Hittite Ritual Axe; Indo-European Symbolic Explication

"Man, I've had this fine artefact in my head for the past day or so - a beautiful Hittite ritual axe. Now, I haven't *yet* done serious research nor work on Hittite and broader Anatolian Indo-European mythoreligious praxis [i.e. ritual], nor their symbolic lexicon.   But I do recall two points from my previous brief … Continue reading Hittite Ritual Axe; Indo-European Symbolic Explication

THUNDERSTRUCK – A Brief Comparative of the Weapons of the Striking Son of the Sky Father

"Appropriate for Thursday, - a brief look at the Weapon of the Thunderer/Striker in various Indo-European mythologies. Now, there's quite a bit that could be said and unpacked about the differences between each of these mighty weapons, especially as the cultures in question continued to develop their own mythological corpuses and legendariums over the millennia … Continue reading THUNDERSTRUCK – A Brief Comparative of the Weapons of the Striking Son of the Sky Father