Aeternum
by Iryna Goodall
Title
Aeternum
Artist
Iryna Goodall
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In early history, Azerbaijan was called the “land of the sacred fire”.
Some 2,600 years ago, Zarathustra formulated Zoroastrianism, one of the first major monotheistic religions. His idea to use fire as a metaphor for the mysteries of God probably came from witnessing the spontaneous flames that rise so eerily from Azerbaijan's Absheron Peninsula, some of which still burn today.
The most famous is the well-preserved temple Ateshgah , the Fire Place", in Surakhany, which was built in 6th or 7th century over a pocket of natural gas that fueled a vent providing an 'eternal' fire.
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October 1st, 2018
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