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Hands of Fate
June 11, 2015

The weird lottery of fate unravelled

  According to Greek mythology the fate of each and every individual is determined...

June 9, 2015

The erosion of cases

    Ink, as a tool for writing, has had a profound...

June 4, 2015

Words for king in Sanskrit, Greek and Old English

    The common word for king is राजा (rājā) in Sanskrit, βασιλευς (basileus)...

May 31, 2015

Valhalla and Valkyries

    In Norse myth valhöll (the Old Norse term for valhalla) is the hall...

May 28, 2015

Kith and kin

  Both words in the phrase kith and kin are of Old English origin. Kith is...