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'Athena seized the writhing serpent and hurled it into the sky, and
fixed it to the very pole of the heavens.' The constellations we
recognize today were first mapped by the ancient Greeks, who
arranged the stars into patterns for that purpose. In the third
century BC Eratosthenes compiled a handbook of astral mythology in
which the constellations were associated with figures from legend,
and myths were provided to explain how each person, creature, or
object came to be placed in the sky. Thus we can see Heracles
killing the Dragon, and Perseus slaying the sea-monster to save
Andromeda; Orion chases the seven maidens transformed by Zeus into
the Pleiades, and Aries, the golden ram, is identified flying up to
the heavens. This translation brings together the later summaries
from Eratosthenes' lost handbook with a guide to astronomy compiled
by Hyginus, librarian to Augustus. Together with Aratus's
astronomical poem the Phaenomena, these texts provide a complete
collection of Greek astral myths; imaginative and picturesque, they
also offer an intriguing insight into ancient science and culture.
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In the beginning, darkness caused itself to explode, causing the
event science calls the big bang and Christianity refers to as
creation. Many have associated darkness with nothing, but author
Hyginus Mathurin describes darkness as the actual primitive state
of the Creator. "Evolution of Darkness" presents a revolutionary
perspective on the physical development of Darkness as it creates
its physical kingdom in the universe.
Mathurin is concerned with the nature of Darkness, not as the
dwelling place of the Creator, but as the actual Creator. He takes
a bold step to declare that the universe is the actual Evolution of
Darkness.
"Evolution of Darkness" is a declaration that the universe is
perfect and could not have existed any other way. Every act and
every thought is necessary for its effective operation.
In the beginning, darkness caused itself to explode, causing the
event science calls the big bang and Christianity refers to as
creation. Many have associated darkness with nothing, but author
Hyginus Mathurin describes darkness as the actual primitive state
of the Creator. "Evolution of Darkness" presents a revolutionary
perspective on the physical development of Darkness as it creates
its physical kingdom in the universe.
Mathurin is concerned with the nature of Darkness, not as the
dwelling place of the Creator, but as the actual Creator. He takes
a bold step to declare that the universe is the actual Evolution of
Darkness.
"Evolution of Darkness" is a declaration that the universe is
perfect and could not have existed any other way. Every act and
every thought is necessary for its effective operation.
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