"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."
The Sjöfru is a kind of Rå, a keeper of a particular kind of land in Swedish folklore, and she presides over waterbodies, usually lakes or small scraps of the sea. Her name is usually translated as "Mistress of the Lake", "Sea Woman" or "Lake...
Ci sono tante guide e tante selezioni degli eventi che si terranno a Milano durante la settimana del salone, ed eccone un'altra. Il mio taglio è chiaramente tecnologico e legato all'innovazione digitale e sono passati cinque anni dall'ultima volta che l'ho fatto, quindi può essere...
Frances Hodgson Burnett, born in Manchester and relocated to America during her adolescence following the death of her father, swiftly became the breadwinner for her family by crafting fiction for popular magazines. Hodgson demonstrated a talent for transforming clichés about England into captivating narratives tailored...
Alternatively translated "That Which Is In the Afterworld" or "Text of the Hidden Chamber Which is in the Underworld", and called Kitab al-Akhira in Arabic, the Amduat is a funerary text from the New Kingdom and it has been found inscribed on the walls of...
20 minutes between submitting a query to a prospect agent and receiving a form rejection is close to my previous record, so let's celebrate with a feast of Gothic tales on my Patreon, shall we? Born in 1849 in Scotland, James Hume Nisbet is known for...
Lelwani, also spelt Leluwani, was a Hittite underworld deity, but their presence is attested way before the Hittite came to Anatolia. In the Hattic culture, Lelwani was considered a male deity and addressed as a "king" when the Hittites, known for adopting deities from conquered...
Questa mattina aprendo LinkedIn mi è sembrato di essere tornata indietro nel tempo, e nello specifico mi è sembrato di essere tornata indietro di quasi dieci anni, al 2015, quando presentavo in Italiano il primo report dell'NBS circa l'adozione del BIM nel Regno Unito. Il...
Frederick George Loring was an English naval officer born in 1869, an early expert in the pioneering technology of wireless telegraphy and, incidentally, a writer. Born in the Isle of Wight as the eldest son of Admiral Sir William Loring and Frances Louisa Adams, he...
Easter-time rejection! Who sends a refusal on Easter morning? One of the agents I queried, apparently. This means my Patrons receive another one of my favourite novels, digitised by yours truly: The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle. It might seem strange to include this book in...
Sirona was a goddess primarily venerated in East Central Gaul and along the Danubian limes. Revered as a deity of healing, she was closely linked with sacred springs, and her worship was accompanied by symbols of snakes and eggs. In the sulphur springs of Alzey in...
