Introduction Solar eclipses stand as one of nature's most captivating spectacles, occurring when the sun, the earth, and the moon align in precise configuration, resulting in the moon casting its shadow upon the earth's surface. Despite the vast size discrepancy between the sun and the...
The Solar Eclipse was so important to the Incas because they felt it was a “grave matter” and the sorcerers believed that the eclipse “foretold the death of a prince”. Therefore, they believed that the Sun went into mourning so they made sacrifices of young...
In the time before the pre-socratics, mythology and religion were the guiding forces of Greek thought. Mythologists and prophecy, such as Homer and Hesiod, relied solely on knowledge acquired from mythical muses to explain the origins of gods and man. It was not until 585...
Sennett asserts that the mythical tale of Zeus punishing humans for stealing fire through Pandora’s casket demonstrates how modern man-made communities often face the chance to harm themselves and also that people try to justify opening the casket through the allure of it. This invokes...