Download or read book Golden Labryss written by Anne Clayre Mason and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Minoan artifact, contact with an ancient spirit, a case of mistaken identity, plus falling in love with sexy photographer Nikolas Tyler, add up to a thrill a minute for astrology buff Adriane Ducote during her trip to the Greek island of Crete. Several factions want the golden labrys, a ceremonial double-headed axe, and attempt to gain possession of the artifact which was sold to Adriane by mistake. She gets help from a Minoan priestess, but the lovely spirit has her own agenda regarding the labrys. Although strongly attracted to Adriane, Nikolas believes she is the mysterious relic smuggler his brother's artifacts recovery agency ARPA is trying to locate. He's fallen in love with her, yet he feels duty bound to stop her and return the labrys which was stolen years ago from a Washington DC museum. He soon discovers she's not the only player in this dangerous game.
Download or read book The Amazons written by Adrienne Mayor and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The real history of the Amazons in war and love Amazons—fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world—were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a powerful Amazon army. In historical times, Cyrus of Persia, Alexander the Great, and the Roman general Pompey tangled with Amazons. But just who were these bold barbarian archers on horseback who gloried in fighting, hunting, and sexual freedom? Were Amazons real? In this deeply researched, wide-ranging, and lavishly illustrated book, National Book Award finalist Adrienne Mayor presents the Amazons as they have never been seen before. This is the first comprehensive account of warrior women in myth and history across the ancient world, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Great Wall of China. Mayor tells how amazing new archaeological discoveries of battle-scarred female skeletons buried with their weapons prove that women warriors were not merely figments of the Greek imagination. Combining classical myth and art, nomad traditions, and scientific archaeology, she reveals intimate, surprising details and original insights about the lives and legends of the women known as Amazons. Provocatively arguing that a timeless search for a balance between the sexes explains the allure of the Amazons, Mayor reminds us that there were as many Amazon love stories as there were war stories. The Greeks were not the only people enchanted by Amazons—Mayor shows that warlike women of nomadic cultures inspired exciting tales in ancient Egypt, Persia, India, Central Asia, and China. Driven by a detective's curiosity, Mayor unearths long-buried evidence and sifts fact from fiction to show how flesh-and-blood women of the Eurasian steppes were mythologized as Amazons, the equals of men. The result is likely to become a classic.
Download or read book The Other Within Us written by Marilyn Pearsall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feminist women bequeath to us a powerful critique of our society's obsession with beauty and impossible body ideals. Having refused makeup, high heels, and short skirts in their youth, these women are now entering the most stigmatized stage in a woman's life?old age. As she becomes the ?older woman,? the feminist's rejection of beauty standards and her ability to locate self-worth is being challenged.How will feminists respond to the issues raised in this phase of their lives? By confronting the issues unique to older women in our culture and society, these authors redress the neglect and isolation experienced within contemporary feminism and gerontology.Ultimately, the goal of the book is to inspire the aging woman to more easily embrace the ?older other? within her.
Download or read book The Golden Bough pt IV Adonis Attis Osiris 1922 written by Sir James George Frazer and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Golden Bough pt IV 1 2 Adonis Attis Osiris studies in the history of oriental religion written by James George Frazer and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Golden Bough pt IV pt 1 2 Adonis Attis Osiris studies in the history of oriental religion 3d ed rev and enl 1914 written by James George Frazer and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Golden Bough Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild Dionysus written by James George Frazer and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frazer's series which attempted to define the shared elements of religious belief and scientific thought, discussing fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat, and many other symbols and practices whose influences had extended into 20th-century culture. His thesis is that old religions were fertility cults that revolved around the worship and periodic sacrifice of a sacred king. Frazer proposed that mankind progresses from magic through religious belief to scientific thought.
Download or read book The Golden Bough pt IV p1 2 s Adonis Attis Osiris studies in the history of oriental religion 3d ed rev and enl 1914 written by James George Frazer and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roman Crete New Perspectives written by Jane E. Francis and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last several decades have seen a dramatic increase in interest in the Roman period on the island of Crete. Ongoing and some long-standing excavations and investigations of Roman sites and buildings, intensive archaeological survey of Roman areas, and intensive research on artifacts, history, and inscriptions of the island now provide abundant data for assessing Crete alongside other Roman provinces. New research has also meant a reevaluation of old data in light of new discoveries, and the history and archaeology of Crete is now being rewritten. The breadth of topics addressed by the papers in this volume is an indication of Crete’s vast archaeological potential for contributing to current academic issues such as Romanization/acculturation, climate and landscape studies, regional production and distribution, iconographic trends, domestic housing, economy and trade, and the transition to the late-Antique era. These papers confirm Crete’s place as a fully realized participant in the Roman world over the course of many centuries but also position it as a newly discovered source of academic inquiry.
Download or read book Endgame The Training Diaries Volume 1 Origins written by James Frey and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thrilling digital prequel novella to Endgame: The Calling follows the lives of four of the twelve Players before they were chosen as the one to save their ancient bloodline—and win Endgame. Before the Calling . . . Marcus must choose between friendship and destiny. Chiyoko fights for what’s hers. Kala learns the price of love. And Alice finally understands what she’s Playing for. They must shed their normal lives and transform into the Players they were meant to be. They must train, learn, prepare. To Play, survive, and solve. To kill or be killed. Endgame is real. Endgame is coming. And only one can win.
Download or read book The Temple written by Jean Johnson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synod gathers, tell them lies: Efforts garnered in your pride Lost beneath the granite face. Painted Lord, stand by her side; Repentance is the Temple's grace. The Guardian of the Fountain of Mendhi is dying, and her successor must step up to the task. Disciplinarian Pelai is ready to accept the burden of managing the powerful magics, but the timing is inconvenient. She has one last Disciplining to perform: assigning the punishment of the three Puhon brothers--men whose lives are entwined with a prophecy of a cataclysmic demonic invasion. Six months of travel have given Puhon Krais time to reflect on, regret, and repent his many mistakes. But the worst lies just ahead: defying the leadership of Mendhi means suffering harsh punishments at the hands of the Disciplinarians once he comes home. Commanded by his Goddess, the proud Painted Warrior must find the strength to submit to his destiny...or find himself, and his whole world, on the wrong side of history. For in the end, one brother is destined to save humanity, one will betray humanity, and one will walk away from his humanity.
Download or read book Ode To Minoa written by Theresa C. Dintino and published by Theresa C. Dintino. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The novel of a Snake Priestess in Bronze Age Crete who, through a series of trance visions, witnesses the history of modern women. This is an updated second edition of the title. In the community of Minoa in Bronze Age Crete, the Snake Goddess is a potent force that humans interact with. The priestesses engage in trance journeys brought on by controlled ingestion of snake venom. Through trance they gather prophetic information for the community. When Aureillia, a Snake Priestess of Minoa, begins having visions of an unspeakable evil, her simple life is thrown into turmoil. Her Bronze Age community of Crete ruled by the cycles of the moon will soon be affected by another force. Visions of the future lead Aureillia to a loss of innocence and the discovery of her extraordinary powers. “Dintino weaves a fast moving narrative of intrigue and suspense as she recreates the culture of Minoan Crete where the Goddess, sensuality and beauty are venerated.Highly recommended.” “…a gorgeously written tale of love and personal evolution.” “The imagery in the book is incredible and I found it spellbinding.” “If you ever wondered what it might be like to be a Minoan Snake Priestess, Dintino takes you there intimately.” If you want to experience a time when women were empowered and humans lived in balance with the earth, read this book.
Download or read book New Feminist Criticism written by Joanna Frueh and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1994-01-02 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Finding Lydia written by B.H. Arias and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lightly based on a true story, a trip through one man's descent into insanity as he attempts to come to grips with the gorgeous ghost who has invaded his mind and will not let him go. A tale told in a loosely connected poetic, and romantic style during several deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan in diary-like vignettes as the author struggles to define this Love, wrapped within the folds of a paranormal romance.
Download or read book The Path of a Queen written by Paulina Sánchez and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-11-23 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sequel to For the Amazon Nation, Thalassa and Elephthera must rely on their invincible tenacity and the power of their hearts to overcome the most hazardous situation they have ever faced. After surviving the savage war against Sarmatian nomads in Aretias, Princess Thalassa travels back to her homeland with Elephthera, who has decided to settle in Lemnos with her. As they try to adapt to their new life, their peace is once again disrupted by the arrival of the enigmatic Syrdta, a Scythian woman who will unchain a series of tragic events. Soon, they will find themselves in the middle of another thrilling adventure that will push their lives to the limit, and only by trusting in the strong bond they share, will Thalassa and Elephthera become each other's hope. The princess's path to fulfill her destiny will be a hard and cruel journey of personal growth and discovery, in which she will have to confront a battle of vengeance and hatred with only two possible outcomes: insanity or death.
Download or read book Prehistoric Bulgaria written by Douglass Whitfield Bailey and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of papers introduces an English-speaking audience to Bulgarian prehistory, providing an ethnography of Bulgarian archaeology and a review of the periods, people, artifacts, monuments, and problems of the field. Topics include cultures of the Bulgarian Paleolithic, use-wear analysis,
Download or read book The Sage Stone Prophecy written by N. S. Wikarski and published by Northgate Press. This book was released on 2024-04-15 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arkana Archaeology Thrillers: Volume 7 - The Sage Stone Prophecy In the series finale, the Nephilim and the Arkana scour the farthest reaches of the planet for the hiding place of the legendary relic known as the Sage Stone. At the same time, mortal danger threatens friends and foes alike as the cult's leader pushes humanity to the brink of extinction. The fate of the world hinges on the outcome of a final confrontation with both factions pinning all their hopes on a prophecy that might not mean exactly what it says. If you've followed this saga from the beginning, THE SAGE STONE PROPHECY reveals at long last who will claim the most sought-after relic of all and how many others will lose their lives trying.
