An extraordinary Roman statue of Athena returns to public display after being held in a private collection for nearly 300 years.
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The Pagan Spirit of “A Christmas Carol”
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Dickens expressed a general mistrust for organized religion, an admiration for Jesus Christ, and a social commentary that pointed out the corrosive effect of the Catholic church on personal liberty. Does this remind anyone else of every Pagan they’ve ever known?
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Review: Awakening the Witchblood by Nathan King
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Alan U. Dalul reviews Nathan King’s “Awakening the Witchblood: Embodying the Arte Magical,” a challenging but rewarding introductory book of Witchcraft.
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Danish museum returns a Roman emperor’s head to Turkey
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A bronze head of the Roman emperor Septimus Severus, illegally trafficked from a shrine where he had been worshiped as a deity in antiquity, will be repatriated from Denmark to Turkey.
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Reykjavík unveils the manuscripts that gave us Norse mythology
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A new exhibition of medieval Icelandic manuscripts showcases the earliest versions of many core texts of Norse mythology and Icelandic literature, including the Poetic Edda and the Saga of the Greenlanders, which details the Norse discovery of the New World.
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“The icon of beauty:” Apollo Belvedere restored and unveiled at Vatican
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After multiple restorations and delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the newly restored Apollo Belvedere has been unveiled at the Vatican Museums to much fanfare and praise.