Ancient
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‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ & Lupercalia: A Magical Media Analysis
Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings. Today’s post is about Lupercalia, the ancient festival traditionally held on February 15th, hence why I have chosen to write about it today! In particular, I will be looking at how the traditions of Lupercalia were presented and used in The Chilling Adventures of…
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Cleopatra: Deadly Pharaoh
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Prisoner Queens
Many queens throughout history have been held captive. Obviously, the Tudor queens who had been executed were held prisoner first. Anne Boleyn spent from May 2, 1536 to May 19, 1536 (when she was executed) in the tower. Likewise, Katheryn Howard and Jane Grey spent time captive before they were executed. …
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Queens as Polyglots
A polyglot is someone that speaks multiple languages, and we can see some important queens numbered among them. Cleopatra, Elizabeth I, and Mary Queen of Scots all spoke at least six languages! It is unsurprising that royal children would be given the education that would allow them to speak multiple languages. What is…
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Love Goddesses
Goddesses of love and sex appear in culture after culture around the ancient world. Sex as a means of worship is very common and even important in ancient cultures and polytheistic religions. In Greece and Rome she was Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus. In Celtic regions there were several Goddesses associated…