story

25 08, 2017

Samson and Delilah story – Bible stories

By |2018-05-22T23:12:35-07:00August 25th, 2017|History, Religion, West Asia|Comments Off on Samson and Delilah story – Bible stories

Samson and Delilah story: Samson (or David?) wrestles the lion. Silk tapestry, probably from Syria, in the 600s AD Backstory of Samson and Delilah Just as the Jews were finally [...]

23 08, 2017

Abraham and the Jews – Bible stories

By |2019-01-16T18:15:48-08:00August 23rd, 2017|Religion, West Asia|Comments Off on Abraham and the Jews – Bible stories

Abraham and Isaac (Egypt, 300s AD) The Jews leave Mesopotamia Shortly after the episode with the Tower of Babel, the Bible tells us that some of the Jews decided to leave Mesopotamia where the Sumerians were, [...]

10 08, 2017

Cherokee creation myth – Native American religion

By |2018-04-07T17:05:43-07:00August 10th, 2017|Literature, Native American, Religion|Comments Off on Cherokee creation myth – Native American religion

The Atlantic ocean Long ago, the earth was just a big island, floating in a bigger ocean. The earth was hanging from four cords coming down from the sky, which was made of [...]

21 07, 2017

How Ganesh cursed the Moon – Hinduism – India

By |2019-07-01T21:27:44-07:00July 21st, 2017|India, Religion|Comments Off on How Ganesh cursed the Moon – Hinduism – India

Ganesh cursed the moon (Musee Guimet, Paris, from Tamil Nadu, ca. 1500 AD) Narada offered a sacrifice Now long ago Brahma was sitting with Shiva when a man called Narada came along. And Narada [...]

Go to Top