sun", the archetype of our own age.
@AsmaAzam71 Stay strong @AsmaAzam71 Your tweet totally makes sense. The comment section and the quote retweets are very depressing indeed. And it’s even more depressing to see #Ahmadi women defending this. As they say, “birds born in cages think flying is an illness.”