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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Aztec Mythology | 6/4/2010 |
| Q: Elsie Nalbandian: It is been said that Coatlicue lost her head at the beginning of the creation and ... A: Jose Agustin, The question of who decapitated Coatlicue is interesting. As you may know, legend ... | |
| soylent Green and Mythology | 7/28/2009 |
| Q: Is the movie soylent green based somehow on mythology? maybe something to do with gilgamesh ? if so ... A: I have not wathced Soylent Green so I can honestly not comment on whether it is based on mythology ... | |
| Mythology Forum | 7/4/2009 |
| Q: You might remember I fired off a long question to you last time. This time you'll be thankful to ... A: I will answer your previous question later tonight probably. As to this one, I can honestly say I ... | |
| need some help | 5/21/2009 |
| Q: in the myth of arachne reveals that human beings could choose to please r oend the gods. Wat sin did ... A: This question seems to be a duplicate question from a set of questions sent to me in an alternate ... | |
| Need some help for Q's | 5/21/2009 |
| Q: Why did the greeks believe in myths? What purpose did fire serve and why didn't Zeus want to give ... A: The Ancient Greeks had their own religion - to them these were not myths in the fairytale sense ... | |
| xanthus | 5/17/2009 |
| Q: i had a very vivid and realistic dream about a satyr. i won't go into all the details. i asked him ... A: Not yet (espeically since i was travelling in the countryside of Ethiopia and had no net access - ... | |
| Pronunciation Question | 5/13/2009 |
| Q: I'm trying to write a short story based on the Egyptian mythology, specifically the Ennead of ... A: Sorry for the delay, I was travelling the interior of Ethiopia on a job and had no access to the ... | |
| Pronunciation Question | 5/12/2009 |
| Q: I'm trying to write a short story based on the Egyptian mythology, specifically the Ennead of ... A: Egyptian names are hard - pronounciation depends on what the names you are wondering are - Horus and ... | |
| Greek Mythology and the Trojan War | 5/10/2009 |
| Q: I am a sixth grader from Dwyer Middle School (Huntington Beach, CA) completing a "The Great Brain ... A: 1. The launching of 10,000 ships accross the sea to rescue Helen of Troy 2. The legend of Achilles - ... | |
| quetzalcoatl | 4/21/2009 |
| Q: I have been looking into the mayan profecies and 2012. They mention the return of quetzalcoatl. Do ... A: Quetzalcoatl means "Feathered Snake". He is/was one of the major deities of the Aztec, Toltecs, and ... | |
| Monsters | 5/16/2008 |
| Q: Hey, I was wondering if you could tell me about some of the meanest monsters from Greek Mythology ... A: Hey, nice to hear from you again...always happy to help! Strong as in physically right? Well, how ... | |
| Monsters | 5/12/2008 |
| Q: Hey, I was wondering if you could tell me about some of the meanest monsters from Greek Mythology ... A: Hmm... Scylla, Charibdis, the Minotaur are all really horrible monsters. The gorgons are pretty ... | |
| Similarities between modern religion and greek mythology | 4/11/2008 |
| Q: Is it possible that early Greek mythology could branch off into modern religions and if so what ... A: Yes, it is actually the fact that early religions tend to be adopted and modernised/converted by ... | |
| Is this goddess? | 4/2/2008 |
| Q: I wanna know is this pocture is a real goddess one. I can`t find anywhere. Please if you recognize ... A: I took a look at the picture, and although I have never seen it before I cannot give you an answer ... | |
| mythology | 3/9/2008 |
| Q: how does zeus have a connection with the odyssey A: Zeus appears in the Odyssey several times, and as the God of gods, he has ultimate authority over ... | |
| two major elements in European culture | 8/6/2007 |
| Q: European culture is made up of many elements.Two of these elements are considered to be more ... A: This is a question for a Historian, Philosopher or social scientist as such and I cannot give you ... | |
| Thor vs Zeus | 6/3/2007 |
| Q: In a battle, who would win? Thor or Zeus? A: Hey Scott, Hmm too super-poerful gods, both renowned fighters...who would win if they met in ... | |
| chimeras | 5/14/2007 |
| Q: can you tell me more about them i really need help with my assignment??? A: That is a very wide question. What do you consider "more" than what you already know? Still, there ... | |
| Mythology Comparison | 5/1/2007 |
| Q: Elise, My English class is doing a research paper and an I-Search Paper were we get to chose any ... A: I will answer the questions in the order you have asked them. 1) I believe that Zeus is the more ... | |
| Greek Mythology vs. Religion | 4/16/2007 |
| Q: I was hoping you could help me find info on what the line is that separates ancient greek mythology ... A: Mythology (any mythology) has at one time been a religion and now, since it has not been a religion ... | |
| Greek? mythology | 4/7/2007 |
| Q: ..i wonder if you could tell me which group of people it was who reputedly left their babies outside ... A: This is definitely a matter of Hellenic history and definitely not a myth but as I am keen on ... | |
| Researching the cloven hoof... | 1/23/2007 |
| Q: I am a college student and I have been given the task of researching a symbol, in particular the ... A: Apologies for the delay, but I had thought I had answered this question (weirdly enough I have saved ... | |
| african mythology | 1/17/2007 |
| Q: what african myth is about the apocalypse? A: I apologise that I must once again decline to asnwer this question due to the length of the asnwer. ... | |
| RE past life dream | 10/22/2006 |
| Q: I having past life dreams I got a past life reading this one says that my past life name is Daniel ... A: I can honestly say I know absolutely nothing about past lives and past lives in dreams or the ... | |
| Mythology | 9/21/2006 |
| Q: Hey Elise could u please answer my following 2 questions. 1.What did Odedipus and his wife do when ... A: Hey Jesus, Would be glad to asnwer these two questions as well. 1. Upon learning that the married ... | |
| Mythology | 9/19/2006 |
| Q: 1.How does Creusa find her abandoned son? 2.What happens to Procris husband? Why does he think she ... A: Nice to hear from you... 1. Creusa, daughter of Erechtheus, was a noble native of Athens. The god ... | |
| Mythology | 9/18/2006 |
| Q: Why is the big dipper constelation called the big dipper?why did Greeks have so many myths about ... A: Hey Marie, Good to hear from you so fast...This is not really a mytholgy question but as ... | |
| Mythology | 9/18/2006 |
| Q: why did Greeks have so many myths about constelations? A: Interesting concept about which came first, the myth or the constellation and the question really ... | |
| Mythology | 9/16/2006 |
| Q: What common flaw caused the downfall of Bellerphone? Who was the evil on the Golden Fleece story, ... A: Nice to hear from you again. The common flaw that caused the downfall of Bellerophon is arrogance ... | |
| Mythology | 9/15/2006 |
| Q: How does Pegasus become Bellerophone's downfall? What was one adventure Bellerophone has with ... A: Forgive me but I want to asnwer the second question first and then the first. The greatest adventure ... | |
| islam and hebrew apocalypse | 7/20/2006 |
| Q: I cannot seem to find any information on the Apocalypse myths for the Hebrew & Islamic religions. ... A: I am surprised you have not found anything online on the apocalypse...Incidentally, Muslim and ... | |
| European Mythology expert needed | 7/19/2006 |
| Q: I am working with an entertainment and marketing company, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that is ... A: Barrett, I am very interested by the suggestion above and would very much like to have more ... | |
| Access to Sumer mythology | 6/23/2006 |
| Q: I don't exactly have a question about mythology, instead I'm actually wondering if you could help me ... A: You are right...it is very difficult to find anything on Sumerian myhtology, although parts of it ... | |
| fantasy cures derived from parts of mythological creatures | 5/30/2006 |
| Q: I've heard little in this area, e.g. "Unicorn horns can cure illness, x from a dragon can increase ... A: This is a fascinating question, although slightly to wide for me to do any justice in the short ... | |
| Athena | 5/7/2006 |
| Q: What was the power of Athena. Like Poiseidon was in charge of the sea what was Athena in charge of? ... A: Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom, weaving, crafts, and war.Unlike Ares, who was hot-headed and ... | |
| Greek Mythology | 4/27/2006 |
| Q: Hi my name is Ginnie (pronounced Jinnie) and I'm doing a report in my English 10 class on Greek ... A: Nice to hear from you and of course I would be more than happy to help you out. The thing is, do you ... | |
| hey... im writing an essay... | 3/13/2006 |
| Q: hey... im writing an essay on the cyclops. i need some info on how they origiated and so on....(not ... A: The Cyclopes were almost like human beings but of a gigantic size and with only one eye in the ... | |
| Aztec gods | 2/13/2006 |
| Q: I wish to ask you two more question. Thank you for taking time off to answer my question 1.The who ... A: I am glad to hear from you again. I hope if you have any queries you will not hesitate to contact me ... | |
| Aztec gods | 2/12/2006 |
| Q: What kind of a relation existed between Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli, is there any encounters ... A: Good to hear from you again K, Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochtli are brothers. Here is how they ... | |
| Aztec gods | 2/10/2006 |
| Q: Was there any recorded feud or hatred between the two Aztec gods; Quetzalcoatl and ... A: I have only ever read about any feud between Quetzalcoatl and Huitzilopochti (two of the four ... | |
| Mythology | 12/10/2005 |
| Q: While doing research into Greek mythology, I came across the name of an ancient god called Frikon. ... A: I know how you feel about there not being any information at all about Frikon in any website or any ... | |
| Greek and Roman mythology | 11/16/2005 |
| Q: I am an Eigth grader at Parks Junior High School. I need to do a project on Greek and Roman ... A: I would love to help you. I would however like to warn you that I am a lawyer in reality and working ... | |
| mythology | 10/23/2005 |
| Q: How were Daphne and Arethusa changed in order to save them from their pursuers? A: Daphne was the daughter of the river god Peneus. Apollo chased down the maiden, desperate for her ... | |
| Breaking an oath to the gods (Greek) | 10/13/2005 |
| Q: What was the punishment to someone of nobility who made an oath to the gods to remain faith full to ... A: Breaking an oath to the Greek gods is a terrible idea. They were after all said to be petty and ... | |
| family of three | 8/1/2005 |
| Q: I have recently purchased an old free standing mirror that has 3 nudes embellished in it. The ... A: Your mirror sounds lovely. As to the question, I am assuming you want to know where the ... | |
| mercury | 1/29/2005 |
| Q: mercury from greek mythology,the meaning of and also the old mercury dime A: Mercury was the Roman messenger god, and was probably derived from the greek god Hermes. Normally, ... | |
| Lyrics | 7/15/2004 |
| Q: Looking for the meaning behind lyrics to a song, "Drops of Jupiter" by Train. The lyric reads, "Now ... A: I must admit I have not heard the song, but will make a point of buying a cd with the song and ... | |
| Mountain Gods | 7/15/2004 |
| Q: I know the gods of Greece lived on Mount Olympus, the Japanese Gods on Mt. Fiji and the Hindu Gods ... A: I just recieved this question today...the allexperts website however informs me that I should have ... | |
| Ancient Greece's Apocalypse story | 3/18/2004 |
| Q: I've already searched Google a bit and am not having much luck on this one. I'm interested in the ... A: You are absolutely right in saying there will be an acopalypse story in every mythyological or ... | |
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Elise Nalbandian
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I can answer any question about just about all modern religions such as Jainism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and many more. However, I prefer answering questions about ancient Mythology like Greek, Roman, Celtic etc. I have, as far as I know, extensive knowledge of religions all around the world as I am very interested in reading all about ancient myths and modern beliefs.
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I can answer just about all Greek and Roman mythology, I know a lot about Celtic, Norse, Hitite, African, Middle Eastern, East European and also North and South American Myths.
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