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Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine’s Day, or simply Valentine’s Day, is celebrated on the 14th of February, almost internationally but primarily in western societies. It is a commemorative Christian feast for some but a secular occasion for others who see it...
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Saint Valentine Kneeling in Supplication
Saint Valentine kneeling in supplication, painting by David Teniers III, 1677 CE.
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Valentine's Day Postcard
Card showing an angel paddling in a small boat called "Hearts Delight", 1890 CE.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
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The History of Valentines Day: From the Lupercalia to Cupid
Before chocolates, roses and letters from your valentine were given on Valentines Day, there was the Ancient Roman Festival of the Lupercalia in honour of both the agricultural god Luperca and the she-wolf who sucked Romulus and Remus, Lupus...
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Eros and Psyche: A Valentine’s Story | Mythology w/ Dael Kingsmill
Dael tries not to be cynical about Valentine’s Day this year, instead telling the grand love story of Eros and Psyche. Featuring the Greek version of Cupid, accidents involving magical arrows, and an impressive amount of non-human things...
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Eros-Cupid and Psyche, the Greek and Roman Gods of Love and the Soul
Eros in Greek mythology, known as Cupid in Rome, is the god of love but more specifically, the god of physical and passionate desire. He is often referred to as a son and attendant of Aphrodite (Venus), the goddess of love and beauty, and...
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Wounded Knee Massacre
The Wounded Knee Massacre of 29 December 1890 was the slaughter of over 250 Native Americans, mostly of the Miniconjou people of the Lakota Sioux nation, by the US military at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. Although the US government defined...
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Te Wairoa, McRae's Hotel, Sophia's Whare and Terrace Hotel
Photograph taken by photographer, George Valentine (1852-1890), showing the destruction wrought by the eruption of the volcano, Mount Tarawera (New Zealand) in June 1886. The image shows what was left of the Rotomahana Hotel owned by Joseph...
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Red Cloud
Red Cloud (Makhpiya-luta, l. 1822-1909) was an Oglala Lakota Sioux chief, statesman, and military strategist who became the only Native American leader of the Plains Indians to win a war against the United States. Red Cloud's War (1866-1868...
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer (l. c. 1343-1400 CE) was a medieval English poet, writer, and philosopher best known for his work The Canterbury Tales, a masterpiece of world literature. The Canterbury Tales is a work of poetry featuring a group of pilgrims...