Seen as a key villain in Norse mythology, the Jörmungandr was a large sea serpent resembling a worm. The Jörmungandr, also known in history as the Midgard Serpent or World Serpent, was the arch nemesis of Thor, the god of thunder. The Birth of the Jörmungandr The universe of Norse mythology had nine realms. These […]
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MK Ultra was a 2022 film starring Anson Mount and Jason Patric. In the movie, a psychiatrist by the name of Ford Strauss is sent to a Mississippi mental institution. There, he becomes involved in a CIA experiment and conspiracy to test psychedelic drugs and other mind-controlling substances on his patients. While many aspects of
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Ancient weaponry certainly holds its own space in history. Each country and culture created specialized tools of great importance. The design and success of a culture’s weaponry signified a degree of wealth and status. Let’s take a closer look at one called the shotel. Origins of the Shotel The curved, sickle-shaped sword, called a shotel, originated
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The Excalibur is a mythical sword. It is associated with King Arthur and his compilation of medieval stories. The legendary Excalibur was believed to hold ultimate power to its rightful master, but plague anyone else who attempted to use it. The Arthurian Legend To introduce the famous Excalibur we must first recognize the series of
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Baron Samedi is an important spirit in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Voodoo. The Baron is a Loa. In Haitian culture, this means that he is a spirit that is responsible for assisting humans in the transition between the human world and the afterlife. Haitian Voodoo Haitian Voodoo (or Vodou) is a mixture of
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The half-man, half-horse creature known as the Centaur is one of the most famous beings in Greek mythology. It is a creature whose lower body and legs are that of a horse. And their torso and upper body are that of a human. They represented the realm between humans and nature. Indeed, the Centaur was
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For thousands of years before the arrival of the nomadic Aztecs, other tribes, including the Olmecs and Toltecs, inhabited the Valley of Mexico in what is now Mexico City. The already-established neighbors of the Aztecs were sitting on arable land filled with nutrient-rich soil, leaving the Aztecs with less desirable land. To create a successful
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