Until the Age of Enlightenment, it was widely believed that every land creature had its counterpart in the sea (and perhaps even in the heavens). The classic example of this belief is the horse, which in the sea is a seahorse and in the heavens is Pegasus. This debate was waged by some of history’s intellectual heavy weights including Pliny the Elder, Saint Augustine of Hippo, and Sir Thomas Brown. There are even said to be allusions to the issue in the Biblical Book of Job. The belief in marine counterparts on land transcended the religious divisions and was shared by pagans, Christians, and Muslims alike. Unfortunately, such unity of thought was proven to be quite wrong upon a careful examination of the world’s animal and marine life.
Is it just me or does that fox on that ancient tablet look like a Tasmanian Devil, not a fox? Having lived in the country, I've seen quite a few foxes. That "fox" doesn't look at all like one. But it does bear an uncanny resemblance to the Tasmanian Devil.
'ancient origins' seems to have changed it's format quite a bit or is it just me? did they change ownership or what? i feel like this comment facility is better than the old one.
as for this article, i am not familiar with the content enough to have an opinion and i do not see anything related to ancient stone carvings...thank you!
Thanks for this.
Is it just me or does that fox on that ancient tablet look like a Tasmanian Devil, not a fox? Having lived in the country, I've seen quite a few foxes. That "fox" doesn't look at all like one. But it does bear an uncanny resemblance to the Tasmanian Devil.
'ancient origins' seems to have changed it's format quite a bit or is it just me? did they change ownership or what? i feel like this comment facility is better than the old one.
as for this article, i am not familiar with the content enough to have an opinion and i do not see anything related to ancient stone carvings...thank you!
Intriguing!
Love this blog
Interesting 🙂