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SN/NC: Persea Americana, Laureaceae Family
The avocado (Persea Americana), a tree with probable origin in south-central Mexico, is classified as a member of the flowering plant family Lauraceae. The fruit of the plant also called an avocado (or avocado pear or alligator pear), is botanically a large berry containing a single large seed. Avocados are commercially valuable and are cultivated in tropical and Mediterranean climates throughout the world. They have a green-skinned, fleshy body that may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped, or spherical. Commercially, they ripen after harvesting. Avocado trees are partially self-pollinating and are often propagated through grafting to maintain predictable fruit quality and quantity. In 2017, Mexico produced34% of the world's supply of avocados. The word "avocado" comes from the Spanish aguacate, which in turn comes from the Nahuatl word āhuacatl [aːˈwakat͡ɬ], which goes back to the theproto-Aztecan *pa:wa which also meant "avocado".Sometimes the Nahuatl word was used with the meaning "testicle", probably because of the likeness between the fruit and the body part. The modern English name comes from an English rendering of the Spanish aguacate as avogato. The earliest known written use in English is attested from 1697 as "avocado pear", a term which was later corrupted as "alligator pear". Because the word avogato sounded like"advocate", several languages reinterpreted it to have that meaning. French uses avocat, which also means lawyer, and"advocate" — forms of the word appear in several Germanic languages, such as the (now obsolete) German Advogato-Birne, the old Danish advokat-pære (today is called avocado), and the Dutch advocaatpeer. Regional Names: In other Central American and Caribbean Spanish-speaking countries, it is known by the Mexican name, while South American Spanish-speaking countries use a Quechua-derived word, palta. InPortuguese, it is abacate. The fruit is sometimes called an avocado pear or alligator pear (due to its shape and the rough green skin of some cultivars). The Nahuatl āhuacatl can be compounded with other words, as in ahuacamolli, meaning avocado soup or sauce, from which the Spanish word guacamole derives. In the United Kingdom, the term avocado pear is still sometimes misused as applied when avocados first became commonly available in the 1960s. Originating as a diminutive in Australian English, a clipped form, avo, has since become a common colloquialism in South Africa and the United Kingdom. It is known as"butter fruit" in parts of India.
O abacate é o frutocomestível do abacateiro (Persea americana), uma árvore da família da Lauraceae nativa do México ouda América do Sul, hoje extensamente cultivada em regiões tropicais e subtropicais,inclusive nas Ilhas Canárias, na Ilha da Madeira e na Sicília."Abacate" originou-se do náuatle, língua falada por grupos indígenasque habitavam o México e El Salvador. O vocábulo āhuacatl, naquele idioma, significa "testículo" e foi utilizado para nomear o fruto. Tem mais de 30% de gorduras (extraída comercialmente da semente, como do mesocarpo do fruto e de aplicação cosmética ), é rico em açúcares e vitaminas e possui umdos mais elevados teores de proteínas evitamina A entre as frutas. Possui, ainda, quantidades úteis de ferro,magnésio e vitaminas C, E e B6 ,além da vitamina A. É consumido isoladamente ou em saladas temperadas com molhos, como no guacamole,prato da culinária mexicana, ou como sobremesa, batido com leite e açúcar ou com açúcar e limão, em Moçambique e no Brasil. De janeiro a dezembro, com ênfase em abril e maio. É realizada normalmente utilizando escadas e tesouras apropriadas, ou "apanhadores de saco" que são utilizados para colher os frutos nas partes mais altas da árvore. Os frutos não devem ser colhidos sem pedúnculo, os quais devem ser aparados, deixando-se 6 a 10mm de seu comprimento para facilitar o acondicionamento na embalagem. O abacate era amplamente cultivado antes da conquista espanhola, mas só mereceu a atenção dos horticultores no século XIX. O nome náuatle do fruto é ahuacatl (o qual significa "testículo", em referência a sua forma), que originou, em espanhol, a palavra aguacate .O abacate é um fruto arredondado ou piriforme, de peso médio de 500 a 1 500g. Sua casca varia, em colorido, do verde aovermelho-escuro, passando pelo pardo, violáceo ou negro. As suas duas principais variedades são a Strong (cor verde) e a Hass (cor roxa). A árvore, o abacateiro, atinge até 30m e cresce melhor em climas quentes. Recentemente começou a ser comercializado na Europa uma nova variedade de abacate, desenvolvido pela empresa norte-americana Apeel, e que irá ter uma vida média 2 vezes superior ao das variedades existente. Além do seu valor nutritivo a Persea americana é amplamente utilizada na Medicina Ayurvédica para o tratamento de várias doenças, tais como hipertensão, dor de estômago, bronquite, diarreia,e diabetes. Pesquisas tem evidenciado que seu extrato aquoso tem atividade analgésica e anti-inflamatória comparável ao ácido acetilsalicílico. Na década de 1960 alguns estudos realizados por Grant demonstraram que o consumo do abacate ocasionou uma diminuição do colesterol de 8,7 a 42,8%. Mais tarde, no ano de 1992, uma pesquisa no Hospital Geral de Morélia observou uma diminuição significativa tanto no nível de colesterol quanto no nível plasmático de triglicérides. A diminuição do triglicérides foi inesperada visto que o abacate caracteriza-se como uma das frutas mais ricas em triglicérides. (Pamplona, p. 75). Normalmente o ferro que se encontra nos vegetais é assimilado com maior dificuldade pelo organismo, no entanto, o ferro do abacate é relativamente melhor assimilado do que outros alimentos de origem vegetal, mesmo este não sendo do tipo "hem" (Ibid., 75)
El aguacate (Persea americana), también conocido como palta (quechua), cura, avocado (inglés) o abacate (portugués) es un árbol con fruto comestible que pertenece a la familia Lauraceae,una de las más antiguas entre las plantas con flores. En esta familia seincluyen alrededor de 3,000 especies principalmente arbóreas de regionestropicales y subtropicales, incluyendo a la canela (Cinnamomumverum), al laurel (Laurus nobilis) y al árbol de sasafrás (Sassafras albidum). "Antesque los humanos gozáramos de los aguacates, fueron un fruto preferido de losgrandes mamíferos de la Edad de Hielo." El género Persea tienealrededor de 90 especies en América, desde el centro de México hastaCentroamérica. Su centro de origen parece ser Mesoamérica y particularmente losbosques nublados. El nombre aguacate proviene del náhuatl ahuacatl,que significa "testículos del árbol". El árbol crece hasta 20 metrosde altura, pero generalmente en los cultivos se mantiene de menos de cincometros. Su nombre proviene del náhuatl ahuacatl, que significa"testículos de árbol". El árbol crece hasta 20 metros de altura, perogeneralmente en los cultivos se mantiene de menos de 5 metros. Del aguacate (Perseaamericana) se reconocen tres razas o variedades botánicas:mexicana, auácatl (P.a. var. drymioflia);guatemalteca, quilauácatl (P.a. var. guatemalensis),y antillana tlacozalauácatl (P.a. var. americana)que dan lugar a una gran cantidad de híbridos. Existen una gran diversidad decultivares nativos, que actualmente son conocidos en muchas regiones como"criollos". Además, en los últimos 100 años, se han desarrolladoalrededor de 400 cultivares, entre los que sobresalen "Fuerte","Hass", "Bacon", "Pinkerton", "Gwen" y"Reed". Sabía usted que el aguacate (palta), ha sido llamado elalimento más perfecto del mundo? Se ha logrado esta distinción porquemuchos nutricionistas afirman que no sólo contiene todo lo que unapersona necesita para sobrevivir; pero también se ha encontrado que contribuyea la prevención y control de la enfermedad como Alzheimer, cáncer, diabetes,enfermedades cardíacas y otras condiciones de salud. El aguacate (Perseagratissima o P. americana) se originó en Puebla, México y su uso más antiguo seremonta a 10.000 años AC. Desde el año 900, el árbol de aguacate se hacultivado y cultiva en América Central y del Sur. En el siglo 19, elaguacate hizo su entrada en California, y se ha convertido en uncultivo comercial muy exitoso. Noventa y cinco por ciento (95%) de losaguacates producidos en los EE.UU. crecen en el sur de California. El aguacate, tieneun alto contenido de fibra, sodio, y libre de colesterol, alimentoque proporciona cerca de 20 nutrientes esenciales, incluyendo la fibra. Esrico en grasas saludables monoinsaturadas y poliinsaturadas (como los ácidosgrasos omega 3), vitaminas A, C, D, E K, y vitaminas del complejo B (tiamina,riboflavina,niacina, ácido pantoténico, biotina, vitamina B-6, vitamina B-12 yácido fólico), así como el potasio. Los alimentos naturalmente ricos enácidos grasos omega 3, como el aguacate, son ampliamente reconocidos como elsecreto para tener un corazón sano, un cerebro brillante y ojosde águila. El Dr. Daniel G. Amen, un neurocientífico clínico,psiquiatra, experto en creación de imágenes del cerebro y autor del bestsellerdel New York Times, "Cambia tu Cerebro, Cambia tu Vida"incluye al aguacate como uno de los alimentos más importantes quepuede ayudar a prevenir la enfermedad de Alzheimer. Eso no sólo a causa del contenidoen ácidos grasos omega-3 del aguacate, sino también su contenido de vitaminaE (revista internacional llamada "Enfermedades y TrastornosAsociados al Alzheimer", presentó sus conclusiones de años de ensayosclínicos); las dosis elevadas de vitamina E pueden neutralizar losradicales libres y la acumulación de proteínas para revertirla pérdida de memoria en los pacientes de Alzheimer; contrarrestarlos síntomas del Alzheimer en las etapas temprana y retrasar la progresión dela enfermedad; el contenido de folato ayuda a prevenir la formaciónde las fibras nerviosas enredadas asociados con la enfermedad de Alzheimer.Las virtudes del aguacate son demasiado numerosas para mencionarlas, pero aquíseñalamos algunos cuantos beneficios para la salud que su perfil nutricionalproporciona: Las grasas monoinsaturadas - Estostipos de grasas ayudan a controlar los triglicéridos en la sangre, disminuir elcolesterol en la sangre y controlar la diabetes. El folato -Esta vitamina B soluble en agua-promueve el desarrollo saludable de las célulasy tejidos. Según el "Instituto Nacional de la Oficina de Salud de losSuplementos Dietéticos", "Esto es especialmente importantedurante los períodos de rápida división celular y el crecimiento como en lainfancia y el embarazo. El folato es también esencial para el metabolismo de lahomocisteína y ayuda a mantener niveles normales de este aminoácido." Luteína -Este es un carotenoide (pigmento natural) que protege contra las cataratas yciertos tipos de cáncer, y reduce el riesgo de degeneración macular, laprincipal causa de ceguera en adultos de 65 años de edad y mayores.Losaguacates contienen tres veces o más luteína que en otras verduras y frutascomunes. Ácido oleico y Potasio - Ambos nutrientestambién ayudan a reducir el colesterol y reducir el riesgo de presión arterialalta. Asi que ya sabe... A COMER AGUACATE ! ! !
De avocado(Persea americana), een boom met vermoedelijke oorsprong in zuid-centraalMexico, is geclassificeerd als een lid van de bloeiende plantenfamilieLauraceae. De vrucht van de plant, ook wel avocado (of avocado-peer ofalligatorpeer) genoemd, is botanisch gezien een grote bes die één groot zaadbevat. Avocado's zijn commercieel waardevol en worden over de hele wereld intropische en mediterrane klimaten gekweekt. Ze hebben een groen, vlezig lichaamdat peervormig, eivormig of bolvormig kan zijn. Commercieel rijpen ze na deoogst. Avocadobomen zijn gedeeltelijk zelfbestuivend en worden vaak vermeerderddoor enten om een voorspelbare fruitkwaliteit en kwantiteit te behouden. In2017 produceerde Mexico 34% van het wereldaanbod aan avocado's. Het woord"avocado" komt van het Spaanse aguacate, dat op zijn beurt komt vanhet Nahuatl-woord āhuacatl [aːˈwakat͡ɬ], dat teruggaat op het proto-Azteekse*pa:wa wat ook "avocado" betekende. Soms werd het Nahuatl-woordgebruikt met de betekenis "testikel", waarschijnlijk vanwege degelijkenis tussen de vrucht en het lichaamsdeel. Het wordt beschouwd als het"perfecte voedsel" dat helpt om ziekten te genezen en andere tevoorkomen.
L'avocado (Persea americana), albero di probabile origine nel Messico centro-meridionale, è classificato come membro della famiglia delle piante da fiore delle Lauracee. Il frutto della pianta, chiamato anche avocado (o pera avocado o pera alligatore), è botanicamente una grande bacca contenente un unico grande seme. Gli avocado sono commercialmente preziosi e sono coltivati nei climi tropicali e mediterranei di tutto il mondo. Hanno un corpo carnoso dalla pelle verde che può essere a forma di pera, a forma di uovo o sferico. Commercialmente, maturano dopo la raccolta. Gli alberi di avocado sono parzialmente autoimpollinanti e vengono spesso propagati tramite innesto per mantenere prevedibili la qualità e la quantità dei frutti. Nel 2017, il Messico ha prodotto il 34% della fornitura mondiale di avocado. La parola "avocado" deriva dallo spagnolo aguacate, che a sua volta deriva dalla parola nahuatl āhuacatl [aːˈwakat͡ɬ], che risale al proto-azteco *pa:wa che significava anche "avocado". Talvolta la parola nahuatl veniva usata con il significato di "testicolo", probabilmente per la somiglianza tra il frutto e la parte del corpo. È considerato il "cibo perfetto" che aiuta a curare le malattie e a prevenirne altre.
L'avocatier (Persea americana), un arbre probablement originaire du centre-sud du Mexique, est classé parmi les plantes à fleurs de la famille des Lauracées. Le fruit de la plante, également appelé avocat (ou poire avocat ou poire alligator), est botaniquement une grosse baie contenant une seule grosse graine. Les avocats ont une valeur commerciale et sont cultivés dans les climats tropicaux et méditerranéens du monde entier. Ils ont un corps charnu à la peau verte qui peut être en forme de poire, en forme d'œuf ou sphérique. Commercialement, ils mûrissent après la récolte. Les avocatiers sont partiellement autogames et sont souvent propagés par greffage pour maintenir une qualité et une quantité de fruits prévisibles. En 2017, le Mexique a produit 34 % de l'offre mondiale d'avocats. Le mot "avocat" vient de l'espagnol aguacate, qui à son tour vient du mot nahuatl āhuacatl [aːˈwakat͡ɬ], qui remonte au proto-aztèque *pa:wa qui signifiait aussi "avocat". Parfois, le mot nahuatl était utilisé avec le sens "testicule", probablement à cause de la ressemblance entre le fruit et la partie du corps. Il est considéré comme "l'aliment parfait" aidant à guérir les maladies et à en prévenir d'autres.
Die Avocado (Persea americana), ein Baum mit wahrscheinlichem Ursprung in Süd-Zentral-Mexiko, wird als Mitglied der blühenden Pflanzenfamilie Lauraceae klassifiziert. Die Frucht der Pflanze, auch Avocado (oder Avocadobirne oder Alligatorbirne) genannt, ist botanisch gesehen eine große Beere, die einen einzigen großen Samen enthält. Avocados sind kommerziell wertvoll und werden in tropischen und mediterranen Klimazonen auf der ganzen Welt angebaut. Sie haben einen grünhäutigen, fleischigen Körper, der birnenförmig, eiförmig oder kugelförmig sein kann. Kommerziell reifen sie nach der Ernte. Avocadobäume sind teilweise selbstbestäubend und werden oft durch Pfropfen vermehrt, um eine vorhersagbare Fruchtqualität und -quantität aufrechtzuerhalten. Im Jahr 2017 produzierte Mexiko 34 % des weltweiten Angebots an Avocados. Das Wort „Avocado" kommt vom spanischen aguacate, das wiederum vom Nahuatl-Wort āhuacatl [aːˈwakat͡ɬ] stammt, das auf das proto-aztekische *pa:wa zurückgeht, was ebenfalls „Avocado" bedeutet. Manchmal wurde das Nahuatl-Wort mit der Bedeutung „Hoden" verwendet, wahrscheinlich wegen der Ähnlichkeit zwischen der Frucht und dem Körperteil. Es gilt als das "perfekte Lebensmittel", das hilft, Krankheiten zu heilen und anderen vorzubeugen.
アボカド (Persea americana) はメキシコ中南部に起源があると考えられている木で、顕花植物のクスノキ科のメンバーとして分類されています。アボカド（またはアボカドナシまたはワニナシ）とも呼ばれる植物の果実は、植物学的に単一の大きな種子を含む大きなベリーです.アボカドは商業的に価値があり、世界中の熱帯および地中海性気候で栽培されています。彼らは緑色の肌をした肉付きの良い体をしており、ナシ型、卵型、または球形の場合があります。商業的には、収穫後に熟します。アボカドの木は部分的に自家受粉し、多くの場合、予測可能な果実の品質と量を維持するために接ぎ木によって繁殖します. 2017 年、メキシコは世界のアボカド供給量の 34% を生産しました。 「アボカド」という言葉はスペイン語の aguacate に由来し、これはナワトル語の āhuacatl [aːˈwakat͡ɬ] に由来し、これは「アボカド」を意味する原アステカの *pa:wa にまでさかのぼります。ナワトル語が「睾丸」という意味で使われることもありましたが、これはおそらく果実と体の部分が似ているためでしょう。病気を治したり、他人を予防したりするのに役立つ「完璧な食べ物」と考えられています.
تصنف الأفوكادو (Persea americana) ، وهي شجرة ذات أصل محتمل في جنوب وسط المكسيك ، على أنها عضو في عائلة النباتات المزهرة Lauraceae. ثمرة النبات ، التي تسمى أيضًا الأفوكادو (أو كمثرى الأفوكادو أو الكمثرى التمساح) ، هي نباتًا توتًا كبيرًا يحتوي على بذرة واحدة كبيرة. تعتبر الأفوكادو ذات قيمة تجارية وتتم زراعتها في المناخات الاستوائية والبحر الأبيض المتوسط في جميع أنحاء العالم. لديهم جسم سمين ذو بشرة خضراء قد يكون على شكل كمثرى أو بيضة أو كروي. تجاريا ، تنضج بعد الحصاد. تعتبر أشجار الأفوكادو ذاتية التلقيح جزئيًا ، وغالبًا ما يتم نشرها من خلال التطعيم للحفاظ على جودة وكمية الفاكهة التي يمكن التنبؤ بها. في عام 2017 ، أنتجت المكسيك 34٪ من المعروض العالمي من الأفوكادو. تأتي كلمة "أفوكادو" من الكلمة الإسبانية aguacate ، والتي تأتي بدورها من كلمة Nahuatl [awakat] ، والتي تعود إلى proto-Aztecan * pa: wa والتي تعني أيضًا "الأفوكادو". في بعض الأحيان تم استخدام كلمة الناهيوتل بمعنى "الخصية" ، ربما بسبب التشابه بين الثمرة وجزء الجسم. يعتبر "الغذاء المثالي" الذي يساعد على شفاء الأمراض والوقاية من الآخرين.
Pierce: “A world where one soldier could do it all, a world where morals would not be in question as long as this man kept them in check. Could you imagine anything better?”
Alexander Pierce claps after a brief silence, his rhetorical question allowing nearly no thought towards it.
Pierce: “Of course not, why? Because we’ve already lived it! Captain America was the perfect example. Now could we imagine a Captain America in modern day?”
Pierce looks around as the monitors in front of him are slowly filled with conversation. Once they begin to silence again, a man is ushered forwards.
Pierce: “Three tours, 54 confirmed kills, 22 percent of those killed by his bare hands, ladies and gentlemen… Mr. John F Walker.”
A series of cheers echo throughout the room. Pierce admires Walker and shakes his hand.
Walker: “My fellow Americans on the board, I hope to gain your trust for America’s next super soldier.”
Pierce: “He’s as loyal as they come, reads the bill and acts on it. Fires first, asks questions later. This world is a hasty place, we need a sharp recruit.”
Various politicians voice their support on behalf of Walker, a withstanding gesture of comfort in regard to his capabilities. Screens immediately fade to black after a vote is cast, Pierce puts his arm around Walker and shakes him.
Walker: “Last screen.”
Pierce: “And there, it, goes. I think that went pretty well.”
Walker: “Here’s hoping.”
Pierce: “You listen here Walker, this time next week, the world won’t know what liberty you gave them.”
Walker: “So I’ll be the next Captain America?”
Pierce: “No, Walker. You’ll be much better.”
Pierce lifts his arm from Walker’s shoulder as he pulls out a remote. He then removes the blackened screens from the room, as he begins to walk out, Walker quickly grabs his arm.
Walker: “When do I get my serum?”
Pierce: “In due time, we’re still conducting research.”
Walker: “What kind of research?”
Pierce: “The kind you signed up for, my boy. Could I get Fury in here?”
After proclaiming his request, the door slides open as a man walks through, his uniform tidied to the extent that there were no flaw even minute present. His beard recently trimmed featured sharp lines. One eyebrow suspiciously raised at Walker.
Fury: “Who is this, director?”
Fury doesn’t tense up at the intimidating presence, he welcomes it.
Pierce: “You captured him off the coastal region by that cave, said he was killing indiscriminately.”
Fury: “So you’re presenting him?”
Pierce: “Not after a little brainplay.”
Fury reaches his holster slowly.
Walker: “Think that can stop me?”
Fury: “Almost certainly.”
Walker struts towards him like a predator until Pierce slaps his chest.
Pierce: “Both of you stop this right now. You want to be America’s next hero, Walker? Then act like it or we can send you right back to the cell.”
Walker slows and nearly falls to the ground. His eyes show a dedication like that of a loyal dog. A lack of whimpering is the only dead giveaway that to Fury is sadly missing.
Fury: “Glad to see he can bark on command.”
Pierce: “I said stop to the both of you.”
Fury loses eye contact with Pierce until he begins talking again.
Pierce: “Want that Site Director position?”
Fury knows a request will follow but he doesn’t care at this point.
Fury: “Yes sir.”
Pierce nods and smiles.
Pierce: “Find me Steve Rodgers.”
Fury: “Ain’t that your new soldier?”
Pierce: “Yes, but why not two? One to whip this one into shape.”
Fury turns around and walks towards the door.
Fury: “I’ll have him in 8 hours.”
The door shuts behind Fury and Walker gets in Pierce’s face.
Walker: “Whip me into shape!? I’ve been in basic and in three tours what could I learn fro-“
Pierce punches him on the left cheek and Walker’s head immediately turns back to Pierce.
Pierce: “Nobody has tried using Rodgers’ blood to extract the serum. We need him to trust us first, then he’ll be taken care of.”
Walker’s cheek now covered in blood leaves him unbothered. His feelings of betrayal let go and he shakes Pierce’s hand again.
Pierce: “C’mon, I need to show you to your quarters. Tomorrow is going to be a big day if Fury holds his end.”
Walker follows closely out the door and into the hallway.
Walker: “You need to do something about him, he was about to shoot me.”
Pierce looks over to Walker and halts. He pushes him into a corner.
Pierce: “You don’t talk about Fury from this point on, we won’t be seeing much of him after his mission.”
A grin plasters Walker’s face as he begins to laugh. The two emerge from the corner, Pierce pulls out his radio.
Pierce: “Pierce to Hill, I need the scrambler.”
Pierce reassesses Walker realizing they went too far in scrambling his brain. He contemplates killing him on the spot but the hallway is much too crowded to do so. He reassures himself that the scrambler can fix Walker’s current state regardless of the damage.
Petra tou Romiou (Greek: Πέτρα του Ρωμιού; lit. "Rock of the Roman", that is Eastern Roman or Byzantine, or "Rock of the Greek"), also known as Aphrodite's Rock, is a sea stack in Paphos, Cyprus. It is located off the shore along the main road from Paphos to Limassol. The combination of the beauty of the area and its status in mythology as the birthplace of Aphrodite makes it a popular tourist location.
According to one legend, this rock is the site of the birth of the goddess Aphrodite, perhaps owing to the foaming waters around the rock fragments, and for this reason it is known as Aphrodite's Rock. Gaia (Mother Earth) asked one of her sons, Cronus, to mutilate his father, Uranus (Sky). Cronus cut off Uranus' testicles and threw them into the sea. According to Hesiod's Theogony, Aphrodite was born out of the foam caused by Uranus' genitals as they were thrown into the sea.
Another image in my sunflower series in support of Ukraine, this is from a “chocolate” cultivar with completely brown petals. The pollen still glows brightly like most sunflowers, but interestingly there is no visible “bullseye” pattern in the ultraviolet spectrum that pollinators can see. I suppose that shouldn’t be a surprise with human-influenced cultivars; we didn’t selectively breed these sunflowers for the insects, we created them for their beauty in the visible spectrum.
Unlike a straight-on view, the sharp difference between the petals and the pollen in the center deserved to be framed in a different way. At this angle, the petals interact more with the center, almost like they are staying warm around a fiery heat of a campfire. I can imagine many soldiers on the front lines in Ukraine doing just that in the weeks and months ahead as winter approaches.
There has been a lot of news since my last post, including the announcement today that Putin has begin a “partial” mobilization of its citizens – in other words, forced conscription. But before we get to that, I was worried that when investigations began in newly-liberated territory in Ukraine, the world would discover atrocities like those discovered in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha. Sadly, this is true. I hate to write about the details, but I feel the world needs to know some of these stories.
I’ll try not to be too graphic, but at least one mass grave of 450 individuals has been discovered in Izyum. The bodies are being exhumed, inspected for war crimes and cause of death, and hopefully identified. Some had nooses around their necks. One man was found with his hands tied behind his back, obvious signs of torture (crushed testicles, among other things), and many others with overt signs of distress or torture before their murder. There are also occurrences of sexual assault of children. You can imagine that these are not isolated incidents, and the monsters that committed these crimes are likely still at large, in the reconstituted front lines.
The retreat from places like Izyum were so chaotic that the Russian forces dropped whatever they were doing and fled. They left a lot behind, including a number of tanks, armoured personnel vehicles and support equipment effectively amount to a complete battalion. In full working order. This includes some of their latest equipment such as a T-90M tank which only entered into service in 2019. Russia inadvertently is becoming one of the biggest weapons suppliers to Ukraine, when other nations (Germany is a great example) have been setting up roadblocks for the delivery of modern tanks. In sure that more “gifts” from Russia will be discovered and put to use in the >6000 square kilometers that the Ukrainian forces have liberated since the beginning of the month.
The Ukrainian forces are better equipped, better trained, and far more motivated than Russia. And still, they persist. The next goal for Russia appears to be sham referendums in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts (provinces) to claim that those areas are now a part of Russia. This would allow Putin to falsely claim that the Ukrainian forces have invaded “Russian soil” which could trigger a more wide-spread mobilization effort. However, there is no infrastructure to support this. Things are a lot different than during the Soviet era.
(side note: Soviets / Russians are no stranger to forcing referendums at gun-point. Bulgaria is a great example. Hitler assassinated the King of Bulgaria, Boris III, via slow-acting poison after he refused to transport Jews to Poland and refused to declare war on closer enemies. His son, then six years old, assumed the thrown as Simeon II. Three years later in 1946, the Soviets [who had occupied Bulgaria back in September 1944] held a referendum to abolish the monarchy. The population voted roughly 96% in favour of it. Soviet troops were withdrawn in 1947. Interesting related fact: the city of Varna [which we live just outside of] was renamed to “Stalin” from December 20, 1949 to October 20, 1956.)
See, mass mobilization efforts require a support network: equipment, food, training personnel, higher-ranking officers to oversee the new recruits, barracks, communication, etc. During the height of the Soviet era, there were entire battalions with almost no soldiers. They maintained a skeleton crew to support the influx of conscripts in the event of general mobilization, and such preparedness efforts were extremely costly. The kleptocratic ethos of modern-day Russia has not allowed for any of that.
And winter is coming. Countries aligned with Ukraine have been supplying winter equipment to the Ukrainian forces. I still remember at the beginning of this conflict when the Ukrainian forces discovered a dead Russian soldier with an RPG launcher in his hands. He was chained to a post so that he would not desert his position, and died from exposure. And that was from an era when Russia still had the illusion of intelligence. This poses a problem regarding Russia’s disregard for civilian lives. What would stop the Russians from occupying the homes of Ukrainians during the upcoming months? No need to stockpile anything, just shoot the inhabitants and live in their homes.
New Russian conscripts are going to receive TWO WEEKS of basic training before being sent to the front lines. Train columns of T62-M tanks have been spotted heading towards the Donbas region. Russia is throwing everything they have at this senseless conflict, bit doing so in the ineptest way possible. Barges and pontoon bridges continuously get destroyed by the Ukrainian forces, so much so that Russia is using helicopters to resupply troops. Nazi Germany tried this as a last resort in the Battle of Stalingrad. It did not go well.
And all the while, the world supports Ukraine. I do as well. To that end, this is another image I dedicate to the Public Domain. There’s not much that I can do as a photographer to help the war effort, but I can create artwork. I can write about these events to raise awareness, and I can send aid. If you’d like to “buy me a coffee” to support more Public Domain images, or you just enjoy my creative efforts, here’s the link: www.buymeacoffee.com/donkomphoto . Any bit is helpful, it will be put to good use.
Birthplace of Aphrodite
Gaia (Mother Earth) asked one of her sons, Cronus, to mutilate his father, Uranus (Sky). Cronus cut off Uranus' testicles and threw them into the sea. A white foam appeared from which a maiden arose, the waves first taking her to Kythera and then bringing her to Cyprus. The maiden, named Aphrodite, went to the assembly of gods from Cyprus. The Romans widely referred to her as Venus.
Aphrodite attracted a large cult following in Pafos, which was eventually crushed by the Romans. This is evident from the Sanctuary of Aphrodite in Old Pafos kouklia.
Aphrodite was known for lustful love more than romantic love.
A myth states if you swim around the Aphrodite Rock, you will be blessed with eternal beauty. (wiki)
The Artemis Of Ephesus is one of many copies that you’ll find, which would have originated in Ephesus, Asia Minor in modern-day Turkey. The statue is of Artemis the goddess of fertility and those are bull testicles. ~ The Roman Guy
rabbit: (rather randomly) i didnt lose your bracelet yet.
me: haha, i'm going to hear about that forever arent I?
rabbit: yes,... I'll let you know that forever.
rabbit: I'll make a bracelet out of bacon for you.
me: technically you did lose it,... you just found it again.
me: that will be my line when you remind me.
me: then you can slap me,... then I'll pull down your pants.
rabbit: then i'll kick your balls.
note to self,... disengage dumbass brain when she mentions bacon,...
attempts to prove a point, no matter how valid will only result in a possibly bruised testicle or two.
the myth retelling Typhon's murder and dismemberment of his brother Osiris.. For alchemists, the myth of Isis and Osiris was a myth of the alchemical process. One of this myths relates him vanquishing Typhon, the dragon of ignorance ...
Set (Seth, Setekh, Sut, Sutekh, Suty) was one of ancient Egypt’s earliest gods, a god of chaos, confusion, storms, wind, the desert and foreign lands. In the Osiris legends, he was a contender to the throne of Osiris and rival to Horus, but a companion to the sun god Ra. Originally worshiped and seen as an ambivalent being, during the Third Intermediate Period the people vilified him and turned him into a god of evil.
Depicted as a man with the head of a ‘Sut animal’ (or a ‘Typhonian animal’ because of the Greek identification with Typhon), or as a full ‘Set animal’ the god is unrecognizable as any one particular animal today. He was also identified with other animals, such as the hippopotamus, the pig and the donkey, which were often abhorred by the Egyptians. These animals were sacred to him. Set’s followers took the form of these animals, as well as crocodiles, scorpions, turtles and other ‘evil’ or dangerous creatures. Some fish were sacred to Set, too – the Nile carp, the Oxyrynchus or the Phagrus fish – because they were thought to have eaten the phallus of Osiris after Set chopped him to pieces.
The ‘Set animal’ has long, squared ears and a long, down-turned snout, a canine-like body with an erect forked tail. He may have been a composite animal that was part aardvark (the aardvark that the ancient Egyptians would have seen was the nocturnal Orycteropus aethiopicus which was between 1.2-1.8 meters long and almost 1 meter tall, and was generally a reddish color because of the thin hair, allowing the skin to show through), part canine (perhaps the salawa, a desert dwelling creature) or even a camel or an okapi. The sign for his name, from the Middle Kingdom hieratic onwards, tended to replace the sign for ‘donkey’ and ‘giraffe’, so he was possibly linked to the giraffe, as well.
He was also believed to have white skin and red hair, with the Egyptians comparing his hair to the pelt of a donkey. Due to his association with red, red animals and even people with red hair were thought to be his followers. These animals were sometimes sacrificed, while the link between Set and red-heads – usually foreigners – gave him godhood over foreign lands. With the relationship to foreign peoples, Set was also a god of overseas trade of oils, wood and metals from over the sea and through desert routes. He was given lordship over western Asia because of this.
As Set was a god of the desert and probably symbolized the destructive heat of the afternoon sun, and thus was thought to be infertile. The hieroglyph for Set was used in words such as ‘turmoil’, ‘confusion’, ‘illness’, ‘storm’ and ‘rage’. Strange events such as eclipses, thunderstorms and earthquakes were all attributed to him.
Horus has seized Set, he has put him beneath you so that he can lift you up. He will groan beneath you as an earthquake…
– Pyramid Texts, Spell 356
He was also thought to have rather odd sexual habits, another reason why the Egyptian believed that abnormalities were linked to Set. In a land where fatherhood makes the man, Set’s lack of children, related to the tale where Horus tore off his testicles (while Set tore out Horus’ eye) would have been one reason why he was looked down on. His favorite – some say only – food was the lettuce (which secreted a white, milky substance that the Egyptians linked to semen and was sacred to the fertility god Min), but even with this aphrodisiac, he was still thought to have been infertile.His bisexuality (he was married and given concubines to appease him, yet he also assaulted Horus sexually starting with the come-on line “How lovely your backside is!”) and his pursuit of Isis were reasons why Set could never have been a ruler of Egypt instead of Osiris, despite originally being a lord of Upper Egypt.When Set saw Isis there, he transformed himself into a bull to be able to pursue her, but she made herself unrecognizable by taking the form of a bitch with a knife on her tail. Then she began to run away from him and Set was unable to catch up with her. Then he ejaculated on the ground, and she said, “It’s disgusting to have ejaculated, you bull!” But his sperm grew in the desert and became the plants called bedded-kau.
– Jumilhac PapyrusIn the Old and Middle Kingdoms there are depictions of these two gods together either leading the prisoners of the pharaoh or binding the plants of Upper and Lower Egypt together (as does the twin Hapi gods) to symbolize the union of Upper and Lower Egypt. He was regarded as an equal to the hawk god. This was Horus the Elder, a god of the day sky while Set was seen as a god of the night sky. When these two gods were linked, the two were said to be Horus-Set, a man with two heads – one of the hawk of Horus, the other of the Set animal.“Homage to thee, O divine Ladder! Homage to thee O Ladder of Set! Stand thou upright, O divine Ladder! Stand thou upright, O Ladder of Set! Stand thou upright, O Ladder of Horus, whereby Osiris came forth into heaven.”
– Pyramid Texts, Pepi I
In the Pyramid Texts he was believed to be a friend to the dead, and he helped Osiris ascend to heaven on a ladder. On one of Seti I’s reliefs, it shows Set and Horus offering the symbol of life to the pharaoh, with Set saying “I establish the crown upon thy head, even like the Disk on the head of Amen-Ra, and I will give thee all life, strength and health.” Thothmose III had a scene showing Set teaching him the use of the bow, while Horus taught him yet another weapon.
As for his role as a friend of the dead, it was believed that “Horus purifies and Set strengthens, and Set purifies and Horus strengthens” the deceased while the backbone of the deceased becomes the backbone of Set and Set has “joined together my neck and my back strongly, and they are even as they were in the time that is past; may nothing happen to break them apart.”Ramesses II, as did his father Seti I, both had red hair and so aligned themselves with the god of chaos. Both were famous warrior pharaohs, using Set’s violent nature to help with their war efforts. In Ramesses II’s campaign against the Hittites, he split his army into four divisions and named them after four gods. One was for Amen, one for Ra, one for Ptah and one for Set. But it was the pharaoh himself who won the battle:Thereupon the forces of the Foe from Khatti surrounded the followers of his majesty who were by his side. When his majesty caught sight of them he rose quickly, enraged at them like his father Mont. Taking up weapons and donning his armor he was like Set in the moment of his power. He mounted ‘Victory-in-Thebes,’ his great horse, and started out quickly alone by himself. His majesty was mighty, his heart stout. one could not stand before him.All his ground was ablaze with fire; he burned all the countries with his blast. His eyes were savage as he beheld them; his power flared like fire against them. He heeded not the foreign multitude; he regarded them as chaff. His majesty charged into the force of the Foe from Khatti and the many countries with him. His majesty was like Seth, great-of-strength, like Sekhmet in the moment of her rage. His majesty slew the entire force of the Foe from Khatti, together with his great chiefs and all his brothers, as well as all the chiefs of all the countries that had come with him, their infantry and their charioteers falling on their faces one upon the other. His majesty slaughtered them in their places; they sprawled before his horses; and his majesty was alone, none other with him.It is likely that the cult of Horus overtook the cult of Set in ancient times, and started to remove his positive sides to give the god Horus more status. The two gods, Horus the Elder and Horus the son of Osiris and Isis were confused, so Set changed from being an equal to his brother, Horus the Elder, to the enemy of Isis’s son. It was only after the Hyksos took Set as their main god, after the Egyptians god rid of the foreigners, he stopped symbolizing Lower Egypt and his name was erased and his statues destroyed.
Set has been worshiped since predynastic times. The first representation of Set that has been found was on a carved ivory comb, an Amratian artifact. He was also shown on the Scorpion macehead. He was worshiped and placated through Egyptian history until the Third Intermediate Period where he was seen as an evil and undesirable force. From this time on, some of his statues were re-carved to become the statues of other gods, and it was said that he had actually been defeated by the god Horus.In the original tale of the fight between Set and Horus, the Egyptians believed that the two would continue their battle until the end of time itself, when chaos overran ma’at and the waters of Nun would swallow up the world. It was only when Set was vilified that this changed, and the Egyptians began to believe that Horus won the battle, defeating Set as a version of good triumphing over evil.
In the tale of Osiris, Set was the third of the five children of Nut, thought to have been born in the Nubt (Naqada) area. Instead of being born in the normal manner, as his siblings were born, he tore himself violently from his mother’s womb.
You whom the pregnant goddess brought forth when you clove the night in twain -You are invested with the form of Set, who broke out in violence.Jealous of his older brother Osiris – either because of the birth of his sister-wife’s son, Anubis, or because of Osiris’ rulership of Egypt – Set made a plan to murder his childless brother and take the throne. He made a great feast, supposedly in honor of Osiris, and with 72 accomplices ready, he tricked Osiris into laying down in a coffer – whoever fitted into the richly ornamented chest would win it – and considering that he’d measured it to fit his brother exactly, Osiris fit perfectly… and Set’s accomplices nailed down the lid and threw it into the Nile.When Isis found out about this, she went on a search through the world to find her husband. Bringing him back, Set happened on the coffer, and tore it open and cut up his brother’s corpse, spreading body parts through the land of Egypt. Isis and Set’s wife Nephthys (who had left him to join her sister) went on a quest to restore Osiris. They succeeded enough so that Isis conceived Osiris’ son and eventually bore the child Horus in the Delta region where he grew up.
By this time Horus had reached manhood … Horus thereupon did battle with Set, the victory falling now to one, now to the other … Horus and Set, it is said, still do battle with one another, yet victory has fallen to neither.Yet Set was thought to be a follower of Ra. It was he who defended the Solar Barque each night as it traveled through the underworld, the only Egyptian deity who could kill the serpent Apep – Ra’s most dangerous enemy – each night as it threatened to swallow the Barque.Then Set, the strong one, the son of Nut, said “As for me, I am Set, the strongest of the Divine Company. Every day I slay the enemy of Ra when I stand at the helm of the Barque of Millions of Years, which no other god dare do.”Even here, though, Set was thought to be a braggart, taunting Ra and threatening that if he wasn’t treated well, that he would bring storms and thunder against the sun god. At this point in The Book of the Dead, Ra drives Set away from the Barque for his insolence, and proceeds on course without the god of storms.Other than Nephthys, Set had other wives/concubines. He was believed to live in the northern sky by the constellation of the Great Bear. To the Egyptians, the north symbolized darkness, cold and death. It was there that his wife Taweret, the hippo goddess of childbirth, was believed to keep him chained. He seemed to have bad luck with women – as with Nephthys, Taweret followed Osiris.At one part in the tale of Set’s argument with Horus over rulership, the company of the gods asked the goddess Neith, rather than Ra – who sided with Set – who should be given the throne of Osiris. Her reply was this:“Give the office of Osiris to his son Horus! Do not go on committing these great wrongs, which are not in place, or I will get angry and the sky will topple to the ground. But also tell the Lord of All, the Bull who lives in Heliopolis, to double Set’s property. Give him Anat and Astarte, your two daughters, and put Horus in the place of his father.”– Myth and Symbol in Ancient Egypt, RT Rundle ClarkSo he was given the two foreign goddesses Anat and Astarte, both war goddesses from the Syria-Palestine area and daughters of Ra. The two were often interchangeable, yet they had their own distinct cults. Anat and Taweret, though they were fertility goddesses, never bore Set any children.Despite his wicked side, Set was still a god of Egypt, and worshiped – and feared – as such. His image changed through time, due to politics, yet he was still a powerful god, the only one who could slay Ra’s worst enemy. To the Egyptians he was the god who ‘ate’ the moon each month – the black boar who swallowed its light – and the god who created earthquakes and heavy, thunderous rain storms. He was a friend of the dead, helping them to ascend to heaven on his ladder, and the crowner of pharaohs and leader of warriors.Despite his bad reputation, he was still a divine being – an equal of Horus, no less – who could be invoked by his followers or warded off by those who were afraid of him. Yet without chaos and confusion there would be no order; without the heavy, thunderous storms there would be no good weather; without the desert and foreign lands there would be no Egypt. Set was a counterbalance to the ‘good’ side of the Egyptian universe, helping to keep everything in balance.
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Typhon (/ˈtaɪfɒn, -fən/; Greek: Τυφῶν, Tuphōn [typʰɔ̂ːn]), also Typhoeus (/taɪˈfiːəs/; Τυφωεύς, Tuphōeus), Typhaon (Τυφάων, Tuphaōn) or Typhos (Τυφώς, Tuphōs), was a monstrous giant and the most deadly being of Greek mythology. Typhon was the last son of Gaia, and was fathered by Tartarus. Typhon and his mate Echidna were the progenitors of many famous monsters.Typhon was the son of Gaia (Earth) and Tartarus: "when Zeus had driven the Titans from heaven, huge Earth bore her youngest child Typhoeus of the love of Tartarus, by the aid of golden Aphrodite".[1] The mythographer Apollodorus (1st or 2nd century AD) adds that Gaia bore Typhon in anger at the gods for their destruction of her offspring the Giants.Numerous other sources mention Typhon as being the offspring of Gaia, or simply "earth-born", with no mention of Tartarus.However, according to the Homeric Hymn to Apollo (6th century BC), Typhon was the child of Hera alone. Hera, angry at Zeus for having given birth to Athena by himself, prayed to Gaia to give her a son as strong as Zeus, then slapped the ground and became pregnant. Hera gave the infant Typhon to the serpent Python to raise, and Typhon grew up to become a great bane to mortals.
Depiction by Wenceslas Hollar
Several sources locate Typhon's birth and dwelling place in Cilicia, and in particular the region in the vicinity of the ancient Cilician coastal city of Corycus (modern Kızkalesi, Turkey). The poet Pindar (c. 470 BC) calls Typhon '"Cilician",and says that Typhon was born in Cilicia and nurtured in "the famous Cilician cave",[7] an apparent allusion to the Corycian cave.[8] In Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound, Typhon is called the "dweller of the Cilician caves",[9] and both Apollodorus and the poet Nonnus (4th or 5th century AD) have Typhon born in Cilicia.The b scholia to Iliad 2.783, preserving a possible Orphic tradition, has Typhon born in Cilicia, as the offspring of Cronus. Gaia, angry at the destruction of the Giants, slanders Zeus to Hera. So Hera goes to Zeus' father Cronus (whom Zeus had overthrown) and Cronus gives Hera two eggs smeared with his own semen, telling her to bury them, and that from them would be born one who would overthrow Zeus. Hera, angry at Zeus, buries the eggs in Cilicia "under Arimon", but when Typhon is born, Hera, now reconciled with Zeus, informs him.
According to Hesiod, Typhon was "terrible, outrageous and lawless", and on his shoulders were one hundred snake heads, that emitted fire and every kind of noise:
Strength was with his hands in all that he did and the feet of the strong god were untiring. From his shoulders grew a hundred heads of a snake, a fearful dragon, with dark, flickering tongues, and from under the brows of his eyes in his marvellous heads flashed fire, and fire burned from his heads as he glared. And there were voices in all his dreadful heads which uttered every kind of sound unspeakable; for at one time they made sounds such that the gods understood, but at another, the noise of a bull bellowing aloud in proud ungovernable fury; and at another, the sound of a lion, relentless of heart; and at another, sounds like whelps, wonderful to hear; and again, at another, he would hiss, so that the high mountains re-echoed.The Homeric Hymn to Apollo describes Typhon as "fell" and "cruel", and neither like gods nor men. Three of Pindar's poems have Typhon as hundred-headed (as in Hesiod),while apparently a fourth gives him only fifty heads, but a hundred heads for Typhon became standard. A Chalcidian hydria (c. 540–530 BC), depicts Typhon as a winged humanoid from the waist up, with two snake tails below. Aeschylus calls Typhon "fire-breathing". For Nicander (2nd century BC), Typhon was a monster of enormous strength, and strange appearance, with many heads, hands, and wings, and with huge snake coils coming from his thighs.
Apollodorus describes Typhon as a huge winged monster, whose head "brushed the stars", human in form above the waist, with snake coils below, and fire flashing from his eyes:
In size and strength he surpassed all the offspring of Earth. As far as the thighs he was of human shape and of such prodigious bulk that he out-topped all the mountains, and his head often brushed the stars. One of his hands reached out to the west and the other to the east, and from them projected a hundred dragons' heads. From the thighs downward he had huge coils of vipers, which when drawn out, reached to his very head and emitted a loud hissing. His body was all winged: unkempt hair streamed on the wind from his head and cheeks; and fire flashed from his eyes.
The most elaborate description of Typhon is found in Nonnus's Dionysiaca. Nonnus makes numerous references to Typhon's sepentine nature, giving him a "tangled army of snakes", snaky feet, and hair.According to Nonnus, Typhon was a "poison-spitting viper",whose "every hair belched viper-poison",and Typhon "spat out showers of poison from his throat; the mountain torrents were swollen, as the monster showered fountains from the viperish bristles of his high head",and "the water-snakes of the monster's viperish feet crawl into the caverns underground, spitting poison!".
Following Hesiod and others, Nonnus gives Typhon many heads (though untotaled), but in addition to snake heads,Nonnus also gives Typhon many other animal heads, including leopards, lions, bulls, boars, bears, cattle, wolves, and dogs, which combine to make 'the cries of all wild beasts together',and a "babel of screaming sounds".Nonnus also gives Typhon "legions of arms innumerable", and where Nicander had only said that Typhon had "many" hands, and Ovid had given Typhon a hundred hands, Nonnus gives Typhon two hundred.According to Hesiod's Theogony, Typhon "was joined in love" to Echidna, a monstrous half-woman and half-snake, who bore Typhon "fierce offspring". First, according to Hesiod, there was Orthrus, the two-headed dog who guarded the Cattle of Geryon, second Cerberus,[36] the multiheaded dog who guarded the gates of Hades, and third the Lernaean Hydra,[37] the many-headed serpent who, when one of its heads was cut off, grew two more. The Theogony next mentions an ambiguous "she", which might refer to Echidna, as the mother of the Chimera (a fire-breathing beast that was part lion, part goat, and had a snake-headed tail) with Typhon then being the father.
While mentioning Cerberus and "other monsters" as being the offspring of Echidna and Typhon, the mythographer Acusilaus (6th century BC) adds the Caucasian Eagle that ate the liver of Prometheus,[39] the mythographer Pherecydes of Leros (5th century BC), also names Prometheus' eagle,[40] and adds Ladon (though Pherecydes does not use this name), the dragon that guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides (according to Hesiod, the offspring of Ceto and Phorcys).[41] while the lyric poet Lasus of Hermione (6th century BC), adds the Sphinx.Later authors mostly retain these offspring of Typhon by Echidna, while adding others. Apollodorus, in addition to naming as their offspring Orthrus, the Chimera (citing Hesiod as his source) the Caucasian Eagle, Ladon, and the Sphinx, also adds the Nemean lion (no mother is given), and the Crommyonian Sow, killed by the hero Theseus (unmentioned by Hesiod).Hyginus (1st century BC),[44] in his list of offspring of Typhon (all by Echidna), retains from the above: Cerberus, the Chimera, the Sphinx, the Hydra and Ladon, and adds "Gorgon" (by which Hyginus means the mother of Medusa, whereas Hesiod's three Gorgons, of which Medusa was one, were the daughters of Ceto and Phorcys), the Colchian Dragon that guarded the Golden Fleece and Scylla.The Harpies, in Hesiod the daughters of Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra, in one source, are said to be the daughters of Typhon.The sea serpents which attacked the Trojan priest Laocoön, during the Trojan War, were perhaps supposed to be the progeny of Typhon and Echidna.According to Hesiod, the defeated Typhon is the source of destructive storm winds.Battle with Zeus
Typhon challenged Zeus for rule of the cosmos.The earliest mention of Typhon, and his only occurrence in Homer, is a passing reference in the Iliad to Zeus striking the ground around where Typhon lies defeated.Hesiod's Theogony gives us the first account of their battle. According to Hesiod, without the quick action of Zeus, Typhon would have "come to reign over mortals and immortals".In the Theogony Zeus and Typhon meet in cataclysmic conflict:[Zeus] thundered hard and mightily: and the earth around resounded terribly and the wide heaven above, and the sea and Ocean's streams and the nether parts of the earth. Great Olympus reeled beneath the divine feet of the king as he arose and earth groaned thereat. And through the two of them heat took hold on the dark-blue sea, through the thunder and lightning, and through the fire from the monster, and the scorching winds and blazing thunderbolt. The whole earth seethed, and sky and sea: and the long waves raged along the beaches round and about at the rush of the deathless gods: and there arose an endless shaking. Hades trembled where he rules over the dead below, and the Titans under Tartarus who live with Cronos, because of the unending clamor and the fearful strife.Zeus with his thunderbolt easily overcomes Typhon,who is thrown down to earth in a fiery crash:So when Zeus had raised up his might and seized his arms, thunder and lightning and lurid thunderbolt, he leaped from Olympus and struck him, and burned all the marvellous heads of the monster about him. But when Zeus had conquered him and lashed him with strokes, Typhoeus was hurled down, a maimed wreck, so that the huge earth groaned. And flame shot forth from the thunderstricken lord in the dim rugged glens of the mount, when he was smitten. A great part of huge earth was scorched by the terrible vapor and melted as tin melts when heated by men's art in channelled crucibles; or as iron, which is hardest of all things, is shortened by glowing fire in mountain glens and melts in the divine earth through the strength of Hephaestus. Even so, then, the earth melted in the glow of the blazing fire.Defeated, Typhon is cast into Tartarus by an angry Zeus.Epimenides (7th or 6th century BC) seeminly knew a different version of the story, in which Typhon enters Zeus' palace while Zeus is asleep, but Zeus awakes and kills Typhon with a thunderbolt.[58] Pindar calls Typhon the "enemy of the gods",[59] apparently knew of a tradition which had the gods transform into animals and flee to Egypt, says that Typhon was defeated by Zeus' thunderbolt,has Typhon being held prisoner by Zeus under Etna,and in Tartarus stretched out under ground between Mount Etna and Cumae. However, the historian Herodotus (5th century BC), equating Typhon with the Egyptian god Set, reports that Typhon was supposed to be buried instead under Lake Serbonis in Egypt, near the Egyptian Mount Kasios, (modern Ra Kouroun).According to Pherecydes of Leros, during his battle with Zeus, Typhon first flees to the Caucasus, which begins to burn, then to the volcanic island of Pithecussae (modern Ischia), off the coast of Cumae, where he is buried under the island.Apollonius of Rhodes (3rd century BC), like Pherecydes, presents a multi-stage battle, with Typhon being struck by Zeus' thunderbolt on mount Caucasus, before fleeing to the mountains and plain of Nysa, and ending up, as in Herodotus, buried under Lake Serbonis.Like Pindar, Nicander has all the gods but Zeus and Athena, transform into animal forms and flee to Egypt: Apollo became a hawk, Hermes an ibis, Ares a fish, Artemis a cat, Dionysus a goat, Heracles a fawn, Hephaestus an ox, and Leto a mouse.[The geographer Strabo (c. 20 AD) gives several locations which were associated with the battle. According to Strabo, Typhon was said to have cut the serpentine channel of the Orontes River, which flowed beneath the Syrian Mount Kasios (modern Jebel Aqra), while fleeing from Zeus,[68] and some placed the battle at Catacecaumene ("Burnt Land"),[69] a volcanic plain, on the upper Gediz River, between the ancient kingdoms of Lydia, Mysia and Phrygia, near Mount Tmolus (modern Bozdağ) and Sardis the ancient capital of Lydia.No early source gives any reason for the conflict, but Apollodorus' account[71] seemingly implies that Typhon had been produced by Gaia to avenge the destruction, by Zeus and the other gods, of the Giants, a previous generation of offspring of Gaia. According to Apollodorus "Zeus pelted Typhon at a distance with thunderbolts, and at close quarters struck him down with an adamantine sickle" Wounded, Typhon fled to the Syrian Mount Kasios, where Zeus "grappled" with him. But Typhon, twining his snaky coils around Zeus, was able to wrest away the sickle and cut the sinews from Zeus' hands and feet. Typhon carried the disabled Zeus across the sea to the Corycian cave in Cilicia where he set the she-serpent Delphyne to guard over Zeus and his severed sinews, which Typhon had hidden in a bear skin. But Hermes and Aegipan (possibly another name for Pan)[73] stole the sinews and gave them back to Zeus. His strength restored, Zeus chased Typhon to mount Nysa, where the Moirai tricked Typhon into eating "ephemeral fruits" which weakened him. Typhon then fled to Thrace, where he threw mountains at Zeus, which were turned back on him by Zeus' thunderbolts, and the mountain where Typhon stood, being drenched with Typhon's blood, became known as Mount Haemus (Bloody Mountain). Typhon then fled to Sicily, where Zeus threw Mount Etna on top of Typhon burying him, and so finally defeated him.Oppian (2nd century AD) says that Pan helped Zeus in the battle by tricking Typhon to come out from his lair, and into the open, by the "promise of a banquet of fish", thus enabling Zeus to defeat Typhon with his thunderbolts.The longest and most involved account of the battle appears in Nonnus's Dionysiaca.Zeus hides his thunderbolts in a cave, so that he might seduce the maiden Plouto, and so produce Tantalus. But smoke rising from the thunderbolts, enables Typhon, under the guidance of Gaia, to locate Zeus's weapons, steal them, and hide them in another cave.[76] Immediately Typhon extends "his clambering hands into the upper air" and begins a long and concerted attack upon the heavens.Then "leaving the air" he turns his attack upon the seas. Finally Typhon attempts to wield Zeus' thunderbolts, but they "felt the hands of a novice, and all their manly blaze was unmanned."Now Zeus' sinews had somehow – Nonnus does not say how or when — fallen to the ground during their battle, and Typhon had taken them also. But Zeus devises a plan with Cadmus and Pan to beguile Typhon.Cadmus, desguised as a shepherd, enchants Typhon by playing the panpipes, and Typhon entrusting the thuderbolts to Gaia, sets out to find the source of the music he hears.[82] Finding Cadmus, he challenges him to a contest, offering Cadmus any goddess as wife, excepting Hera whom Typhon has reserved for himself.Cadmus then tells Typhon that, if he liked the "little tune" of his pipes, then he would love the music of his lyre – if only it could be strung with Zeus' sinews. So Typhon retrieves the sinews and gives them to Cadmus, who hides them in another cave, and again begins to play his bewiching pipes, so that "Typhoeus yielded his whole soul to Cadmos for the melody to charm".With Typhon distracted, Zeus takes back his thunderbolts. Cadmus stops playing, and Typhon, released from his spell, rushes back to his cave to discover the thunderbolts gone. Incensed Typhon unleashes devastation upon the world: animals are devoured, (Typhon's many animal heads each eat animals of its own kind), rivers turned to dust, seas made dry land, and the land "laid waist".The day ends with Typhon yet unchallenged, and while the other gods "moved about the cloudless Nile", Zeus waits through the night for the coming dawn.[87] Victory "reproaches" Zeus, urging him to "stand up as champion of your own children!"Dawn comes and Typhon roars out a challenge to Zeus.And a catyclismic battle for "the sceptre and throne of Zeus" is joined. Typhon piles up mountains as battlements and with his "legions of arms innumerable", showers volley after volley of trees and rocks at Zeus, but all are destroyed, or blown aside, or dodged, or thrown back at Typhon. Typhon throws torrents of water at Zeus' thunderbolts to quench them, but Zeus is able to cut off some of Typhon's hands with "frozen volleys of air as by a knife", and hurling thunderbolts is able to burn more of typhon's "endless hands", and cut off some of his "countless heads". Typhon is attacked by the four winds, and "frozen volleys of jagged hailstones." Gaia tries to aid her burnt and frozen son.Finally Typhon falls, and Zeus shouts out a long stream of mocking taunts, telling Typhon that he is to be buried under Sicily's hills, with a cenotaph over him which will read "This is the barrow of Typhoeus, son of Earth, who once lashed the sky with stones, and the fire of heaven burnt him up".
Burial under Etna and Ischia]
Most accounts have the defeated Typhon buried under either Mount Etna in Sicily, or the volcanic island of Ischia, the largest of the Phlegraean Islands off the coast of Naples, with Typhon being the cause of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.Though Hesiod has Typhon simply cast into Tartarus by Zeus, some have read a reference to Mount Etna in Hesiod's description of Typhon's fall:And flame shot forth from the thunderstricken lord in the dim rugged glens of the mount when he was smitten. A great part of huge earth was scorched by the terrible vapor and melted as tin melts when heated by men's art in channelled crucibles; or as iron, which is hardest of all things, is shortened by glowing fire in mountain glens and melts in the divine earth through the strength of Hephaestus. Even so, then, the earth melted in the glow of the blazing fire.The first certain references to Typhon buried under Etna, as well as being the cause of its eruptions, occur in Pindar:Son of Cronus, you who hold Aetna, the wind-swept weight on terrible hundred-headed Typhon,and: among them is he who lies in dread Tartarus, that enemy of the gods, Typhon with his hundred heads. Once the famous Cilician cave nurtured him, but now the sea-girt cliffs above Cumae, and Sicily too, lie heavy on his shaggy chest. And the pillar of the sky holds him down, snow-covered Aetna, year-round nurse of bitter frost, from whose inmost caves belch forth the purest streams of unapproachable fire. In the daytime her rivers roll out a fiery flood of smoke, while in the darkness of night the crimson flame hurls rocks down to the deep plain of the sea with a crashing roar. That monster shoots up the most terrible jets of fire; it is a marvellous wonder to see, and a marvel even to hear about when men are present. Such a creature is bound beneath the dark and leafy heights of Aetna and beneath the plain, and his bed scratches and goads the whole length of his back stretched out against it.Thus Pindar has Typhon in Tartarus, and buried under not just Etna, but under a vast volcanic region stretching from Sicily to Cumae (in the vicinity of modern Naples), a region which presumably also included Mount Vesuvius, as well as Ischia.Many subsequent accounts mention either Etnaor Ischia. In Prometheus Bound, Typhon is imprisoned underneath Etna, while above him Hephaestus "hammers the molten ore", and in his rage, the "charred" Typhon causes "rivers of fire" to pour forth. Ovid has Typhon buried under all of Sicily, with his left and right hands under Pelorus and Pachynus, his feet under Lilybaeus, and his head under Etna; where he "vomits flames from his ferocious mouth". And Valerius Flaccus has Typhon's head under Etna, and all of Sicily shaken when Typhon "struggles". Lycophron has both Typhon and Giants buried under the island of Ischia. Virgil, Silius Italicus and Claudian, all calling the island "Inarime", have Typhon buried there. Strabo, calling Ischia "Pithecussae", reports the "myth" that Typhon lay buried there, and that when he "turns his body the flames and the waters, and sometimes even small islands containing boiling water, spout forth."Others said to be buried under Etna were the Giant Enceladus, the volcano's eruptions being the breath of Enceladus, and its tremors caused by the Giant rolling over from side to side beneath the mountain,and the Hundred-hander Briareus."Couch of Typhoeus" Homer describes a place he calls the "couch [or bed] of Typhoeus", which he locates in the land of the Arimoi (εἰν Ἀρίμοις), where Zeus lashes the land about Typhoeus with his thunderbolts. Presumably this is the same land where, according to Hesiod, Typhon's mate Echida keeps guard "in Arima" (εἰν Ἀρίμοισιν).But neither Homer nor Hesiod say anything more about where these Arimoi or this Arima might be. The question of whether an historical place was meant, and its possible location, has been, since ancient times, the subject of speculation and debate.Strabo discusses the question in some detail.[everal locales, Cilicia, Syria, Lydia, and the island of Ischia, all places associated with Typhon, are given by Strabo as possible locations for Homer's "Arimoi".
Pindar has his Cilician Typhon slain by Zeus "among the Arimoi",[106] and the historian Callisthenes (4th century BC), located the Arimoi and the Arima mountains in Cilicia, near the Calycadnus river, the Corycian cave and the Sarpedon promomtory.[107] The b scholia to Iliad 2.783, mentioned above, says Typhon was born in Cilicia "under Arimon",[108] and Nonnus mentions Typhon's "bloodstained cave of Arima" in Cilicia.Just across the Gulf of Issus from Corycus, in ancient Syria, was Mount Kasios (modern Jebel Aqra) and the Orontes River, sites associated with Typhon's battle with Zeus,[110] and according to Strabo, the historian Posidonius (c. 2nd century BC) identified the Arimoi with the Aramaeans of Syria.[Alternatively, according to Strabo, some placed the Arimoi at Catacecaumene,[112] while Xanthus of Lydia (5th century BC) added that "a certain Arimus" ruled there.Strabo also tells us that for "some" Homer's "couch of Typhon" was located "in a wooded place, in the fertile land of Hyde", with Hyde being another name for Sardis (or its acropolis), and that Demetrius of Scepsis (2nd century BC) thought that the Arimoi were most plausibly located "in the Catacecaumene country in Mysia".[114] The 3rd-century BC poet Lycophron placed the lair of Typhons' mate Echidna in this region.[115]
Another place, mentioned by Strabo, as being associated with Arima, is the island of Ischia, where according to Pherecydes of Leros, Typhon had fled, and in the area where Pindar and others had said Typhon was buried. The connection to Arima, comes from the island's Greek name Pithecussae, which derives from the Greek word for monkey, and according to Strabo, residents of the island said that "arimoi" was also the Etruscan word for monkeys.[116]
Etymology and origins Typhon's name has a number of variants.[117] The earliest forms of Typhoeus and Typhaon, occur prior to the 5th century BC. Homer uses Typhoeus, Hesiod and the Homeric Hymn to Apollo use both Typhoeus and Typhaon. The later forms Typhos and Typhon occur from the 5th century BC onwards, with Typhon becoming the standard form by the end of that century. Though several possible derivations of the name Typhon have been suggested, the derivation remains uncertain.[118] Consistent with Hesiod's making storm winds Typhon's offspring, some have supposed that Typhon was originally a wind-god, and ancient sources associated him with the Greek words tuphon, tuphos meaning "whirlwind".Other theories include derivation from a Greek root meaning "smoke" (consistent with Typhon's identification with volcanoes),from an Indo European root meaning "abyss" (making Typhon a "Serpent of the Deep"),and from Sapõn the Phoenician name for the Ugaritic god Baal's holy mountain Jebel Aqra (the classical Mount Kasios) associated with the epithet Baʿal Zaphon.
As noted by Herodotus, Typhon was traditionally identified with the Egyptian Set, who was also known to the Greeks as Typhon. As early as pre-dynastic Egypt, Set's mascot or emblem was the Set animal; the Greeks and later classicists referred to this unidentified aardvark-like creature as the Typhonic beast. In the Orphic tradition, just as Set is responsible for the murder of Osiris, Typhon leads the Titans when they attack and kill Dionysus, who also became identified with the earlier Osiris.Mythologist Joseph Campbell also makes parallels to the slaying of Leviathan by YHWH, about which YHWH boasts to Job.[123] Ogden calls the Typhon myth "the only Graeco-Roman drakōn-slaying myth that can seriously be argued to exhibit the influence of Near Eastern antecedents", connecting it in particular with Baʿal Zaphon's slaying of Yammu and Lotan, as well as with the Hittite myth of Illuyankas.From its first reappearance, this latter myth has been seen as a prototype of the battle of Zeus and Typhon.Walter Burkert and Calvert Watkins each note the close agreements.Comparisons can also be drawn with the Mesopotamian monster Tiamat and her slaying by Babylonian chief god Marduk. The similarities between the Greek myth and its earlier Mesopotamian counterpart do not seem to be merely accidental. A number of west Semitic (Ras Shamra) and Hittite sources appear to corroborate the theory of a genetic relationship between the two myths.In works of culture. Dante Alighieri's Inferno mentions him amongst the Biblical and mythological giants frozen onto the rings outside of Hell's Circle of Treachery. Dante and Virgil threatened to go to Tityos and Typhon unless Antaeus lowers them into the Circle of Treachery. Typhon (as Typhoeus) appears in Gustav Klimt's 1902 Beethoven Frieze as one of "the Hostile Forces".
Typhon is a recurring character in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, where he is a friend and ally to Hercules, and a calming influence on Echidna and their children. Typhon appears in the 2007 video game, God of War II where the main character Kratos tries to enlist his aid. The Titan refuses and Kratos blinds Typhon and takes his magical bow, Typhon's Bane.Swedish symphonic metal band Therion dedicated a song to Typhon in their year 2004 album Lemuria.
Every weekend at party upon party he witnesses the worst behaved children imaginable, miniature armies of spoilt Jaydens and Callistas whose parents are seriously trying to raise them without ever using the word 'no', lest it damage their rampaging egos.
He has been punched in the testicles by a four year old boy for not inflating a giant lion balloon fast enough. He has stood agog as a six year old girl spat at her mother because she wanted 'a freaking rainbow balloon arch like Vinessa's but bigger' and, unbelievably, the mother apologised to her child and then paid him extra to make it happen. His wife wonders why their sex life has gone off the boil? Why, when they're making money he seems so unhappy and exhausted? He feels he is being worn down. The other day, between jobs he fell asleep standing up. Each arm was raised by a handful of balloons so that he resembled a slumbering Christ. He only snapped out of it when an angry parent rang his phone wanting to know why his precious offspring was being kept waiting?
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n Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, a pair of male guanacos were having a vicious dominance battle for control of a harem of females right beside the road. The battles, between these otherwise peaceful grazers, can go on for quite a while and end suddenly when the loser breaks off and runs away, pursued by the winner. The object is to prevent the rival from breeding with the females and they tend to go for each other's testicles. The female onlookers seemed bored with the whole hullabaloo.
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He said, "Looks like we've both aged since I saw you last. I've slowed down the past few years. Hell, I've broken everything from my jaw to my feet. Except my dick. Damn sure tried to, though."
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Orchidaceae is a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and often fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species, found in 880 genera. Selecting which of the two families is larger is still under debate, as concrete numbers on such enormous families are constantly in flux. Regardless, the number of orchid species equals more than twice the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. The family also encompasses about 6â11% of all seed plants.The largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000 species), Epidendrum (1,500 species), Dendrobium (1,400 species) and Pleurothallis (1,000 species). The family also includes Vanilla (the genus of the vanilla plant), Orchis (type genus), and many commonly cultivated plants such as Phalaenopsis and Cattleya. Moreover, since the introduction of tropical species in the 19th century, horticulturists have produced more than 100,000 hybrids and cultivars. The name comes from the Ancient Greek á½ÏÏÎ¹Ï (órkhis), literally meaning "testicle", because of the shape of the root. Carl Linnaeus classified the family as Orchidaceae. Orchid was introduced in 1845 by John Lindley in School Botany, due to an incorrect attempt to extract the Latin stem (orchis) from Orchidaceae. The Greek myth of Orchis explains the origin of the plants. Orchis, the son of a nymph and a satyr, came upon a festival of Dionysus (Bacchus) in the forest. He drank too much, and attempted to rape a priestess of Dionysus. For his insult, he was torn apart by the Bacchanalians. His father prayed for him to be restored, but the gods instead changed him into a flower.
These flowers were previously called Orchis, Satyrion (Satyrion feminina), or "ballockwort".
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Orchidaceae is a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and often fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species, found in 880 genera. Selecting which of the two families is larger is still under debate, as concrete numbers on such enormous families are constantly in flux. Regardless, the number of orchid species equals more than twice the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. The family also encompasses about 6â11% of all seed plants.The largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000 species), Epidendrum (1,500 species), Dendrobium (1,400 species) and Pleurothallis (1,000 species). The family also includes Vanilla (the genus of the vanilla plant), Orchis (type genus), and many commonly cultivated plants such as Phalaenopsis and Cattleya. Moreover, since the introduction of tropical species in the 19th century, horticulturists have produced more than 100,000 hybrids and cultivars. The name comes from the Ancient Greek á½ÏÏÎ¹Ï (órkhis), literally meaning "testicle", because of the shape of the root. Carl Linnaeus classified the family as Orchidaceae. Orchid was introduced in 1845 by John Lindley in School Botany, due to an incorrect attempt to extract the Latin stem (orchis) from Orchidaceae. The Greek myth of Orchis explains the origin of the plants. Orchis, the son of a nymph and a satyr, came upon a festival of Dionysus (Bacchus) in the forest. He drank too much, and attempted to rape a priestess of Dionysus. For his insult, he was torn apart by the Bacchanalians. His father prayed for him to be restored, but the gods instead changed him into a flower.
These flowers were previously called Orchis, Satyrion (Satyrion feminina), or "ballockwort".
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Orchidaceae is a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and often fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species, found in 880 genera. Selecting which of the two families is larger is still under debate, as concrete numbers on such enormous families are constantly in flux. Regardless, the number of orchid species equals more than twice the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. The family also encompasses about 6â11% of all seed plants.The largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000 species), Epidendrum (1,500 species), Dendrobium (1,400 species) and Pleurothallis (1,000 species). The family also includes Vanilla (the genus of the vanilla plant), Orchis (type genus), and many commonly cultivated plants such as Phalaenopsis and Cattleya. Moreover, since the introduction of tropical species in the 19th century, horticulturists have produced more than 100,000 hybrids and cultivars. The name comes from the Ancient Greek á½ÏÏÎ¹Ï (órkhis), literally meaning "testicle", because of the shape of the root. Carl Linnaeus classified the family as Orchidaceae. Orchid was introduced in 1845 by John Lindley in School Botany, due to an incorrect attempt to extract the Latin stem (orchis) from Orchidaceae. The Greek myth of Orchis explains the origin of the plants. Orchis, the son of a nymph and a satyr, came upon a festival of Dionysus (Bacchus) in the forest. He drank too much, and attempted to rape a priestess of Dionysus. For his insult, he was torn apart by the Bacchanalians. His father prayed for him to be restored, but the gods instead changed him into a flower.
These flowers were previously called Orchis, Satyrion (Satyrion feminina), or "ballockwort".
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In Old Icelandic Sagas, around seventeen stories describe the relationship between humans and whales. Though, none of these stories portray whaling or processing of the meat.
In former times, with the fishing boats being much smaller, it is not hard to envision that fishermen were frightened by the sudden appearance of these large animals. Consequently, several stories evoked. People depicted the whales of being either “good whales” or “evil whales”.
The evil whales had the propensity to swallow boat and men, appreciating human flesh. After having such meal, they would not leave the area for a year or longer. During that time, the fishermen had to go to different areas to fish. Being out in the ocean, it would bring bad luck to talk about the whales. Furthermore, it was prohibited to use words, which contained fractions of their names, even though they would have different meanings.
Various methods were used to scare the whales away from the vulnerable boat. The fishermen brought with them diverse objects, like cowshed, mashed fox testicles, yarrows or ash, which they would use to throw with. Metal tools where used to create sudden noise. Sometimes they would build a fire on the boat, but it was not easy to keep the fire alive.
Once, the “Cat Whale” came towards a fishing boat and placed itself right next it, so the fishermen could not bring out the fishing gear any longer. They then wanted to throw spears at the whale, but the captain did not allow it, being afraid it might smash the boat with its fluke. During the night, the whale had disappeared and was never to be seen again. The fishermen said that it was safe to allow the whale to rest next to the boat, letting it “cry” just like a cat. Cat Whales were considered to be both, “good” and “evil".
The “Bull´s Whale” received it´s name due to the noise he created while blowing, which sounded like the roar of a bull. Once a cow ran into the ocean after she had heard that noise, and was never to be seen again. Near Húsavík, such whale had roared so loud that people and all of the cows living on the nearby island could hear it. The cows started to run, wanting to jump in the ocean, but fortunately, they could be stopped and rescued. Though, the cows had then to be kept inside the stable for several days.
The “Redcomb” was constantly on the look out for humans to be killed, and their boats to be destroyed. Being the biggest of all toothed whales, the people had depicted it as being a horse-whale. It could swim so fast, that it would encircle Iceland in only 48 hours. Redcombs were escorted by the white belugas, which enjoyed the leftovers of their prey.
Bottlenose Dolphins, the strongest of all whales, were fast and furious. They were said to attack other whales and seals, and everything in reach. They were hilarious and could jump straight out of the water, so high that one could see both the sun and the mountains appearing underneath them. To keep them away, a balloon or barrel was thrown into the water, which would keep them busy until either balloon or barrel would burst, or the dolphins themselves.
“Taumur”, smarter than the Bottlenose Dolphin, used to lie under the boats, sometimes across, just to come up and break them. They often caused the boats to flip, or they would bite off the rear part of it. Its name was given due to the blond stripes that were visible on each side of the mouth.
The “Shell Whale”, or "Barnacle Whale" was covered with seashells. It was anxious to smash the boats and ships with its fluke and flippers. Even if the whale just passed by, it would squish the boats by simply jumping on them. It was of no use to try to scare it away, because it would come back again immediately.
The “Ling-Back”, the biggest of all whales, looked like an island when seen from above, since it´s back was covered with lings. The “Sword whale” chased the boats and exterminated them. It had a very high but thin dorsal fin looking like a sword, and it would use it to hit the surface to cause high waves. The "Narwhale" would love to eat the remains of men, which had died in the ocean. The Icelandic name, "Náhvalur" (pr. nauqualur), originates from this practice.
The "Blue whale", the big protector of the fishing boats, did scare away all the wicked whales. By encircling the boat three consecutive times, it indicated the approach of danger. It happened that the blue whale tried to chase away the “evil whales”, even if they were superior in number. Though, if there were more than three, the blue whale would explode, dragging the others till death.
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Tanuki have been part of Japanese folklore since ancient times. The legendary tanuki is reputed to be mischievous and jolly, a master of disguise and shapeshifting, but somewhat gullible and absent-minded.
Statues of tanuki can be found outside many Japanese temples and restaurants, especially noodle shops. These statues often wear big, straw hats and carry bottles of sake in one hand, and a promissory note or empty purse in the other hand. Tanuki statues always have large bellies. The statues also usually show humorously large testicles, typically hanging down to the floor or ground, although this feature is sometimes omitted in contemporary sculpture.
The tanuki has eight special traits that bring good fortune, possibly created to coincide to the "Hachi" symbol (meaning eight) often found on the sake bottles the statues hold.
The eight traits are: a hat to be ready to protect against trouble or bad weather; big eyes to perceive the environment and help make good decisions; a sake bottle that represents virtue; a big tail that provides steadiness and strength until success is achieved; over-sized testicles that symbolize financial luck; a promissory note that represents trust or confidence; a big belly that symbolises bold and calm decisiveness; and a friendly smile.
The rock hyrax (Procavia capensis), also called rock badger, rock rabbit, and Cape hyrax. It is one of the four living species of the order Hyracoidea, and the only living species in the genus Procavia. Like all hyraxes, it is a medium-sized terrestrial mammal, with short ears and tail.
Evidence supporting a common ancestor for hyraxes, elephants and the sirenians comes from some unusual shared characteristics. Like elephants, manatees, and dugongs, male hyraxes lack a scrotum and their testicles remain nestled in their abdominal cavity. The tusks of hyraxes develop from the incisor teeth, like elephant tusks; in most other tusked mammals, the tusks develop from the canine teeth. And hyraxes, like elephants, have flattened, hoof-like nails on the tips of their toes, rather than the curved claws seen on some other mammals.
Hyraxes typically live in groups of 10 - 80 animals, and forage as a group. They have been reported to use sentries: one or more animals take up position on a vantage point and issue alarm calls on the approach of predators.
They have multi-chambered stomachs. Although they are not ruminants, hyraxes have three-chambered stomachs filled with symbiotic bacteria that help break down the plants they eat. Baby hyraxes are not born with the bacteria they will need to digest plant matter, so to obtain it they eat the poop of adult hyraxes.
This very cute looking Rock Hyrax was photographed on a early morning game drive in Nairobi National Park, Kenya.
Encyclia cordigera pseudobulbs. The name Orchid comes from the latin orchis which means testicle. This is familiar to folks in the medical world where cryptorchid is a term that means undescended testicle and the medical term for neutering a male dog or cat is orchidectomy. This closeup of the pseudobulbs of Encyclia cordigera I think nicely illustrates how the name applies.
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Not a 'cover' of the iconic Wall Street bull, original art piece by Macedonian sculptor Darko Dukovski. A street exhibit in the country's capital, Skopje. Despite the many worldwide instances, most are not even inspired by the NYC one, each culture has its own angle on bulls (the one thing in common is they do represent strength and energy everywhere, for obvious reasons :) In some places they also represent virility (potency/fertility), hence frequent emphasis on that anatomy in the interpretations.
Here the statue on its own would probably not impress me much, but I stopped to capture the curious kid, for the contrast and added symbolism.
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Orchidaceae is a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and often fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species, found in 880 genera. Selecting which of the two families is larger is still under debate, as concrete numbers on such enormous families are constantly in flux. Regardless, the number of orchid species equals more than twice the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. The family also encompasses about 6â11% of all seed plants.The largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000 species), Epidendrum (1,500 species), Dendrobium (1,400 species) and Pleurothallis (1,000 species). The family also includes Vanilla (the genus of the vanilla plant), Orchis (type genus), and many commonly cultivated plants such as Phalaenopsis and Cattleya. Moreover, since the introduction of tropical species in the 19th century, horticulturists have produced more than 100,000 hybrids and cultivars. The name comes from the Ancient Greek á½ÏÏÎ¹Ï (órkhis), literally meaning "testicle", because of the shape of the root. Carl Linnaeus classified the family as Orchidaceae. Orchid was introduced in 1845 by John Lindley in School Botany, due to an incorrect attempt to extract the Latin stem (orchis) from Orchidaceae. The Greek myth of Orchis explains the origin of the plants. Orchis, the son of a nymph and a satyr, came upon a festival of Dionysus (Bacchus) in the forest. He drank too much, and attempted to rape a priestess of Dionysus. For his insult, he was torn apart by the Bacchanalians. His father prayed for him to be restored, but the gods instead changed him into a flower.
These flowers were previously called Orchis, Satyrion (Satyrion feminina), or "ballockwort".
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Orchidaceae is a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and often fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species, found in 880 genera. Selecting which of the two families is larger is still under debate, as concrete numbers on such enormous families are constantly in flux. Regardless, the number of orchid species equals more than twice the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. The family also encompasses about 6â11% of all seed plants.The largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000 species), Epidendrum (1,500 species), Dendrobium (1,400 species) and Pleurothallis (1,000 species). The family also includes Vanilla (the genus of the vanilla plant), Orchis (type genus), and many commonly cultivated plants such as Phalaenopsis and Cattleya. Moreover, since the introduction of tropical species in the 19th century, horticulturists have produced more than 100,000 hybrids and cultivars. The name comes from the Ancient Greek á½ÏÏÎ¹Ï (órkhis), literally meaning "testicle", because of the shape of the root. Carl Linnaeus classified the family as Orchidaceae. Orchid was introduced in 1845 by John Lindley in School Botany, due to an incorrect attempt to extract the Latin stem (orchis) from Orchidaceae. The Greek myth of Orchis explains the origin of the plants. Orchis, the son of a nymph and a satyr, came upon a festival of Dionysus (Bacchus) in the forest. He drank too much, and attempted to rape a priestess of Dionysus. For his insult, he was torn apart by the Bacchanalians. His father prayed for him to be restored, but the gods instead changed him into a flower.
These flowers were previously called Orchis, Satyrion (Satyrion feminina), or "ballockwort".
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coat of arm (three testicles) of Bartolomeo Colleoni
Secondo la leggenda, Bartolomeo Colleoni, affetto da orchite, aveva tre testicoli
According to legend, Bartolomeo Colleoni, suffering from orchitis, had three testicles
Selon la légende, Bartolomeo Colleoni, souffrant d'orchite, avait trois testicules
"Very well. Where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a 15-year old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent, I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds. Pretty standard really. At the age of 12, I received my first scribe. At the age of 14, an Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum, it's breathtaking I suggest you try it."
According to popular belief, running your hand over the horns, snout and testicles of the Charging Bull, is to guarantee a lot of luck and financial success!
It is certainly worth trying, it’s true…
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Tanuki have been part of Japanese folklore since ancient times. The legendary tanuki is reputed to be mischievous and jolly, a master of disguise and shapeshifting, but somewhat gullible and absent-minded.
Statues of tanuki can be found outside many Japanese temples and restaurants, especially noodle shops. These statues often wear big, straw hats and carry bottles of sake in one hand, and a promissory note or empty purse in the other hand. Tanuki statues always have large bellies. The statues also usually show humorously large testicles, typically hanging down to the floor or ground, although this feature is sometimes omitted in contemporary sculpture.