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_HINTS TO THE NATURE OF BRONZE AGE CATASTROPHES FOUND IN ANCIENT ART_

_Charles Raspil_

_One Bronxville Road, Bronxville, New York 10708, USA_
_e-mail: 105345.1216 at compuserve.com_

I propose that the core and purpose of ancient art was not symbol, but
representation. Therefore, ancient depiction of the gods and their
interactions could be seen as an embellishment of snap shots of the
sky. I have coined the term _trism_, which I define as an artistic
tri-symmetric composition found all over the world, whose propose was
to depict gods and heroes, fantastic beasts, and sacred articles in
heraldic and confrontational positions. Noting the similarity of the
_trism's_ morphology to magnetic field lines, I suggest that these
compositions represented conjunctions or interactions of various
celestial objects involving the presence of strong magnetic forces.
There are ago certain elements within these compositions, the most
common being certain star-like objects, because of their resemblance
to spattered drops of viscous liquid, I have dubbed _spatters.
_Depending upon these objects' morphology, art historians have usually
identified these elements with flowering plants and accordingly have
used terms such as rosettes to describe them. Because of their common
presence in and amongst the _trism,_ and because of their resemblance
to patterns precipitated by electrical discharge phenomena, I conclude
that these elements also suggest the presence of strong magnetic
forces, whose fluctuations caused these discharge phenomena. In this
presentation, I will examine and portray Mediterranean art dated after
the Bronze Age, with some emphasis on Greek art. I will show how art
from this period actually depicts prior celestial events. Under this
rubric I discuss and show, A) the _trism _in Greek mythology which
includes: Herakles and Iolaos; the Gorgon; Athena (and her owl);
various aspects of Helen including the Dioscuri and Theseus and
Perithoos over Helen;

Herakles and Apollo's fight over a tripod; Dionysius' birth between
Zeus and Semele; Herakles and the Centaurs. B) A comparison of the
earlier elements of Greek art with celestial manifestations occurring
at different times and places. C. Commonality of Greek an with
primitive art including cave art and petroglyphs. D. The use of my
analysis to solve various enigmas of mythology such as, Athena;
Apollo; the giving of epithets to the gods; the evolution of fantastic
animals, from the centaur to the Sphinx.
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Presented at the SIS Conference: [1]Natural Catastrophes during Bronze
Age Civilisations.

References

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