Candles in Candlemas, as votives, at pardons and funerals, and snuffed out as part of excommunication. Used in sorcery, allegory, and Vanitas.
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An article published in The Mac 30 years ago to celebrate the Mac’s tenth birthday, with a glance back at the realities, and some predictions of the future in 2004.
Jupiter wants Io, but after raping her turns her into a cow for safe-keeping. Juno suspects, though, and puts the cow under the watchful hundred eyes of Argus.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 240. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Before […]
She tricks the daughters of King Pelias to murder him, then flees to Corinth, where Jason abandons her. She murders his bride with a poisoned wedding dress, then kills her two children. After that, she tries to kill the young Theseus.
She agrees to help Jason complete his three tasks and take possession of the Golden Fleece, in return for which Jason will marry her.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Before the […]
Declining health, tuberculosis and riding accidents, but he still painted the Epsom Derby, Mazappa, and ten portraits of those with psychiatric illness.
Most are savage in winter, and ascended from close to sea level. The highest of the 282 Scottish peaks over 3,000 feet is Ben Nevis.
Sleeping Beauty, a morning nude, in sickness, and the deathbed. Killed in bed, two unusual depictions of the Virgin Mary in bed, and one of a bed floating on the River Seine.
The Eclectic Light Company 