The White Viking

Hello ladies and gents this is the Viking telling you that today we are talking about Interesting Facts About Hades, God of the Underworld The Ancient Greek pantheon is one of the most well-known and popular mythologies. Several stories have been inspired by the myths and legends of the Ancient Greeks. Even today pop culture keeps creating works in literature and film that are directly influenced by it. But though several gods like Zeus or Athena or Apollo are relatively straightforward, Hades is not! Hades is the god of the Underworld, the king of the dead. And because of our modern considerations, especially due to the influences of Christianity, modern readers and authors tend to automatically cast Hades as some kind of devil or evil deity and his kingdom the underworld something Dante could have visited. That, however, couldn’t be further from the truth! Hades is nothing like the Christian Devil nor is his kingdom Hell. So what is the truth about Hades? Here are some basic fac...

VERY INTERESTING: CYBERNETICS THAT EXIST

Hello ladies and gents this is the Viking telling you that today we are talking about Cybernetic Augmentations In The Game That Also Somewhat Exist In Real Life Cyberpunk 2077's cybernetic augmentations are naturally sci-fi, but they do share similarities with certain technologies that really exist. In 2077, cybernetic augmentations, or cyberwares as Cyberpunk 2077 calls them, are handed out like smartphones. Every person has one, and why wouldn't they? It allows them to advance into the next stage of human evolution where people embrace machinery and slowly discard their biological restraints. You would be surprised that such a movement is also happening now, whether voluntary or mandatory. Cybernetics has long been researched and developed for amputees and other disabled people while some visionaries opted to "enhance" themselves for the future's sake, like that one man who implanted an artificial ear in his arm. Point is, the future is happening as early as n...

VERY INTERESTING: JUNGLE

Hello ladies and gents this is the Viking telling you that today we are talking about Jungle With a lineage encompassing everything from acid house to dancehall, jungle was more than a short-lived fad To say that the late ’80s and early ’90s were a fertile time for UK dance music is a big understatement. And it’s crucial to understand how tech, youth culture and musical ideas collided to create these bold new sounds. The catalyst behind much of this rapid evolution came in the form of raves, where sounds and trends changed from one week to the next, assisted by lightning-fast distribution of new music on tape packs, white label vinyl and pirate radio. Jungle’s musical family tree is complex. The sound grew out of hardcore and breakbeat-driven forms of techno, which respectively drew influence from a range of styles including the obvious (acid house, hip-hop) along with more esoteric genres such as Belgian new beat and electronic body music (EBM). The various roots of the jun...