TheHistory of A Company, 101stAviation, 101st Airborne Division'Winged Warriors'
- Sep 19, 1995 Winged Warrior is a Role-Playing game, published by Dataware, which was released in 1995. No FAQs/Guides/Maps - Be the first to submit one! Winged Warrior II. Winged Warrior III. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Long before the Galactic Civil War, an epic drama begins. Engage in this saga set in the Golden Age of the.
- December, 1989 Gen II Charger Design. The Classic Chariot 1968 - 70. December, 1989 MoFlack Pgs. Reader letter about racing winged cars. September, 1989 MoFlack Pg. Two reader letters dealing with winged cars. April, 1989 Winged Cars At Talladega Cover photo and Pgs. From the July, 1988 Aero Warrior Reunion.
- On 7 December 1950, the 4th Light Aviation Section was constituted in the Regular Army and was assigned to the Eighth US Army in Korea where it remained until deactivated on 5 November 1954.
- The 4th Light Aviation Section was reactivated on 1 July 1956 as the 101st Aviation Company and assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. On 3 December 1962, as the Army's aviation force structure continued to grow, the 101st Aviation Company was redesignated as the 101st Aviation Battalion.
- Company A deployed to the Republic of Vietnam on 11 April 1965 and became the first element of the division to see combat since World War II. A Company, 101 Aviation served from 04/1965-09/1966 at Soc Trang, Republic of Vietnam.
- In 09/1966 the A Company Colors return to Ft. Campbell, the company assets were transferred tothe 336th Assault Helicopter Company.
- A101/A336 was supported by the 167th Trans Det, Cargo Hel, Field Maint, 75 men; the 277th Sig Det, Radio Repair & Avionics, 7 men; and the 41st Med Det, OA, 10 men.
WW II (1939-45) WWII US Army Winged Skull 502nd Parachute Infantry Patch There is a piece of hook and loop tape on the back where it was pulled from a shadow box. I am listing the original dog tags from this same warrior. From Dataware: Continue your journeys as the Winged Warrior in the second of the three RPG games in the Winged Warrior series. In this adventure, you travel to a new land to aid your alien.
PhotosProvidedby Dave LorimerGeorge Nonestied, Crew Chief,Warrior 21, 04/65 - 05/66, remembers his tour:Here is a little informationabout Company A when I was stationed at Ft. Campbell and some of the warrior'searly history in Vietnam. I was stationed at Ft.Campbell for only 4 months, From December 1964 - April 1965. There were 2 newbrick barracks located next to the airfield. Our company was housed on the 2ndfloor in the barracks next to the mess hall. Air force personnel were alsoliving in these barracks. The mess hall was open 24 hours a day. I can rememberhearing the song, The Boy From New York City constantly being played on thejukebox in the mess hall. The helicopters were used for many reasons, but theone I remember mostly was to drop the paratroopers from. Before we were scheduled toleave for Vietnam we all received a two-week leave. After two weeks we returnedback to Fort Campbell. Around 10:00 or 11:00 PM we boarded the trucks that tookus to the airfield. When we arrived at the airfield I can remember the armyband playing. Around midnight we boarded the commercial jet that took us to SanDiego. From the airport at San Diego we boarded the trucks that took us to theaircraft carrier Iwo Jima. Our new helicopters, trucks and supplies werealready on board. Two other companies 82nd Airborne Aviation Company and theBig Red One Aviation Company were also on the Iwo Jima going to Vietnam. After3 days in port we left for Vietnam. On the 4th or 5th day we arrived in PearlHarbor, Hawaii. We stayed in Hawaii for 5 hours. 25 days later we arrived inVung Tau Harbor. 2 days before arriving in Vung Tau we started to prepare thehelicopters for flight. Once in Vung Tau the men boarded landing crafts, whichtook them ashore. Helicopters were flown off the deck. 82nd stayed at Vung Tau andthe Big Red One went north to their new base and the 101st went south to Soc.Trang. The commanders of the 4thCorp gave us one month to prepare foroperations. With in that month we flew into many different areas gettingfamiliar with the 4th Corp. Two Months later in July the 101st paratroopersarrived in Vietnam and they were stationed up north. The commanding officer ofthe 101st airborne division wanted the Aviation Company to come north and marryup with the ground troops. Warrior 21 with the 4th corp. commanders and companyA commanding officer flew to Nha Trang for a meeting. The results of themeeting were that Co. A was to stay at Soc Trang. One of our missions amongmany was once a month, we would airlift the 173rd airborne brigade into theiron triangle.
A group picture of some of the Pilots, Crew Chiefs and Door Gunners of Co. A 101st AVN, While deployed at Soc Trang , 1965. Photo Provided by George Nonestiedã
Front row, left side, first person squatting is Jack Milavic, second unknown, third Ron Kincaid, fourth from is Lynn Wood, person is George Nonestied, sixth McCune, seventh Greene or Hillary Bergman, eighth Chuck Slezak, ninth is Gary Johnson.
Second Row, forth left, Chester Groce, sixth left, Rick Harness
Officers Standing, from left, first, CAPT. Lowe, second CAPT. Ruffner, sixth, Mr. Milavic, seventh, LT Stewart, ninth, Mr. Craig, twelfth, Mr. Delaney, thirteenth, Plt SGT Hicks, The person just above Gary Johnson is Mike Wells.
These are the first nine pilots to log 1000 combat hours for Co A, 101st. Note: Joe Thibodeaux also logged over a 1000, some in the Tigers and Warriors, however he had already left when this photo was taken. Photo Provided by Dave Lorimer
Standing left to right; Wo Gerald Ireland, WO Frank Ovnic, CWO Albert Smiley, 'Lonesome Polecat' (the indian out of LiL Abner was used as inspiration of the 'Warrior') and CWO Dan Regan
Squatting L to R; WO Bill Hitch, 1/Lt Ken Harmon, WO Jim Cogan, WO Skip Baker, WO Barry Billman.
| The original artwork that the Winged Warrior was designed from the Little Abner cartoons. Special permission was received from Al Capp for its use. | The original Warrior artwork
Provided by John D. Kennedy |
This one of the first type plaques given to the 'Winged Warriors', I included two pictures because of glare, one on the black background and the other on a light one.Photo by Kenneth L. Harmon |
| This one of the first type plaques given to the 'Winged Warriors'Photo by Kenneth L. Harmon | This is a picture of the first type of plaque presented to the 'Thunderbirds'Photo by Kenneth L. Harmon | Winged Warrior Helicopters on the Flight Line
Providedby George Nonestied |
| UH 1D 64-13521 with mounted .50 Cal.
Provided ByNorman Vandal |
Swatter Proves it's worth |
Citation Ceremony for action on June 10-13, 1965, near Dong Xoai, Vietnam Providedby George Nonestied |
A short movie ofA/101 AVIATION Helicoptersunloading from the Iwo Jima
Newspaper article<spanstyle='color:#ff9933'>The Observer, July 31 1965, 101st ‘ScreamingEagles’ Land At Cam Ranh Bay</spanstyle='color:#ff9933'>Scan by EdSchmelzerRedesignation as 336th AHC There's been email traffic regarding when A101Avn became 336th AHC several times in the past. I have found my 'official' record from letters I wrote at the time which I publish here for the record. On Sunday night, 11 September 1966, I wrote 'We are not the 101st anymore. We've been redesignated as the 71st Aviation Company (AML), same APO.' On Monday night, 12 September 1966, I wrote 'Forget the redesignation to 71st Avn Co. The 101st has been reconstituted at Fort Campbell, so I guess we're not them anymore, but the 71st thing is off. Call us Brand X for the time waiting for someone to make up their mind about who/what we are going to be.' On 19 September 1966, 'Found out today that we are going to be redesignated the 336th Aviation Company (AML). I never heard of it either.' I've not found an entry as to when the actual official redesignation occurred, but I started using the 336th return address on 19 September. I was the Commanding Officer of A 101 on 1 Sep 66 when it was redesignated 336th. At a company formation the old guidon was retired and a 336th guidon was accepted from LTC William J Maddox, the 13th Avn Bn Commander.Jim Kennedy
Note: It's not a really big thing, and not sure it's worthy of concern but for the record, the part where Jim Kennedy (Warrior 6 at the time) tells about receiving the new guideon from LTC Maddox, battalion commander, is not true. COL Dempsey replaced Maddox as battalion CO in July 1966. Dempsey was Delta 6 when I arrived in August '66 and Maddox was senior aviation advisor to IV Corps CG, a title, and a make do job while he was awaiting assignment to become senior advisor to 21st ARVN Division CG. I believe Jim K's memory had slipped a cog and he did receive a guideon from LTC Maddox when he became Warrior 6, probably in June '66, but not when A101 was resesignated 336th. I do not recall there being a redesignaion ceremony at all, but if there had been one, COL Dempsey would have officiated. He and I have previously emailed back and forth regarding Maddox being (he said) and not being (I said) battalion CO during other events. LTC (ret) John D. KennedyThe
336th Assault Helicopter Companywas assigned to the 13th Combat Aviation Battalion,headquartered at Can Tho before the redesignation and remained part of thathigher HQ after redesignation. The 13th originated as the Delta Battalion(Provisional), later got the dignity of becoming a numbered battalion as a 1stAviation Brigade asset.
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MessageToEagle.com – Scientists have been searching for an ancient temple dedicated to a winged warrior god Haldi for centuries.
Was the temple just an ancient myth or did it exist in reality?
Now, a dedicated local archaeologist thinks he has finally located this remarkable mythical temple in the “City of the Raven” where it resided.
Winged Warrior Diecast
The problem is the ancient ruins are in the middle of a war zone and this piece of ancient history could be destroyed at any time.
More than 2,500 years ago, the temple was the shining glory of the ancient capital city of Musarir, also known as Ardini, in modern-day Iraqi Kurdistan.
Haldi (Khaldi) was one of the three chief deities of Ararat (Urartu). Of all the gods of Ararat panthenon, the most inscriptions are dedicated to him
It is widely believed that the temple was built in the late ninth century BC to honor the god Haldi, a winged warrior standing on a lion and the goddess Bagbartu in the Iron Age kingdom of Urartu, which considered Haldi its national deity.
In ancient times, Musarir was referred to as the “City of the Raven”. This is interpreted by scholars in various ways.
A correct deductive argument’spremises guarantee the conclusion; a correct inductive argument’s premisesstrongly imply the conclusion. Understanding arguments 9th edition answers. Good arguments provide good reasons for accepting a conclusion,while bad arguments do not.The two modes of argument are deductive andinductive. Deductive arguments are evaluated as structurally correct orincorrect (valid or invalid), while inductive arguments are evaluated asprobable or improbable (strong or weak).
Some think that the raven could be related to Haldi, becuase Mithra was another face of Haldi in the Roman period, and the raven was one of the symbols of Mithra.
There are supposed to be underground temples of Mithra in the Bradost caves.
Other archaeologists have proposed City of the Raven got its name because the houses of the city were built on a rocky mountain slope, nesting there like ravens.
The capital city had long been written about, first by an Assyrian king who said it was “the holy city founded in bedrock,” then by a later king who referred to the city’s ruler as a “mountain dweller,” and its own seal called it “the city of the raven.”
In ancient times this place was called the “City of the Raven”.
Marf Zamua, who teaches at Salahaddin University in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, and is working on his PhD in Assyriology in the Netherlands, began collecting these recently exposed pieces. The 17 column fragments he has found so far have led him to believe he’s discovered the long-lost temple of the winged warrior god Haldi. Along with these major finds are a collection of relics, seven stone statues, pottery, and a bronze depiction of a wild goat found in the area.
Winged Warrior Of Athens 631 Bce
See also:
Is Mysterious Prehistoric Jiroft The Legendary Land Of Aratta?
Zamua went from village to village looking for what had been uncovered. “Most of the objects [were] re-used for their daily life, such as using column bases as stairs and seatsand statues as column stones in their houses,” he said.
The private houses of the city have been called by some scholars as fortress on a mountain or temple storage on four levels, or as “a four-storied building”.
He also made a connection between architectural similarities between the modern village and the ancient city-idiosyncrasies in building styles that are uncommon elsewhere in the region, like the lack of outer compound walls and stacked houses.
According to Paul Zimansky, Professor of archaeology and ancient history at Stony Brook University, the general area has been thought to contain the mythic temple for many years.
Although he is not yet fully convinced the temple’s discovery, he says the bases found “may well belong to some sort of public building of the appropriate time.” He calls Marf Zamua’s discoveries “a major contribution to the archaeology of this valley.”
Winged Warrior Names
“I hope he can continue his work in spite of all the political turmoil,” Zimansky says. “The remoteness of the area has been both its curse and its blessing throughout history.”
Scholars believe that the temple was built in the late ninth century BC to honor the god Haldi—a winged warrior standing on a lion.
The ancient temple is in the middle of a war zone and uncovering ancient treasures in Iraq has posed a huge challenge for excavators.
In the same way as Sargon II plundered Urartu to fund his war chest, antiquities across Syria and Iraq have been bombed flat and looted by rebels and government forces alike. In Iraq, invading militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham have torn through Mosul’s museum and are destroying ancient treasures at an alarming rate.
Marf Zamua denounces the pillaging, but says the rebels have been targeting Islamic architecture and relics more than pre-Islamic sites. Luckily, the Kurdish army has been successfully protecting the border since the surge, and Marf Zamua says he’s unconcerned about the interference with his work-he and the local antiquities department are moving ahead with plans to launch fuller excavations into locations where the objects were found
There is no telling whether the remnants of a mythic temple built to honor a winged man on a lion’s back will survive its resurrection.
“They destroy anything they do not like,” Marf Zamua says of the modern-day invaders.
First version of this article was originally published on August 8, 2014
Winged Warrior Louvre
Copyright © MessageToEagle.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or part without the express written permission of MessageToEagle.com
TheHistory of A Company, 101stAviation, 101st Airborne Division'Winged Warriors'
- Sep 19, 1995 Winged Warrior is a Role-Playing game, published by Dataware, which was released in 1995. No FAQs/Guides/Maps - Be the first to submit one! Winged Warrior II. Winged Warrior III. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Long before the Galactic Civil War, an epic drama begins. Engage in this saga set in the Golden Age of the.
- December, 1989 Gen II Charger Design. The Classic Chariot 1968 - 70. December, 1989 MoFlack Pgs. Reader letter about racing winged cars. September, 1989 MoFlack Pg. Two reader letters dealing with winged cars. April, 1989 Winged Cars At Talladega Cover photo and Pgs. From the July, 1988 Aero Warrior Reunion.
- On 7 December 1950, the 4th Light Aviation Section was constituted in the Regular Army and was assigned to the Eighth US Army in Korea where it remained until deactivated on 5 November 1954.
- The 4th Light Aviation Section was reactivated on 1 July 1956 as the 101st Aviation Company and assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. On 3 December 1962, as the Army's aviation force structure continued to grow, the 101st Aviation Company was redesignated as the 101st Aviation Battalion.
- Company A deployed to the Republic of Vietnam on 11 April 1965 and became the first element of the division to see combat since World War II. A Company, 101 Aviation served from 04/1965-09/1966 at Soc Trang, Republic of Vietnam.
- In 09/1966 the A Company Colors return to Ft. Campbell, the company assets were transferred tothe 336th Assault Helicopter Company.
- A101/A336 was supported by the 167th Trans Det, Cargo Hel, Field Maint, 75 men; the 277th Sig Det, Radio Repair & Avionics, 7 men; and the 41st Med Det, OA, 10 men.
WW II (1939-45) WWII US Army Winged Skull 502nd Parachute Infantry Patch There is a piece of hook and loop tape on the back where it was pulled from a shadow box. I am listing the original dog tags from this same warrior. From Dataware: Continue your journeys as the Winged Warrior in the second of the three RPG games in the Winged Warrior series. In this adventure, you travel to a new land to aid your alien.
PhotosProvidedby Dave LorimerGeorge Nonestied, Crew Chief,Warrior 21, 04/65 - 05/66, remembers his tour:Here is a little informationabout Company A when I was stationed at Ft. Campbell and some of the warrior'searly history in Vietnam. I was stationed at Ft.Campbell for only 4 months, From December 1964 - April 1965. There were 2 newbrick barracks located next to the airfield. Our company was housed on the 2ndfloor in the barracks next to the mess hall. Air force personnel were alsoliving in these barracks. The mess hall was open 24 hours a day. I can rememberhearing the song, The Boy From New York City constantly being played on thejukebox in the mess hall. The helicopters were used for many reasons, but theone I remember mostly was to drop the paratroopers from. Before we were scheduled toleave for Vietnam we all received a two-week leave. After two weeks we returnedback to Fort Campbell. Around 10:00 or 11:00 PM we boarded the trucks that tookus to the airfield. When we arrived at the airfield I can remember the armyband playing. Around midnight we boarded the commercial jet that took us to SanDiego. From the airport at San Diego we boarded the trucks that took us to theaircraft carrier Iwo Jima. Our new helicopters, trucks and supplies werealready on board. Two other companies 82nd Airborne Aviation Company and theBig Red One Aviation Company were also on the Iwo Jima going to Vietnam. After3 days in port we left for Vietnam. On the 4th or 5th day we arrived in PearlHarbor, Hawaii. We stayed in Hawaii for 5 hours. 25 days later we arrived inVung Tau Harbor. 2 days before arriving in Vung Tau we started to prepare thehelicopters for flight. Once in Vung Tau the men boarded landing crafts, whichtook them ashore. Helicopters were flown off the deck. 82nd stayed at Vung Tau andthe Big Red One went north to their new base and the 101st went south to Soc.Trang. The commanders of the 4thCorp gave us one month to prepare foroperations. With in that month we flew into many different areas gettingfamiliar with the 4th Corp. Two Months later in July the 101st paratroopersarrived in Vietnam and they were stationed up north. The commanding officer ofthe 101st airborne division wanted the Aviation Company to come north and marryup with the ground troops. Warrior 21 with the 4th corp. commanders and companyA commanding officer flew to Nha Trang for a meeting. The results of themeeting were that Co. A was to stay at Soc Trang. One of our missions amongmany was once a month, we would airlift the 173rd airborne brigade into theiron triangle.
A group picture of some of the Pilots, Crew Chiefs and Door Gunners of Co. A 101st AVN, While deployed at Soc Trang , 1965. Photo Provided by George Nonestiedã
Front row, left side, first person squatting is Jack Milavic, second unknown, third Ron Kincaid, fourth from is Lynn Wood, person is George Nonestied, sixth McCune, seventh Greene or Hillary Bergman, eighth Chuck Slezak, ninth is Gary Johnson.
Second Row, forth left, Chester Groce, sixth left, Rick Harness
Officers Standing, from left, first, CAPT. Lowe, second CAPT. Ruffner, sixth, Mr. Milavic, seventh, LT Stewart, ninth, Mr. Craig, twelfth, Mr. Delaney, thirteenth, Plt SGT Hicks, The person just above Gary Johnson is Mike Wells.
These are the first nine pilots to log 1000 combat hours for Co A, 101st. Note: Joe Thibodeaux also logged over a 1000, some in the Tigers and Warriors, however he had already left when this photo was taken. Photo Provided by Dave Lorimer
Standing left to right; Wo Gerald Ireland, WO Frank Ovnic, CWO Albert Smiley, 'Lonesome Polecat' (the indian out of LiL Abner was used as inspiration of the 'Warrior') and CWO Dan Regan
Squatting L to R; WO Bill Hitch, 1/Lt Ken Harmon, WO Jim Cogan, WO Skip Baker, WO Barry Billman.
| The original artwork that the Winged Warrior was designed from the Little Abner cartoons. Special permission was received from Al Capp for its use. | The original Warrior artwork
Provided by John D. Kennedy |
This one of the first type plaques given to the 'Winged Warriors', I included two pictures because of glare, one on the black background and the other on a light one.Photo by Kenneth L. Harmon |
| This one of the first type plaques given to the 'Winged Warriors'Photo by Kenneth L. Harmon | This is a picture of the first type of plaque presented to the 'Thunderbirds'Photo by Kenneth L. Harmon | Winged Warrior Helicopters on the Flight Line
Providedby George Nonestied |
| UH 1D 64-13521 with mounted .50 Cal.
Provided ByNorman Vandal |
Swatter Proves it's worth |
Citation Ceremony for action on June 10-13, 1965, near Dong Xoai, Vietnam Providedby George Nonestied |
A short movie ofA/101 AVIATION Helicoptersunloading from the Iwo Jima
Newspaper article<spanstyle='color:#ff9933'>The Observer, July 31 1965, 101st ‘ScreamingEagles’ Land At Cam Ranh Bay</spanstyle='color:#ff9933'>Scan by EdSchmelzerRedesignation as 336th AHC There's been email traffic regarding when A101Avn became 336th AHC several times in the past. I have found my 'official' record from letters I wrote at the time which I publish here for the record. On Sunday night, 11 September 1966, I wrote 'We are not the 101st anymore. We've been redesignated as the 71st Aviation Company (AML), same APO.' On Monday night, 12 September 1966, I wrote 'Forget the redesignation to 71st Avn Co. The 101st has been reconstituted at Fort Campbell, so I guess we're not them anymore, but the 71st thing is off. Call us Brand X for the time waiting for someone to make up their mind about who/what we are going to be.' On 19 September 1966, 'Found out today that we are going to be redesignated the 336th Aviation Company (AML). I never heard of it either.' I've not found an entry as to when the actual official redesignation occurred, but I started using the 336th return address on 19 September. I was the Commanding Officer of A 101 on 1 Sep 66 when it was redesignated 336th. At a company formation the old guidon was retired and a 336th guidon was accepted from LTC William J Maddox, the 13th Avn Bn Commander.Jim Kennedy
Note: It's not a really big thing, and not sure it's worthy of concern but for the record, the part where Jim Kennedy (Warrior 6 at the time) tells about receiving the new guideon from LTC Maddox, battalion commander, is not true. COL Dempsey replaced Maddox as battalion CO in July 1966. Dempsey was Delta 6 when I arrived in August '66 and Maddox was senior aviation advisor to IV Corps CG, a title, and a make do job while he was awaiting assignment to become senior advisor to 21st ARVN Division CG. I believe Jim K's memory had slipped a cog and he did receive a guideon from LTC Maddox when he became Warrior 6, probably in June '66, but not when A101 was resesignated 336th. I do not recall there being a redesignaion ceremony at all, but if there had been one, COL Dempsey would have officiated. He and I have previously emailed back and forth regarding Maddox being (he said) and not being (I said) battalion CO during other events. LTC (ret) John D. KennedyThe
336th Assault Helicopter Companywas assigned to the 13th Combat Aviation Battalion,headquartered at Can Tho before the redesignation and remained part of thathigher HQ after redesignation. The 13th originated as the Delta Battalion(Provisional), later got the dignity of becoming a numbered battalion as a 1stAviation Brigade asset.
| Thank you for your visit to our web site, you are Visitor #This site was born 12/08/98The photos and written material on this web site may not be published or used for any other use, other than viewing on this site, without written permission from the Webmaster and the contributor.All photos and written material remain the personal property of this web site and it’s contributors. Web-master: Richard A. BittleComanchero Door-Gunner 12/70 - 10/71 All pages © 1998-2014 A/101 Aviation Association All rights reserved. Revised: 11/08/14DISCLAIMER: Items used on This Web Page are drawn from sources all over the internet, including FTP sites. Some images have been scanned from books and magazines. If information is known about the originator a credit is placed near that item, otherwise if you are the author or photographer and do not want it shown on this web site, please advise the webmaster and it will be removed. None of these items are being sold. No copyright infringement is intended. |
MessageToEagle.com – Scientists have been searching for an ancient temple dedicated to a winged warrior god Haldi for centuries.
Was the temple just an ancient myth or did it exist in reality?
Now, a dedicated local archaeologist thinks he has finally located this remarkable mythical temple in the “City of the Raven” where it resided.
Winged Warrior Diecast
The problem is the ancient ruins are in the middle of a war zone and this piece of ancient history could be destroyed at any time.
More than 2,500 years ago, the temple was the shining glory of the ancient capital city of Musarir, also known as Ardini, in modern-day Iraqi Kurdistan.
Haldi (Khaldi) was one of the three chief deities of Ararat (Urartu). Of all the gods of Ararat panthenon, the most inscriptions are dedicated to him
It is widely believed that the temple was built in the late ninth century BC to honor the god Haldi, a winged warrior standing on a lion and the goddess Bagbartu in the Iron Age kingdom of Urartu, which considered Haldi its national deity.
In ancient times, Musarir was referred to as the “City of the Raven”. This is interpreted by scholars in various ways.
A correct deductive argument’spremises guarantee the conclusion; a correct inductive argument’s premisesstrongly imply the conclusion. Understanding arguments 9th edition answers. Good arguments provide good reasons for accepting a conclusion,while bad arguments do not.The two modes of argument are deductive andinductive. Deductive arguments are evaluated as structurally correct orincorrect (valid or invalid), while inductive arguments are evaluated asprobable or improbable (strong or weak).
Some think that the raven could be related to Haldi, becuase Mithra was another face of Haldi in the Roman period, and the raven was one of the symbols of Mithra.
There are supposed to be underground temples of Mithra in the Bradost caves.
Other archaeologists have proposed City of the Raven got its name because the houses of the city were built on a rocky mountain slope, nesting there like ravens.
The capital city had long been written about, first by an Assyrian king who said it was “the holy city founded in bedrock,” then by a later king who referred to the city’s ruler as a “mountain dweller,” and its own seal called it “the city of the raven.”
In ancient times this place was called the “City of the Raven”.
Marf Zamua, who teaches at Salahaddin University in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, and is working on his PhD in Assyriology in the Netherlands, began collecting these recently exposed pieces. The 17 column fragments he has found so far have led him to believe he’s discovered the long-lost temple of the winged warrior god Haldi. Along with these major finds are a collection of relics, seven stone statues, pottery, and a bronze depiction of a wild goat found in the area.
Winged Warrior Of Athens 631 Bce
See also:
Is Mysterious Prehistoric Jiroft The Legendary Land Of Aratta?
Zamua went from village to village looking for what had been uncovered. “Most of the objects [were] re-used for their daily life, such as using column bases as stairs and seatsand statues as column stones in their houses,” he said.
The private houses of the city have been called by some scholars as fortress on a mountain or temple storage on four levels, or as “a four-storied building”.
He also made a connection between architectural similarities between the modern village and the ancient city-idiosyncrasies in building styles that are uncommon elsewhere in the region, like the lack of outer compound walls and stacked houses.
According to Paul Zimansky, Professor of archaeology and ancient history at Stony Brook University, the general area has been thought to contain the mythic temple for many years.
Although he is not yet fully convinced the temple’s discovery, he says the bases found “may well belong to some sort of public building of the appropriate time.” He calls Marf Zamua’s discoveries “a major contribution to the archaeology of this valley.”
Winged Warrior Names
“I hope he can continue his work in spite of all the political turmoil,” Zimansky says. “The remoteness of the area has been both its curse and its blessing throughout history.”
Scholars believe that the temple was built in the late ninth century BC to honor the god Haldi—a winged warrior standing on a lion.
The ancient temple is in the middle of a war zone and uncovering ancient treasures in Iraq has posed a huge challenge for excavators.
In the same way as Sargon II plundered Urartu to fund his war chest, antiquities across Syria and Iraq have been bombed flat and looted by rebels and government forces alike. In Iraq, invading militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham have torn through Mosul’s museum and are destroying ancient treasures at an alarming rate.
Marf Zamua denounces the pillaging, but says the rebels have been targeting Islamic architecture and relics more than pre-Islamic sites. Luckily, the Kurdish army has been successfully protecting the border since the surge, and Marf Zamua says he’s unconcerned about the interference with his work-he and the local antiquities department are moving ahead with plans to launch fuller excavations into locations where the objects were found
There is no telling whether the remnants of a mythic temple built to honor a winged man on a lion’s back will survive its resurrection.
“They destroy anything they do not like,” Marf Zamua says of the modern-day invaders.
First version of this article was originally published on August 8, 2014
Winged Warrior Louvre
Copyright © MessageToEagle.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or part without the express written permission of MessageToEagle.com