Zeus (Jupiter) observing the world of mortals from above, as eagles drive his chariot. By Flemish engraver Jan Sadeler I after Maarten de Vos. Circa 1585. Source: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

When Zeus ‘Ate’ The Creator to Become Supreme God 

Zeus’s rise to ultimate power wasn’t just forged by thunderbolts and battles with Titans—it was an act of divine transcendence, rooted in an ancient Orphic tradition often overshadowed by Hesiod’s Theogony. Hesiod’s genesis account gives us a divine family tree of order and rebellion—a genesis filled with clashes and conquests. However, Hesiod’s genesis isn’t the

The pope and the coat of arms

Pope Leo XIV’s Coat of Arms: Emblems of Faith and Unity

Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms and motto were revealed by the Vatican this May 2025, as is customary in heraldry for Popes to signal their main interests. According to Leo, all three order symbols, the fleur-de-lis, the pierced heart and the motto In Illo Uno Unum, are rooted in the life of St. Augustine,