By Laura Hayward @ The Collector The Oracle of Delphi was one of the most powerful religious institutions in ancient Greece. Read on for why the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi held such importance. “I know the number of grains of sand and the extent of the sea; I understand…
By The Art Story With soaring vaults and resplendent stained glass windows, Gothic architecture attempted to recreate a heavenly environment on earth. Elaborating on Romanesque styles, Gothic builders, beginning in the 12th century, further developed the use of flying buttresses and decorative tracery between stained glass windows thus creating interior spaces…
By ArtiZen Editor A chattering crow lives now nine generations of aged men, but a stag’s life is four time a crow’s, and a raven’s life makes three stags old, while the phoenix outlives nine ravens, but we, the rich-haired Nymphs daughters of Zeus the aegis-holder, outlive ten phoenixes. ——Greek Literature，Precepts of Chiron The…
By Bella from Wukong Education In many Western countries, snakes have long been associated with evil and temptation. However, in China, snakes hold a more complex and varied symbolism. They are simultaneously associated with harvest, procreation, spirituality, and good fortune, as well as cunning, evil, threat, and terror.What does it…
Compiled by ArtiZen Editor From 2100-1400 BCE, When Aryans, the ‘superior’ Indo-Iranian racial group residing in central and eastern Europe, were expanding tribal territories aggressively across the West and South Asian steppes, the slavery society and dynasty Shang in East Asia was in its prime time with the current ruling…
By Ark Poker A civilization lost beneath the waves… A legendary tale both timeless and captivating! Continuous exploration and innovation, Launching in 2025! The accordion-inspired tuck case, Invites you to follow ARK’s journey into the grandeur of this lost underwater city. As we approached Atlantis, and step into its grand halls, The…
Compiled by ArtiZen Editor Joan of Arc, 1412-1431, French’s first and most prominent female role model of ethics and true grit is a young military leader, honored as the Savior of France for her role in the siege of Orleans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of…
By Seasun Games If you love air-combat games and Bumblebee in Transformers movies, you should check this PC/Console game out! Newly launched on Feb. 23rd, 2025! In the aftermath of the Catastrophe, a mysterious carbon-silicon mineral known as Corite has breathed new life into Earth’s depleted energy industry. But its…
Compiled by ArtiZen Editor At its height in Rome from the 17th to the 18th century, Baroque is a prevailing style of art widely applied in painting art, architecture, and music across Spain and Europe. The term Baroque comes from French, which means ‘flawed pearl’ or ‘irregularly shaped’, it originated…
Complied by ArtiZen Editor Sisyphus the Myth The Myth of Sisyphus is a book written by French philosopher Albert Camus in 1942. Influenced by predecessor philosophers such as Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche, Camus introduces his philosophy of the absurd. The absurdity lies in the two parallel lines which will…
