Sentences with phrase «with ancient mythology»

Filmed in both contemporary and historic Shanghai, and in the breathtaking subtropical mountains of Guangxi province, the visually luscious video interweaves contemporary struggles of daily life with ancient mythology and historical artistic forms.

Quantum Mechanics is WAY weirder and more complex than, say, evolution (though I like how you threw the big bang in there — separate theories, dude), but you won't really hear any religious nuts complaining about the exact same process that gives us QM because it doesn't conflict with their ancient mythology.

Not exact matches

If he wants to include ancient mythology and ignorant superst!tion in his writing, that's fine, it goes along with the genre — fiction.

Find something better to do with your time than to debate ancient christian mythology.

Anybody with a working brain will realize he's just reading ancient mythology when he encounters frequent passages like this:

There are only gullible people like yourself, who have been suckered into the ancient, illogical, stagnant mythology of magical thinking and others, like me, who choose to pursue the scientific method and spend the rest of my life improving my own knowledge with new discoveries and participating in the great modern renaissance of mankind!

An ancient society ripe with mythology and trying to find meaning from every Thunderstorm, Every flood, every disease, every scary animal.

I long for the day when the bible is relegated to the back shelves of the library with the other ancient mythology like the Iliad.

Greek mythology deals with the myths and teachings of Ancient Greece, relating to their gods, heroes, nature, origins and rituals.

And in Australia — where people and oversized animals may have coexisted thousands of years ago — some scholars have speculated that references to enormous animal - like creatures in Australia's Aboriginal «Dreamtime» mythology may have drawn from ancient encounters with real megafauna or their remains, known today from Australia's fossil record.

Its unseemly reputation dates back at least to ancient Greek mythology, in which the handsome hunter Narcissus (who undoubtedly would be gloating over his present - day fame) discovered his own reflection in a pool of water and fell in love with it.

Their ascent invokes ancient mythology of the honeybee, associated with the Earth Mother (Artemis) returning to the hive.

In this series the classic stories about mummies were flavored with Mexican coloring combined with the mythology of the ancient Aztecs.

Ancient mythology and modern cosmology come together in the story of Genesis, told in Noah's own words and illustrated with imagery reminiscent of Cosmos, a wedding science and religion in a way respectful of both.

Add in a menacing Mads Mikkelsen as Kaecilius, a former star pupil of The Ancient One, who went rogue and was seduced by the power of the dark side, and you have a welcome web of mythology and morals, with just enough complexity to be able to spin off into sequels full of conflict.

How this is done is actually quite fascinating, with cataclysmic events and occurrences like you'd find in the histories and mythologies of Ancient Greece and Rome.

(Examples: because Athens» architecture is linked with Greek mythology, or because Athens is located in a beautiful place, or because famous ancient Greeks lived in Athens, or because most of the monuments are in ruins, etc.) This assignment will take at least one week to complete.

From the ancient mythology of Rome's founding brothers Romulus and Remus, to the adventures of Mowgli in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and the keen animal perspective in Jack London's classics The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both positive and negative aspects of human nature have been called into question with fascinating imagination.

And this was definitely good and original, the author utilized ancient Latin American mythology to infuse this thriller with a supernatural theme.

The play is a sharp lampoon of the rigid British class system of the day and a commentary on women's independence.In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life.

With a good command of the English and French languages, my research interests have been particularly focused on Cultural Studies (Folk Culture, Mythology, Ancient lore, Superstition and Popular Beliefs, Life After Death... [Read more...]

Now, in writing, she has found an outward expression for her passion for the themes of philosophy, mythology, and ancient esoteric traditions that she weaves into her writing, and she loves working with the magic of words and language.

I am not entirely familiar with Egyptian mythology or ancient religion, so that was new to me as well.

You will have over 50 different gods to play (with more coming) that are straight out of history books, ancient mythologies and cultural lore.

Or when it was a prison colony... or the ancient Indian aspects of it, that mythology is really, really good stuff to play with.

God of War continues to look like an epic mythical version of The Last of Us, with Kratos» relationship with his son grounding the story in between the epic action setpieces, battling ancient beasts from Norse mythology.

Like past God of War games, it takes players on a Cliff's Notes tour of an ancient religion, with Norse mythology taking over this time for the Greek pantheon of its predecessors.

The first version for the PlayStation 2 March 13, 2007, is the second installment of the series God of War for pc, the sixth in the order, and the war following God 2005 The game is loosely based on Greek mythology and ancient Greece with a vengeance as a central motif.

The first version for the PlayStation 2 March 13, 2007, is the second installment of the series God of War for pc, the sixth in the order, and the war following God 2005 The free pc games is loosely based on Greek mythology and ancient Greece with a vengeance as a central motif.

Inspired by the ancient culture and mythology of the Tarahumara tribe, Mulaka looks absolutely stunning, bringing a curious Ōkami vibe entangled with the animatic charm of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

With the world plunged in eternal darkness and the Gods rendered powerless, Kratos will face the most feared creatures of Greek Mythology, and ultimately be forced to choose between his own personal redemption and saving the ancient world from certain destruction.

If you are looking for a third person sword fighting game filled with Hercules level action, valour, ancient greek mythology medieval battles with hercules like heroes, then look no further.

Ancient Egypt is the perfect setting for a video game with its pyramid - peppered panoramas, a dark and engrossing mythology and more corrupt leaders than you'll find in your average governing football body.

In Still Life Studio, celebrated Australian artist Petrina Hicks continues to take inspiration from mythology and art history, this time featuring models with luminous skin posing with various props in a style inspired by ancient Roman sculptures.

Surveying the inter-relationship of humans and animals, the show questions notions of coexistence and interrogates societal parameters imbued with elements of Greek mythology and ancient history that counter-react with the contemporary realm.

A well - read academician and a professor at Hunter College with a thorough understanding of philosophy and literature his work, maybe more than anyone else's in the group drew its inspiration from literature and philosophy rather than ancient Greek, Christian and Judaic mythology and religion.

There are resonances with mythologies of the ancient world — Indian, Egyptian, Greek and Roman — and with modern times, where 20th century events loom large.

Incorporating elements of shamanic mythology as well as the ancient art of China and Japan, Dashi Namdakov invents intricate and powerful imagery, combining the spiritual traditions of the past with present day realities.

Mermaid Parade, founded in 1983, is a celebration of ancient mythology and honky - tonk rituals of the seaside, it showcases over 3,000 creative individuals from all over the five boroughs and beyond, opening the summer with incredible art, entrepreneurial spirit and community pride.

Using a broad range of materials, media and new technologies, Lijn entwines ancient mythologies with science fiction in these key works, created in the 1980's.

The title, which literally means «God out of the machine» follows the season's program with a series of titles relating to ancient Greek mythology and culture.

Argosy evokes a ship with a pointed prow and rounded stern, inscribed with the shape of an anchor — evidently referencing the epic voyage undertaken by Jason and the Argonauts in ancient Greek mythology.

Cy Twombly's Leaving Paphos Ringed with Waves (IV), which was shown in Athens at the last gallery exhibition of his work prior to the artist's passing, employs rich tones of turquoise with vermillion and yellow to portray the Mediterranean landscape and reference ancient literature and mythology.

The Ancient Greek tradition abounds with mythologies of this sort, and in her text Maria Brito draws a direct comparison between the heroes of Gotham City and those doing great deeds at the foot of Mount Olympus 2,500 years ago.

There are resonances with mythologies of the ancient world — Indian, Egyptian, Greek and Roman — and with modern times, where twentieth century events loom large.

It's six hours long, called «River of Fundament,» and is very loosely based on Norman Mailer's Ancient Evenings and the Egyptian mythology of Osiris, Horus, and their unorthodox relationships with their female family members.

While ancient characters and tales, including Homeric literature, Old Testament stories, Greek mythology, and European painting are evident sources, underlying the work is the artist's own elegiac confrontation with the joys and struggles that pervade our daily lives.

«A reformulation of ancient mythologies that merged together become part of my artwork in conjunction with my personal experience of the sacred through mythical stories, traditions and legends, rituals, superstitions and intuitive revelations.

GAMDIAS is a gaming brand based on ancient Greek Mythology, coupled with a visually pleasing work of beauty, obsessed with pursuing the epitome of gaming.