“Couvade” is a word derived from the French “couvade”; “couver” means “incubate” “brood.” This ethnographic term designates a rite of sympathetic magic or formula for newborn recognition of newborn, practiced in some villages at the time of the birth of a son; that is a kind of simulation of birth by the father, who lies in the bed with the baby.
The drunkenness begets deformed creatures
The philosopher, politician and writer Henri-Benjamin Constant, Swiss-born French (1767-1830) wrote in 1816 a famous speech or treatise entitled ‘The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns’ (1819).
Apollonius of Rhodes, Giovanni Papini, Luis Buñuel
Is it possible to establish a connection between Apollonius of Rhodes, the writer Giovanni Papini and filmmaker Buñuel? Was Buñuel inspired by Papini in a famous sequence of a famous film of his? Had Papini read Apollonius?
The days of the week are pagan
Christ was born in the time of Emperor Augustus, although a probable error of four years in relation to the official chronology. In early, Christianity was unnoticed in Rome, confused with Judaism and its various sects, but it had then a remarkable success for expansion to become the official religion and finish the traditional pagan religion off.
The naptime (the siesta)
The “siesta” is a widespread custom in Spain and increasingly copied abroad
Wines with denomination of origin.
The wheat, the wine and the oil are the three characteristic products of Mediterranean cultures from the Neolithic.
The proskynesis or bow to the king:
Why do some people bow to others to recognize them a higher social status?
Was the dominating Julius Caesar dominated by their women?
In the Julius Caesar’s life, many women played a very important role. But historians do not judge in the same way their influence.
Overwhelming crimes
In Greco-Roman antiquity there are several myths that tell us some overwhelming crimes.
The post or post service
The word “post”, with very few changes, refers to the post service in many countries in the world; its creation is very old.