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Valentine's Day
Definition by Syed Muhammad Khan

Valentine's Day

Saint Valentine’s Day, or simply Valentine’s Day, is celebrated on the 14th of February, almost internationally but primarily in western societies. It is a commemorative Christian feast for some but a secular occasion for others who see it...
Saint Valentine Kneeling in Supplication
Image by David Teniers III

Saint Valentine Kneeling in Supplication

Saint Valentine kneeling in supplication, painting by David Teniers III, 1677 CE.
Valentine's Day Postcard
Image by Library of Congress

Valentine's Day Postcard

Card showing an angel paddling in a small boat called "Hearts Delight", 1890 CE. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
Eros and Psyche: A Valentine’s Story | Mythology w/ Dael Kingsmill
Video by Geek & Sundry Vlogs

Eros and Psyche: A Valentine’s Story | Mythology w/ Dael Kingsmill

Dael tries not to be cynical about Valentine’s Day this year, instead telling the grand love story of Eros and Psyche. Featuring the Greek version of Cupid, accidents involving magical arrows, and an impressive amount of non-human things...
The History of Valentines Day: From the Lupercalia to Cupid
Video by Ancient History Encyclopedia

The History of Valentines Day: From the Lupercalia to Cupid

Before chocolates, roses and letters from your valentine were given on Valentines Day, there was the Ancient Roman Festival of the Lupercalia in honour of both the agricultural god Luperca and the she-wolf who sucked Romulus and Remus, Lupus...
Eros-Cupid and Psyche, the Greek and Roman Gods of Love and the Soul
Video by Kelly Macquire

Eros-Cupid and Psyche, the Greek and Roman Gods of Love and the Soul

Eros in Greek mythology, known as Cupid in Rome, is the god of love but more specifically, the god of physical and passionate desire. He is often referred to as a son and attendant of Aphrodite (Venus), the goddess of love and beauty, and...
Wounded Knee Massacre
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Wounded Knee Massacre

The Wounded Knee Massacre of 29 December 1890 was the slaughter of over 250 Native Americans, mostly of the Miniconjou people of the Lakota Sioux nation, by the US military at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. Although the US government defined...
Te Wairoa, McRae's Hotel, Sophia's Whare and Terrace Hotel
Image by Google Cultural Institute

Te Wairoa, McRae's Hotel, Sophia's Whare and Terrace Hotel

Photograph taken by photographer, George Valentine (1852-1890), showing the destruction wrought by the eruption of the volcano, Mount Tarawera (New Zealand) in June 1886. The image shows what was left of the Rotomahana Hotel owned by Joseph...
General Nathanael Greene
Image by V. Green, after Charles Willson Peale

General Nathanael Greene

Portrait of General Nathanael Greene, copy of mezzotint by Valentine Green, executed by J. Brown after Charles Willson Peale, 1785. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Reliquary of Saint Valentine
3D Image by Geoffrey Marchal

Reliquary of Saint Valentine

Reliquary of Saint Valentine (inv. 1038), Four pinions-reliquaries, Atelier Mosan, circa 1180-1200, oak core, embossed copper, engraved and gilded, champlevé enamel and mixed enamel, brown varnish. Provenance: Saint-Servais de Maastricht...
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