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    From safiuddinkhan@21:1/5 to All on Fri Feb 5 04:27:14 2021
    I am kind of obsessed and fascinated by the symbolism of hunting in
    mythology and yes our ancestors used to depend on it for food but what interests me the most is where on earth and how the symbolism of human dominance over nature became the symbol of royalty and power. So were
    the earliest of the rulers also the greatest hunters in their communities??

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  • From Ed Cryer@21:1/5 to safiuddinkhan on Fri Feb 5 09:48:58 2021
    safiuddinkhan <safiuddinkhan@gmail.com> wrote:
    I am kind of obsessed and fascinated by the symbolism of hunting in
    mythology and yes our ancestors used to depend on it for food but what interests me the most is where on earth and how the symbolism of human dominance over nature became the symbol of royalty and power. So were
    the earliest of the rulers also the greatest hunters in their communities??


    Throughout western history the aristocracy have always been hunters.
    In Greek mythology the heroes killed wild freaks of nature, often on long exploratory voyages.
    The Romans staged “venationes” in their amphitheatres, wild-beast hunts which the populace loved as much as gladiators.
    In Britain fox-hunting has been the game.
    The Spaniards went for bull-fights.

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    Ed

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  • From safiuddinkhan@21:1/5 to Ed Cryer on Sat Feb 6 01:56:22 2021
    On 2/5/21 2:48 PM, Ed Cryer wrote:
    safiuddinkhan <safiuddinkhan@gmail.com> wrote:
    I am kind of obsessed and fascinated by the symbolism of hunting in
    mythology and yes our ancestors used to depend on it for food but what
    interests me the most is where on earth and how the symbolism of human
    dominance over nature became the symbol of royalty and power. So were
    the earliest of the rulers also the greatest hunters in their communities?? >>

    Throughout western history the aristocracy have always been hunters.
    In Greek mythology the heroes killed wild freaks of nature, often on long exploratory voyages.
    The Romans staged “venationes” in their amphitheatres, wild-beast hunts which the populace loved as much as gladiators.
    In Britain fox-hunting has been the game.
    The Spaniards went for bull-fights.

    yeah indeed very true.

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