Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Greek goddesses: Hera

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In the pantheon of the ancient Greek gods Hera was the goddess of women, marriage and, in some traditions, of virginity. Hera's mother was Rhea, the mother earth and mother of the Greek gods. Hera's father was the titan Cronus. After her birth Hera was swallowed by her father because of a prophecy saying that one of his child... More..

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Death in ancient Egypt

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To the ancient Egyptians death was not the end, but rather the transition in to a new life. The Egyptians believed that the soul was made up of five parts and that after death the ka (life force) would leave the body and join the ba (the personality) to reunite with the akh (essentially a ghost). The akh would then live on in... More..

Sciences > Physical Anthropology General abilities of Homo erectus

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Homo erectus is believed to have developed from the species Homo ergaster approximately 1,8 million years ago. H. erectus has been pointed out as the first hominid to leave the African continent and start the spread around the world. In many ways the Homo erectus was more advanced than its predecessors, not only did they use ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History A brief history of ancient philosophy

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The western ancient philosophy can be divided into three subcategories: pre-socratic, classic and Hellenic. The pre-socratic eras first known philosopher was Thales (624 BCca. 546 BC) and his line of followers ended with Lycophron, sometime between 285 and 247 BC. Not much is known about the actual lines of thinking during th... More..

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