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Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli

Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, 'Dawn Lord,' was a Mesoamerican god who represented a menacing aspect of Venus, the morning star, and was one of the four gods which held up the sky. The people of the ancient Americas believed his rays could damage...
De-Ka-Nah-Wi-Da and Hiawatha
Article by Joshua J. Mark

De-Ka-Nah-Wi-Da and Hiawatha

De-Ka-Nah-Wi-Da and Hiawatha is the written account of the oral history of the origins of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, detailing how the great peacemaker Dekanawida (De-Ka-Nah-Wi-Da) met Chief Hiawatha and established peace between...
The Man Who Wrestled with a Ghost
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Man Who Wrestled with a Ghost

The Man Who Wrestled with a Ghost (also given as The Indian Who Wrestled with a Ghost) is a Teton Sioux tale on how one should interact with the spirits of the dead in circumstances where one cannot avoid them. It is one of the best-known...
Prometheus
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Prometheus

In Greek mythology, the Titan Prometheus had a reputation as being something of a clever trickster and he famously gave the human race the gift of fire and the skill of metalwork, an action for which he was punished by Zeus, who ensured everyday...
Supermarine Spitfire
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Supermarine Spitfire

The Supermarine Spitfire was a single-seater fighter plane, one of the most important aircraft of the Second World War (1939-45). Employed by the Royal Air Force in such crucial encounters as the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940, the...
The Rise of Nazi Germany, 1919 - 1939
Image by Simeon Netchev

The Rise of Nazi Germany, 1919 - 1939

This infographic illustrates the rise of Nazi Germany in the aftermath of the First World War (1914-18), when the Treaty of Versailles (1919) imposed harsh reparations and territorial losses on Germany, leading to widespread economic hardship...
Adur Burzen-Mihr
Image by Mohawk Games

Adur Burzen-Mihr

Artist's impression of the Adur Burzen-Mihr, a Zoroastrian fire temple located in ancient Parthia. At the time of the Sasanian Empire it was one of the three "Great Fires", which were the most important temples in Zoroastrianism.
Adur Gushnasp
Image by Dr Mahir Khalifa-Zadeh

Adur Gushnasp

The ruins of the Zoroastrian fire temple Adur Gushnasp, Takhte-e Soleyman, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
Black Death
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Black Death

The Black Death was a plague pandemic that devastated medieval Europe from 1347 to 1352. The Black Death killed an estimated 25-30 million people. The disease originated in central Asia and was taken to the Crimea by Mongol warriors and traders...
Battle of Bunker Hill
Article by Harrison W. Mark

Battle of Bunker Hill

The Battle of Bunker Hill (17 June 1775) was a major engagement in the initial phase of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), fought primarily on Breed's Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The colonial troops successfully defended...
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