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The Mythology Of Lyonesse

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> Residing on the south- westerly tip of the United Kingdom, Cornwall stands sublime and majestic amidst the turbulent waters of the Atlantic. It is a land wealthy in mystery, folklore, myth and legend. For thousands of year's romantic tales have been told of pixies, fairies, mermaids Arthurian legends smugglers, pirates and shipwrecks, spiritual ley lines, sacred stones, circles and ancient ceremonies. In Cornwall every thing is alive, a patch work landscape of fertile farmland infinitely deep pools bubbling brooks ethereal moors granite cliffs abandoned tin mines golden sands sun-drenched beaches sepulchral caves rocky inlets all shaped by natural forces. Everything has its own beauty, harmony and inspiration. But beyond Cornwall there lies further legends, of lost lands submerged beneath the ocean. The Land of Lyonesse, the land under the sea. There is a tenacious legacy that the lost land of Lyonesse when stretched from the Scilly Isles to Land's End. There lay a real...

Mythology of the Taurus Bull

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sizcache="" sizset="39"> Taurus essentially refers to a star constellation that has been identified as having the look of a bull, by a wide variety of civilizations at distinctive times in history. This has led to the rise of a wide assortment of bull myths and religious tales in unique locations throughout the globe. The actual myth connected with Taurus is tied into a series of stories that originated in and around the region of the Greek peninsula. The distinct name Taurus is a reference to a snow white bull form that was taken on by Zeus. Zeus had fallen in really like, or lust, with Europa, a famously stunning princess of Phoenicia. When he approached her nonetheless, with his amorous intentions, he was rejected by the princess and sent away. Not one to be denied his pleasures, Zeus took on the form of a gorgeous snow white bull, and came to the princess though she was relaxing in the garden with her attendants. When she saw the bull she was delighted, and...