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Symbolism from Mythology and Elsewhere
by Don L. F. Nilsen
and Alleen Pace Nilsen
Part II:
Greek and Roman Mythology
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Romulus and RemusRome, Italy
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Saturn, Bacchus & DionysusSaturnalia, Bacchinalia, & the Planet Saturn
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The Phoenix Rising vs. J. K. Rowling’s Phoenix Rising
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The Sphinx:“Riddle of the Sphinx”
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Tantalus (the Catch 22 god)and Tantalizing
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Thalia (Music, Dance, Song)Thanatos (Death)
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The Titans and The Titanic
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Boticelli’s Venus, Venus Fly Trap, Venus De Milo (Le Louvre) and the Planet Venus
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Vulcan vs. Spock (A Vulcan)
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Milky Way Galaxy and the Zodiac
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Astronomy and the ZodiacNorthern & Southern Constellations
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Mythological Places:Elysian Fields and Champs Elysees in Paris
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Scylla & Charybdis
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The River Styx (with Charon)The River Lethe & Phlegethon
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The Iliad & The Odyssy
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The Trojan Horse
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Mythological ObjectsThe Golden Apple and the Judgment of Paris
Jason and the Golden Fleece
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The Philosopher’s Stone and the Beginnings of Chemistry
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Mythical Characters:Griffin, Satyr, Centaur, Unicorn
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Hogwarts Houses
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An Invented PlatformAnd An Invented Alley
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