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“These Phaeacians very clearly showed the ‘wild joy in seafaring of the North Germanic...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:54:23 -0700

“These Phaeacians very clearly showed the ‘wild joy in seafaring of the North Germanic peoples’ (Schadewaldt 1942, p. 77), which was unknown to the ancient Mediterranean. For the peoples of classical antiquity seagoing was a necessary evil. Homer made even a god say: ‘Who would choose to scud across that vast expanse of salt sea water? It seemed unending.’ (Od. 5.100) But he said of the Phaeacians that they ‘joyfully sailed to the farthest shores’ and that they ‘have no use for the bow and quiver, but spend their energy on masts and oars and on the graceful craft they love to sail across the foam-flecked seas’ (Od. 6.270 ff.).

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The names too which he gives to the Phaeacian characters are, as Schadewaldt (1942, p. 76) pointed out, peculiar, and show this people’s passion for the sea. They can be translated as: Topship, Quicksea, Paddler, Seaman, Poopman, Deepsea, Lookout, Go-ahead, Up-aboard, and Seagirt son of Manyclipper Shipwrightson. Such names were not used elsewhere in classical antiquity, but in Old Norse literature similar formations are common. We find there names like Swift-sailor, Wave-breaker, Far-farer, England-farer, Jerusalem-farer, Wave-nose, Cod-biter, Whale-belly, and many others.”

“The Lady of Elche or Lady of Elx is a once polychrome...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:35:00 -0700

“The Lady of Elche or Lady of Elx is a once polychrome stone bust that was discovered by chance in 1897 at L’Alcúdia, an archaeological site on a private estate about two kilometers south of Elx/Elche, Valencia, Spain. The Lady of Elche is generally believed to be a piece of Iberian sculpture from the 4th century BC, though the artisanship suggests strong Hellenistic influences. According to The Encyclopedia of Religion, the Lady of Elche (Roman Illici), is conjectured as having a direct association with Tanit, the goddess of Carthage, that was worshiped by the Punic-Iberians.”

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_of_elx

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first: Piraeus Quartet: Markos, Stratos, Batis, Artemis...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:12:59 -0700

first: Piraeus Quartet: Markos, Stratos, Batis, Artemis (mid-1930)

second: Smyrna Style Trio (1930): Lambros Leondaritis (Lyra), Rosa Eskenazi, Agapios Tomboulis (Oud)

both from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebetiko

“our species thus born of repugnant acts of cannibalism...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:59:26 -0700

“our species thus born of repugnant acts of cannibalism and sexuality.”

Commentary on the eleventh-century Hindu author Abhinavagupta...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:40:15 -0700

Commentary on the eleventh-century Hindu author Abhinavagupta and his “voluminous” treatise Tantrāloka.

Mural in the main dining room, or “Grand Salon” on...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 07:23:16 -0700

Mural in the main dining room, or “Grand Salon” on which a crystal model tracked the ship’s progress

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary

capturedinasia: Skeletal love. Sala Keo Kou. Nong Khai,...

Sun, 05 May 2013 15:23:52 -0700

capturedinasia:

Skeletal love. Sala Keo Kou. Nong Khai, Thailand (Photo by Richard Bishop)

19.8 knots on a copy of an 1876 catamaran design. Damn...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:08:18 -0700

19.8 knots on a copy of an 1876 catamaran design. Damn Herreshoff, you crazy.

from the second edition (1977) of Cruising Catamarans by members of the AYRS (the Amateur Yacht Research Society of Hermitage, Newbury, Berkshire, England).

tilda swinton and david bowie dressed as each other…

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:39:09 -0700

tilda swinton and david bowie dressed as each other…

this site has a beautiful collection of luis barragan-designed...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:30:22 -0700

this site has a beautiful collection of luis barragan-designed buildings, gardens, and interiors.

http://thetemplesofconsumption.blogspot.com/2011/10/luis-barragan-1902-1988.html

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Zheng He: We have traversed more than 100,000 li of immense water spaces and have beheld in the...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:22:04 -0700

Zheng He:

We have traversed more than 100,000 li of immense water spaces and have beheld in the ocean huge waves like mountains rising in the sky, and we have set eyes on barbarian regions far away hidden in a blue transparency of light vapors, while our sails, loftily unfurled like clouds day and night, continued their course [as rapidly] as a star, traversing those savage waves as if we were treading a public thoroughfare…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_he

sciencefictiongallery: Sanjulian - Brain death

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:20:33 -0700

sciencefictiongallery:

Sanjulian - Brain death

1931 soviet erotic alphabet. the rest...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 06:24:00 -0700

1931 soviet erotic alphabet. the rest at:

http://aquatek-filips.livejournal.com/358858.html

dreamfuzzin: foxesinbreeches: Carnaval de Salvador, Bahia...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:35:56 -0700

dreamfuzzin:

foxesinbreeches:

Carnaval de Salvador, Bahia by Pierre Verger, Brasil, 1950

(via nevver)

shoes, pose, expression....

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:59:37 -0700

shoes, pose, expression. from http://www.reddit.com/r/oldschoolcool