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  • hic sunt dracones

    hic sunt dracones

    Posted on January 31, 2010 | 2 Comments
    “Here be dragons” is a phrase used to denote dangerous or unexplored territories, in imitation of the medieval practice of putting sea serpents and other mythological creatures in blank areas of maps. The only known historical use of this phrase is in the Latin form “HC SVNT DRACONES”...

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  • Gamayn

    Slavic mythology

    Posted on December 12, 2009 | 1 Comment
    As various Slavic populations were Christianised between the 7th and 12th centuries, Christianity was introduced as a religion of the elite, flourishing mostly in cities and amongst the nobility. Amongst the rural majority of the medieval Slavic population, old myths remained strong. Christian priests and...

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