by neufer » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:20 pm
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. Romeo and Juliet > Act I, scene I
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MONTAGUE:
The shady curtains from AURORA'S bed
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[b]Norse Mythology And The AURORA Borealis[/b] wrote:
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<<In Norse Mythology, *AURORAS* were caused by the reflections of light on the shields of the Valkiries. Valkirie means "Chooser of the Fallen." The Valkiries were beautiful maidens and female warriors. They served the deity Odin. Their job was to select which dead warriors from every battle should go to Valhalla. But, they were only allowed to choose half of the dead soldiers. Freya, the goddess of love and beauty chose the other half. In Valhalla, where the warriors selected by the Valkiries were taken, the dead warriors were greeted with ale. Valhalla was the home of the gods. Shields made the walls, and spears, the roof. The gate of Death was the entrance.
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<<Most aurorae are
GREEN & RED emissions from atomic OXyGEN.>>
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000410.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000519.html
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Long ago, the people of Lapland thought northern lights were caused by the swishing of
a giant fOX's tail.
They also thought that if there was
RED in the sky, a war was approaching.
In Finland, the sky became blood red just before the Winter War of 1939.
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People from all over the world have different names for the *AURORAS*. The Greeks called it
Blood Rain. To Eskimos, they were Sky Dwellers. In Germany, the *AURORA* was Heaven Light.>>
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. A Midsummer Night's Dream > Act III, scene II
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PUCK: For night's swift dragons cut the clouds full fast,
. And yonder shines *AURORA'S* harbinger;
. At whose approach, ghosts, wandering here and there,
. Troop home to churchyards: damned spirits all,
. That in crossways and floods have burial,
. Already to their wormy beds are gone;
. For fear lest day should look their shames upon,
. They willfully themselves exile from light
. And must for aye consort with black-brow'd night.
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. Romeo and Juliet > Act I, scene I
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MONTAGUE: [b]The shady curtains from AURORA'S bed[/b]
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[quote="[url=http://www.myusm.com/usm289261.html][b]Norse Mythology And The AURORA Borealis[/b][/url]"]
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<<In Norse Mythology, *AURORAS* were caused by the reflections of light on the shields of the Valkiries. Valkirie means "Chooser of the Fallen." The Valkiries were beautiful maidens and female warriors. They served the deity Odin. Their job was to select which dead warriors from every battle should go to Valhalla. But, they were only allowed to choose half of the dead soldiers. Freya, the goddess of love and beauty chose the other half. In Valhalla, where the warriors selected by the Valkiries were taken, the dead warriors were greeted with ale. Valhalla was the home of the gods. Shields made the walls, and spears, the roof. The gate of Death was the entrance.
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<<Most aurorae are [b][color=#40BF00]GREEN[/color] & [color=#BF0000]RED emissions from atomic OX[/color]y[color=#40BF00]GEN[/color][/b].>>
[b] http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000410.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000519.html [/b]
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Long ago, the people of Lapland thought northern lights were caused by the swishing of [b][color=#BF0000]a giant fOX's tail[/color][/b].
They also thought that if there was [b][color=#BF0000]RED[/color][/b] in the sky, a war was approaching.
In Finland, the sky became blood red just before the Winter War of 1939.
.
People from all over the world have different names for the *AURORAS*. The Greeks called it [b][color=#BF0000]Blood Rain[/color][/b]. To Eskimos, they were Sky Dwellers. In Germany, the *AURORA* was Heaven Light.>>[/quote]
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. A Midsummer Night's Dream > Act III, scene II
.
PUCK: For night's swift dragons cut the clouds full fast,
. And yonder shines *AURORA'S* harbinger;
. At whose approach, ghosts, wandering here and there,
. Troop home to churchyards: damned spirits all,
. That in crossways and floods have burial,
. Already to their wormy beds are gone;
. For fear lest day should look their shames upon,
. They willfully themselves exile from light
. And must for aye consort with black-brow'd night.
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