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Giants in War

Frost Giants & Firbolgs

Many of Ireland's mythical early settlers were considered giants.
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Distinctions of Colony & Empire

Battling man, battling nature, & settling ethically

My favorite part of the Pocahontas story is when she goes to England with her husband John Rolfe, runs into John Smith, and i
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Great Men or Sons of Society?

Questioning the uniqueness of history’s leaders

Saint Paul delivering the Areopagus sermon in Athens addressed early issues in Christology.
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Mythology as Science

Fermi's paradox, cryptozoology, & mangled oral traditions

The satellite from which the SETI messages were sent into space.
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History Becomes Myth

Exaggeration is a powerful memetic force

George Washington admitting he chopped the cherry tree.
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Religion & War in Myth Cycles

The prevalence of war in important religious texts

Battle of Kurukshetra from the Bhagavad Gita.