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Upper entrance of Ephese |
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Three bull heads, all damaged. Probably by Christians |
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Remarkable! "Altar for Artemis and Emperor".
Memory of old times when the God/King was Son/Lover of the Mother?! |
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of Hermes with goat, the latter being the embodiment of ancient Vegetation Gods |
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of Tyche, Goddess of Ephese |
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 Medusa
surrounded by acanthus leaves, typically a relief for a Green Goddess or Green Man |
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I approached the Library of Celsus with great excitement.
Celsus is a brother of mine, very much involved in the ancient Mother religion. Against
that background he critisized Christianity (/"Against the Christians") with a
logic that hasn't lost any of its actuality. Despite this, I didn't know what the Library
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Almost invisible for anyone
who is not doing focussed research, on top of the Library.....two magnificent Medusa
heads. Medusa was the Goddess that gone out of favor by the ruling elite, hence to give
Her such an important position on the building shows Celsus great commitment to the
ancient tradition |
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On the ground floor four Wise Women: Sophia (wisdom)
Episteme (knowledge), Ennoia (destiny) and Arete (virtue) |
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And then the big surprise. On
the gate some Green Lions were watching at me. Look at them, they show all the
characteristics of the Green Man as we know them: vegetation coming out of their faces. It
proves that the European foliate Green Man has its roots in Roman times (in this case 2d
century AC) |
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The evidence is overwheliming.
Again, the faces have not been destroyed through Islamic fanaticism but this has been done
by hysterical Christians |
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Some pictures of the agora and
the theatre. Some vital parts of Ephese were not accessible, so may be I missed something
vital. I really don't know. Anyway, this experience in Ephese and Anatolia in general was
unforgettable. I hope I was able to give you a feel about it |
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