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Cuando dios era mujer: deidades femeninas de la antigüedad

Hubo un tiempo en el que las plegarias humanas iban dirigidas a la Diosa Madre, como divinidad de divinidades que dominaba un mundo de sociedades agrícolas. Los distintos cultos populares a las Diosas se habían organizado a través de uno primigenio y elemental: el poder de dar vida. Desde este punto de vista la fertilidad de la tierra y la fecundidad femenina es una misma cosa para las sociedades…

“She was a goddess associated with Aleppo, originally worshiped in the north of modern Syria in the third millennium BCE. Her best attested role is that of the spouse of various weather gods. Associations between her and numerous other deities are described in Hurrian ritual texts, where she heads her own kaluti [de], a type of offering lists dedicated to the circle of a specific deity. She commonly appears in them alongside her children, Šarruma, Allanzu and Kunzišalli. Her divine attendant was the goddess Takitu. In Hittite sources, she could sometimes be recognized as the counterpart of the Sun goddess of Arinna, though their respective roles were distinct and most likely this theological conception only had limited recognition. In Ugarit the local goddess Pidray could be considered analogous to her instead.”

October 19, 2017

“California declared a state of emergency Friday (October 13th, 2017) after a deadly Hepatitis A outbreak has spread faster than the state’s ability to supply the vaccine that can ward off the disease.” says Jack Davis over at westernjournalism.com. A “state of emergency” says it all; in the entire year of 2015 there were 1390 cases reported nation-wide (the latest statistics available by the CDC as of this writing). This outbreak has already claimed 17 lives from the 569 people who have been infected and just in the in Southern California area and just over the past 11 months.

What is Hepatitis A and How Did I Get Infected?

Hepatitis A communicable disease of the liver caused by a virus (Virus vs Bacteria Article Coming Soon). That “communicable” word is a pretty fancy way of saying that it’s, “able to be communicated to others” or can spread from person to person. It’s not really something that you “get” from your dog, cat or mosquitoes. No, you’re not going to get Hepatitis A by just talking to someone with Hepatitis A either. Hepatitis A is spread through the fecal-oral route. Yep, you get Hepatitis A by getting someone else’s poo-poo in your mouth. How gross is that?!

If you are asking how in the world does someone get poop in their mouth, this possible scenario may help explain: