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Journey to Atlantis- Ephesus, the Birth of Artemis, Part Two
Part Two © Nicholas Costa 2025: More evidence concerning the airburst of c1327 BC recorded in the Hittite tablets. Ortygia Strabo provides more information about the exact location of the initial airburst: “Then comes the harbor called Panormus, with a sanctuary of the Ephesian Artemis; and then the city Ephesus. On the same coast, slightly…
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Journey to Atlantis- Ephesus, the Birth of Artemis, and the Book of Revelations. Part One
St Paul’s Journey to Atlantis- Ephesus, the Birth of Artemis, and the Book of Revelations. Part One © Nicholas Costa 2025 Why Ephesus? Few, if any, understand the real reason why Ephesus became so central an element in early Christianity. Why did Paul choose to visit and finally settle there for 3 whole years instead…
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Journey to Atlantis- Iconium, the Birth of Athene, Plato and the Whirling Dervishes. Part Two
Saint Paul’s Journey to Atlantis- Iconium, the Birth of Athene, Plato and the Whirling Dervishes. Part Two © Nicholas Costa 2025 Mevlana Celaddiin-i Rumi Konya, known in antiquity as Iconium, is considered to be one of the most religiously conservative metropolitan centers in Turkey. It is best known as the final home of Rumi (1207-1273…
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Journey to Atlantis- Iconium, the Birth of Athene, and Plato. Part One
Saint Paul’s Journey to Atlantis- Iconium, The Birth of Athene , and Plato. Part One © Nicholas Costa 2025 Iconium The ancient city of Iconium is now known as Konya. It is located in central Turkey. The city lies at an elevation of about 1,027 metres (3,370 feet) on the southwest edge of the central…
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Journey to Atlantis, Part Two: The Birth of Aphrodite- a new analysis of a historical event
Paul’s Journey to Atlantis Part Two: The Birth of Aphrodite- a new analysis of a historical event. © Nicholas Costa 2024 Extant documents provide no date for the birth of Aphrodite, but to the Greeks she was considered to be the oldest of the 12 Olympian gods older even than Zeus. For them she was…
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St Paul’s Journey to Atlantis- Part One: In search of Aphrodite
St Paul’s Journey to Atlantis -Part One. The Birth of Aphrodite © Nicholas Costa 2024 The Millennial Mission Nobody seems to have noticed the significance of the locations in St Paul’s missionary journey other than to note that there were Jewish communities in those locations. Paul was evidently on a millennial mission in his promotion…
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Atlantis in the Book of Revelation
Atlantis in the Book of Revelation © Nicholas Costa 2024 (Volcano lightning. Credit: Native Redcloud 3) Saint John the Apostle was said to be the author of the Book of Revelation, the final book of the New Testament. Its title is derived from the first word of its Greek text: apokalypsis, meaning ‘revelation’. The word…
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Finding the true identity of the Amazons (part two)
European nations depicted as women for ignoring the threat from the east 1895 The true identity of the Amazons © Nicholas Costa 2024 PART TWO Here follows a brief tour of the prevailing ethos in the Middle East in antiquity. Sumer (Sumer is the earliest known civilization, located in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia,…
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Finding the true identity of the Amazons (part one)
Image: Cartwright, Mark. “Warrior & Amazon.” “Vaginas have received you, and you know of nothing else!” Finding the the true identity of the Amazons © Nicholas Costa 2024 Feminist Amazons? In the conclusion to her essay in the Feminist Theology magazine Olga Papamichali writes: “The independent and radical nature of the Amazon spirit changed the…
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Atlantis in the Sybilline Oracles-(part three- Corcyra)
Nisyros volcano- The key to understanding the volcanic metaphors of Odysseus’ journeys, Circe (circle); the Cyclops, a giant with one eye who throws rocks. Atlantis, the Sybilline Oracles, and Corcyra © Nicholas Costa 2024 The following reference at first sight appears to be out of place. Every location mentioned in the Sibylline text is in…