"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."
Vanth was a female demon in the Etruscan underworld, frequently depicted alongside other manifestations of the same figure (two Vanths are better than one, apparently) or another underworld demon known as Charun (later referred to as Charu). She lacks a direct equivalent in Greek mythology and is frequently depicted as a winged, benevolent figure. She dresses as a huntress and has the role of guide to the Underworld. She’s today’s profile on my Patreon.
Brothers in Arms, Lovers in Death: the Sacred Band of Thebes In the 4th century BCE, the Greek city-state of Thebes forged one of the most extraordinary fighting forces in history: the Sacred Band, an elite military unit composed of 150 pairs of male lovers.
Nothing happens in this book, and yet everything happens. Just like life. An ordinary story of an ordinary woman: her husband left for no apparent reason, he seems to think he has a right to her life even if he provides no support for their
Questa domenica 8 e lunedì 9 giugno si voterà su tutto il territorio nazionale per 5 referendum, 4 dei quali legati alle leggi sul lavoro e uno che propone la riduzione a 5 anni del tempo necessario per poter richiedere la cittadinanza italiana a chi
Brothers in Arms, Lovers in Death: the Sacred Band of Thebes In the 4th century BCE, the Greek city-state of Thebes forged one of the most extraordinary fighting forces in history: the Sacred Band, an elite military unit composed of 150 pairs of male lovers.
Nothing happens in this book, and yet everything happens. Just like life. An ordinary story of an ordinary woman: her husband left for no apparent reason, he seems to think he has a right to her life even if he provides no support for their
Questa domenica 8 e lunedì 9 giugno si voterà su tutto il territorio nazionale per 5 referendum, 4 dei quali legati alle leggi sul lavoro e uno che propone la riduzione a 5 anni del tempo necessario per poter richiedere la cittadinanza italiana a chi
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