If you’ve watched the film “Interstellar” or the series “Stargate,” you’ve probably imagined stepping through a portal and ending up in another galaxy. The science fiction plots of these works revolve ...

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The lesser evil, or the lesser of two evils, is an ethical principle that justifies choosing one evil in order to avoid a greater evil. The condition of the principle is that of a strictly binary ...

Hippias’s philosophical ideas laid the foundation for the emergence and further development of egalitarianism and cosmopolitanism. Hippias is classified among the “older sophists,” whose names are ...

The Ennead (known in Egyptian as pesedjet, Greek Εννεάδα – Ennead) is a concept in ancient Egyptian mythology and theology developed in the significant religious center of Heliopolis in Lower Egypt.

Belphegor, also written as Belfegor and Balphegor, (Hebrew: בַּעַל-פְּעוֹר baʿal-pəʿōr – Lord, or Baal, of Pe’or, or of the opening) is the name of a demon in Jewish and Christian tradition.

The concept of hubris, also known as hybris or ubris (in ancient Greek: ὕϐρις / húbris), is a Greek notion most commonly translated as “excessive pride” or “hybris.” It refers to a behavior or intense ...

Cicero’s “De divinatione” (44 BCE), which rejects astrology and other supposedly divinatory techniques, serves as a rich historical source for understanding the conception of scientificity in ...

The Anthesteria (ancient Greek Ἀνθεστήρια, translated as “Flower Festival”) was a festival in the Attic festival calendar. It took place over three days, from the 11th to the 13th of the month ...

In Greek mythology, Erigone (in Ancient Greek Ἠριγόνη) is the daughter of the Athenian Icarius, who introduced the worship of Dionysus (Bacchus) into his lands. She was loved by the god, who, to ...

Swords have been an integral part of human history, serving as tools of both survival and power. Among the countless swords forged throughout the ages, some have risen to legendary status, ...

Mictlan is the underworld of Aztec mythology, and it serves as the last destination for most departed souls, consisting of nine diverse levels, each posing severe difficulties. The dead travel with ...