Antiquity to Renaissance

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Dark age & co.
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Artefact of the day: SAMPO

the Sampo — a mysterious artifact forged by the smith-god Ilmarinen, source of endless abundance. Sampo's nature is never fully defined — part mill, part cosmic axis, ...
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Exercise

Think about the superpower You declared last week that You want to have. It's year 2070 and You fully developed it and use it. Your grand-children and/or students ask You to the...
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Timaeus

Cosmos as a living being — created by a divine craftsman (*Demiurge*). Blending of ΜΥΘΟΣ and ΛΟΓΟΣ: a “likely story” (*eikôs muthos*) explaining the universe. Mathema...
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Apocalypse of John of Patmos

Combines Jewish apocalyptic motifs with Greco-Roman symbolism — the empire recast as beast-machine. Cosmic imaginery: stars fall, beasts rise, heavens open. Mythic ar...
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The True History

Lucian of Samostata, 2nd century AD. Often called the first science-fiction narrative — a voyage beyond Earth. Begins with a confession of lying; uses humot to expose ...
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Divina Comedia

A structured journey through the cosmos — from infernal depth to celestial infinity. Maps medieval cosmology with mathematical precision: concentric spheres, planetary ...