aaronwarnar-deactivated20150722:

[cracks knuckles] [drinks tea viciously]

well, one as rude as you might as well be as stupid, for “filipino mythology” does exist and people like you make me gag. Our stories might not be as well documented as the greeks or the romans or and god damn egyptians, but we have preserved them through oral traditions. We told them to our children before they sleep, we told them to young teens when they would need guidance, we told them throughout centuries and believe me: we are far from forgotten. so, you want some mythology, i’ll give you some god damn mythology:

— list of all our documented and known deities

— list of all of the creatures in their respective ethnic myths (yes we have more than one form of mythology and we take it into high regard when we talk about certain myths

— creation myths that i myself have heard many many times from my grandparents (my grandfather mostly)

— most detailed account of the mythology in the philippines

— another great source for information about filipino mythology

— oh look, yet another detailed explanation of creatures in filipino mythology

— why, would you look at that, yet ANOTHER source of filipino folk tales

anyway, regardless of what you think. filipino mythology is as valid as any other mythology out there and i shall protect it at all costs. normally i would have just deleted such a message but how you had told me of how invalid my culture was, well that angered me. to completely tell me that, i myself was invalid, a statistic. you are no better than the spaniards that arrived at our coasts. oh how they erased out existence from history’s books. let me tell you this, i will not be silenced. i will not be stopped. i will not be merciful. you come back into my ask like this again, i will meet you with a fury that even the gods cannot contain

mythologicalnet:

“deadly deadly girl with moonlight in your hairwhy do you so love the day? pretty pretty boy with sunlight in your eyeswhy do you so love the night? darling darling twins with ichor in your veinswhy do you so love each other?”

— to the children of zeus || sba (via instrumentale)

thoodleoo:

• terrified by change
• eat lots of bread
• dislike wearing pants
• would probably conquer france if given half the chance

historyfilia:

thelibraryofcontext:

Introduction to the Roman Empire
Source: Sophia.org
Info: ‘40 Slide Powerpoint covering the founding of the empire and several key emperors’.

BBC History: Ancient Romans
Source: BBC.co.uk
Info: Covers many sections, including the empire, belief systems, daily life, and major events.

The Roman Empire in The First Century
Source: PBS.org
Info: Includes a timeline, virtual library of quotes and information, family tree of the Roman emperors, an Emperor Game, and a resources page for further study.

A History of Ancient Rome
Source: History Learning Site
Info: Covers a wide range of topics, including Romulus and Remus, the Army, slaves, medicine, entertainment, roads, the Romans in Britain, emperors, engineering, major battles and accomplishments etc.

Ancient Rome
Source: History.com
Info: Articles and videos related to a range of Roman history topics.

British Museum Collection Online: Ancient Rome 
Source: British Museum
Info: Gallery of artifacts at the British Museum related to Ancient Rome.

Ancient Rome
Source: Crysta Links
Info: Covers a wide range of topics including architecture, art, calenders, the empire, religion, daily life, fashion, government and the law etc.

Tour through Ancient Rome
Source: Khan Academy
Info: Video showing a virtual tour of Roman cities and architecture.

Illustrated History of the Roman Empire
Source:  roman-empire.net
Info: Features many pages outling the founding, republic, empire, decline and collapse, society etc.

The Romans
Source: the-romans.co.uk
Info: ‘The Classics Page from an enthusiast with a degree in Classics from Cambridge University has over 1000 pages of news, information, games and controversy about the life, literature, art and archaeology of the ancient world of Greece & Rome.’

Forum Romanum
Source: forumromanum.org
Info: ‘Forum Romanum is maintained by David Camden, a Ph.D. candidate in Classics at Harvard University, who has put together an award-winning site on Ancient Rome that includes a virtual tour, a dictionary of Mythology, a Picture Index, and much information on History, Life, Language, and Literature’.

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Rome
Source: Fordham University
Info: Covers many topics including the empire, wars, foundations, economics, daily life, society etc.

(See ’Best of History Sites’ for more related sites, otherwise this post is going to become very,very long!)

Documentaries and Videos:

• Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
  BBC documentary sourced via topdocumentaryfilms
• The Treasures of Ancient Rome : Episode One, Episode Two, Episode Three
  BBC documentary focusing on the art of the period
• Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome
  Discovery Channel documentary, title explains it all
  
• A glimpse of teenage life in Ancient Rome
  TEDEducation video and related quiz
  
• The History of Rome in 179 Podcasts
  Not a video but still a good resource according to the reviews

I’ll update this as and when I find more resources so check back or feel free to add more sources 🙂

nice

hermes-is-my-homeboy:

hippiebirdmom:

You: *timidly holds out hand for handshake with [insert chosen Deity]*

Chosen Deity: *rolls eyes and drags you in for a bear hug you were so not prepared for*

Hermes AF

the-ram-occultist:

“Inanna, Queen of Heaven,
with a crown of wheat
and a heart of fire,
teach me courage
within loneliness. Inanna, Queen of Heaven,
with lions at Your feet
and your Sister in Your smile,
teach me fairness
within fury. Inanna, Queen of Heaven,
with stars in Your hair
and ash on Your knees,
teach me to rise
from my own depths.”

— to Inanna (@antlering)