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Thoughts are conversations of the soul with itself [Plato] - A Belgian expatriate living in Singapore
Thoth's Thoughts
Though some ancient Egypt myths place him as a son of Ra, others say that Thoth created himself through the power of language. He was considered as the patron of knowledge, secrets, writing and scribes, a teacher of man, the messenger of the gods. In Egyptian mythology, Thoth was well-known as a counselor for the gods, who frequently went to seek for Thoth’s Thoughts and advice.
Thoth is considered a lunar deity. His totem animal was the baboon, a nocturnal animal that goes to sleep only after greeting the new day. Hence he was sometimes shown as a baboon, but most often Thoth appeared as a man with the head of an ibis holding a scribe's palette and stylus, or as a full ibis.
Thoth is considered a lunar deity. His totem animal was the baboon, a nocturnal animal that goes to sleep only after greeting the new day. Hence he was sometimes shown as a baboon, but most often Thoth appeared as a man with the head of an ibis holding a scribe's palette and stylus, or as a full ibis.
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4 comments:
truly, this in unbelievable! you've posted a photo of babies nursing from the teats of a wolf and i have to ask you what do you know about this??
my grandmother gave me a pinkish marble container with a lid that has a pewter wolf and three babies...just like the photo you've posted. her husband brought it back from his time overseas during ww2.
i don't expect that you would respond because you haven't yet but maybe you could just post some information about it?
it would mean a lot to me...
The two babies are the abandoned twin brothers Romulus and Remus. According to the ancient Roman legend, their life story explains the founding of Rome. They were found by a wolf, who took care of them, and this is precisely what is depicted in the statue. I am sure you can find the full story on the web. I took my picture near the Pisa tower, but you find similar statues elsewhere in Italy too. I just wonder why your container has three babies. Perhaps it was just a matter of artistic freedom to make 3 in stead of 2, and perhaps your grandmother had three children at the time when she received the gift.
looooove ur photos....
letters to juliet...
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