Columba constellation
Columba is a faint constellation designated in the late sixteenth century, remaining in official use, with its rigid limits set in the 20th century. Its name is Latin for dove. It takes up 1.31% of the…
Columba the cosmic dove and celestial toilet humor
The Columba constellation – where celestial family drama meets cosmic bathroom humor! Let’s dive into a delightful corner of Chinese astronomy that proves even the heavens aren’t above a good…
Jason and the Argonauts and the dove
TheĀ SymplegadesĀ orĀ Clashing Rocks, also known as theĀ Cyanean Rocks, were, according toĀ Greek mythology, a pair of rocks at theĀ BosphorusĀ that clashed together whenever a vessel went through. They were defeated byĀ JasonĀ and theĀ Argonauts, who…
Asherah and Asherim notes
In the ancient Levant, doves were used as symbols for the Canaanite mother goddess Asherah. The Canaanite religion was the group of ancient Semitic religions practiced by the Canaanites living in the ancient Levant from at least the early Bronze Age through the first…
Colomba pasquale, Italian Easter bread
Colomba pasqualeĀ [koĖlomba paĖskwaĖle]Ā orĀ colomba di PasquaĀ [koĖlomba di Ėpaskwa]Ā (“Easter Dove” inĀ English) is an Italian traditionalĀ Easter bread, the counterpart of the two well-knownĀ ItalianĀ ChristmasĀ desserts,Ā panettoneĀ andĀ pandoro. The dough for the colomba is made in a similar…
Dovecote cake and the founding myth of MarseilleĀ
In MarseilleĀ tradition, theĀ dovecoteĀ is aĀ cakeĀ offered by pastry chefs at the time ofĀ Pentecost: cake made from almonds and melon, covered with sugar, generously colored, flavored withĀ kirschĀ and inside is hidden aĀ dove.Ā This oval-shaped cake…
Columbidae anatomy and physiology notes
Overall, theĀ anatomyĀ of Columbidae is characterized by short legs, short bills with a fleshyĀ cere, and small heads on large, compact bodies.Ā Like some other birds, the Columbidae have noĀ gall bladders.Ā Some medieval naturalists…
In Judaism, TheĀ Guf or Treasury of Souls is sometimes described as aĀ columbarium
In post-biblical Judaism, souls are envisioned as bird-like (BahirĀ 119), a concept that may be derived from the Biblical notion that dead spirits “chirp” (Isa. 29:4). TheĀ Guf, or Treasury of Souls,…
The dove and the raven and the flood notes
According to theĀ biblicalĀ story (GenesisĀ 8:11), a dove was released byĀ NoahĀ after theĀ FloodĀ in order to find land; it came back carrying a freshly plucked olive leaf (Hebrew: ×¢×× ×××ŖĀ alay zayit),[Gen 8:11]Ā a sign of…
Doves are shown on cult objects associated with Inanna as early as the beginning of the third millennium BC
In ancientĀ Mesopotamia, doves were prominent animal symbols ofĀ Inanna-Ishtar, the goddess of love, sexuality, and war.Ā Doves are shown on cultic objects associated with Inanna as early as the beginning of the…
AĀ columbarium is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage ofĀ funerary urnsĀ holdingĀ cremainsĀ of the dead
AĀ columbariumĀ (pl.Ā columbaria) is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage ofĀ funerary urnsĀ holdingĀ cremainsĀ of the dead. The term comes from theĀ LatinĀ columbaĀ (dove) and originally solely referred to compartmentalized housing for doves and…
A dovecote or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves
AĀ dovecoteĀ orĀ dovecot,Ā doocotĀ (Scots) orĀ columbariumĀ is a structure intended to houseĀ pigeons or doves.Ā Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes, or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally…
