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    Mists of avalon

    Has anyone read it? Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley is a must-read for anyone interested in Arthurian legend. It's a retelling from the women's perspective. In saying that, it is written in a certain feminist rhetoric, but mostly it's about the transition of society from old ways of...
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    Myth in art

    Ancient art is fascinating to me in that it always has a higher meaning or symbolism, usually religious, in stark contrast to modern art created purely for art's sake, if you will. The most iconic pieces, it seems, are part of a story, or depict a mythological character. What are your...
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    Accuracy in film

    Do you ever find yourself watching a film, and generally enjoying it until, not just a few details, but something so historically inaccurate just ruins the whole experience? How do you judge accuracy in fictional movies or books? Should it matter?
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    Founding myths of rome

    Everyone's heard the story of Romulus and Remus, but there is another founding story of Rome. When Rome was under Etruscan rule, benefiting from their art, culture, and architecture, a certain nobleman's wife, Lucretia, was sexually harassed by an Etruscan prince. She was so conservative and...
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    Totems

    I can't verify that this is true, but I've heard that the idiom, "low man on the totem pole" might not be a negative in actuality, as the lower one was, the "higher" their standing. Can anyone verify this? What else do you know about totems? Not limited to Native North Americans.
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