Ancient Religions
The legends, worship and observances of a god or gods of the distant past. Including but not restricted to the Roman, Greek, Sumerian, Norse, Celtic, Indian, Chinese and Japanese.
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There is no designated patron saint of truth since all saints proclaimed the truth.
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Anubis was an Egyptian god. He is considered by most today to be primarily mythological only. He actually held two positions in...
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The City of (consisting of Castle Camelot and it's surrounding encampment) Camelot was a fictional city involved with the...
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Frigga, (also called Frigg or Fricka) is the wife of Odin (also called Woden, Wotan, and Odhinn). Frigga is the Norse "Mother of...
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The Pharaoh was Horus on earth, so Horus is often represented wearing the "double crown" -- the combined white crown of upper...
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Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi was a great shaykh at his time who spreaded islam. Imam Ahmad Raza Khan was the central figure...
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Instructions Things You'll Need: Beaker 2 liter plastic bottle Scissors or razor blade Ring stand Rubber stopper Rubber...
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Yes. For the members of Thuggee, murder was both a way of life and a religious duty. They believed their killings were a means of...
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Hathor (ḥwt-ḥr, Egyptian for Horus's enclosure),[1] was an Ancient Egyptian goddess who personified the principles of love,...
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According to Robert Graves, the original worship of the indigenous people of the Greek penninsula was Goddess-worship....
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It is basically Filipino mythology and folklore involving collections of tales and superstitions about magical creatures and...
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Yes, they did. it is described in their hieroglyphs that have been only partly deciphered.
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He reveals himself most fully to a prophet. (Islamic religion) Like Allah (god) revealed himself only to Muhammad (prophet), or...
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he was born in 1469 (15th april) and died in 1539 (22nd of September) which made him 70 when he diedhope this helped ^^^xxxx
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The Goths in ancient history were a group of tribes including the Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Lombards, and Vandals. They were of...
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The cyclops didn't like following rules. They liked to make up their own rules. They weren't scared of the law; they just didn't...
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Yes, Agnostic Neutralism is a form of anti-religion in which (as a broad description) one believes that there is no definitive...
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Carmenta or Carmentis
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Buddha is a historic and real person. Like most historic figures a body of lore has grown up around him but at its base is a real...
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Oldest Known Religion: Religion goes back at least as far as human civilizations. Nobody knows what the first religion was. The...
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Apparently none, all 282 written laws make no reference to any particular religion. The would-be Jews that lived during this...
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According to Wikipedia, the definition of a god is: "supernatural creator and overseer of the universe". Included in this...
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Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus (Usually known mononymously as Cogidubnus)
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To answer this question one must consider two things: Are we talking about a race of people or a religion? Are we talking...
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"cz it's the basis of life.Without karma you can't make dharma.
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The gods and goddesses in the Epic of Gilgamesh appear to require silence from humans as the noise of mankind led to the flood...
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Thanksgiving has spiritual significance to Americans as well as hitorical and patriotic significance. With regard to historic...
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Aeolus is sometimes said to have went to some islands in the Tyrrhenian sea, which received from him the name of the Aeolian...
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The Eternal City or The City of Fountains
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1.He was born 2.Grew up as a prince 3.Saw 3 people suffering on a trip out 4.Leaves palace to become a wise man 5.Meditates...
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Anthropotheism is a word that is used to ascribe human form and nature to gods, or the belief that the gods are only deified...
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Irene or Eirene is the embodiment of peace.
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from a satanist For the most part, we feel that it was the name that was put on us. For example, we believe in breaking all of...
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In the work of Tom Wolfe "A Man in Full" (1998) he talks of the "Stoics" who definitely worship Zeus, also believing in the other...
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Beltane is a Pagan and Wiccan fertility festival celebration beginning at sundown on April 30. See the Related Link for more info.
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Abaddon is described as the king of the bottomless pit and of a plague of locusts that resemble war horses with crowned human...
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Gita Govinda was written by a Twelfth century poet Jayadeva, who was born in present day Puri in Odisha (Orissa).
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The Daily Call The VoiceThe SourceToday Life
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Purakau is a Maori teaching story, for example a Maori creation myth would be a parakau.
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Common bonds among the ancient Hebrews were a common heritage, a sense of separation from their Canaanite forebears and belief in...
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The embalming of an Egyptians body was to preserve the bodies and remain lifelike for the after life
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They were warlike, they couldn't farm because they were nomadic, so they had no permanent home to grow crops.
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The traditional view is that Moses was the author of the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and...
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The importance is how things came to be, and MANY other reasons, but mostly how things cam to be and why things happen.
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Mr. Guerero he was stranded in the Island, and the Aztec people cured him, he knew that Spain was going to invade the Aztec...
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The first Triumvirate began in 59 BC.
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Zoroastrianism originated in Persia (today - Iran) before 6th century BCE.
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Ra was God of the Sun ra was the god of the sun. during the reign of akeaten it was aten
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The Gentiles of Palestine spoke Greek. The Jews of Palestine generally spoke Aramaic. However, the Jews of the diaspora mainly...
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A Zoroastrian
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Hinduism is not a a religion. The people who are commonly known as Hindus are Arya, clans from Mediterranean land. They divided...
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AnswerDismas and Gestas according to the Gospel of Nicocemus X:2 "And one of the malefactors that were hanged [by name Gestas]...
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In Greek mythology, Eos (Roman Aurora) is the beautiful goddess of the Dawn. She is the daughter of Hyperion and Thea, sister of...
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I find this SO ANNOYING!
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The Day of Wrath is the Battle of Armagedon at the end of the Tribulation.
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Depends on the indivdual.
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There comes a great warning with fooling around with the Ouija board. I thought it was just a game many years ago, but lets face...
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he tried to cange the egyptian eligion by building large open-air temples to the Aton he moved the capital of egypt and he...
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The Greeks believed that after you died you would arrive at the banks of the river styx where Charon, ferryman of the dead, would...
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Buddhists don't actually worship anyone or anything, though they revere Dharma practitioners who have achieved enlightenment,...
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There are different answers to this question, depending on who you ask. Some people believe it represents Satanic things, because...
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this stinks doesn't it no sentence for this word
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This is usually said at the closing of a spell, or ritual, and means "so as I will it, so shall it be done." In other words, it...
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An ibis mummy is a mummified ibis bird (sacred to the god Thoth). Generally thee birds were given as votive offerings to the Gods.
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Roman gladiators came in quite a few types, but only one was allowed to use a true ranged weapon - Saggitarii, mounted bowmen....
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The human race arose originally in Africa, so it is most probable these ancestors were as black as the people living there now. ...
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She is the Egyptian goddess of birth, fertility
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The Zoroastrian religion is remarkably similar to Christianity, although almost two thousand years older. It is a monotheistic...
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Your best bet is to try the local new age/ pagan/ wiccan stores in your local area. Most will sell Pagan magazines with contact...
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Everyday life (for some). And if you have studied them excessively it can really influence your point of view and everything you...
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Isis, Egyptian Goddess of Magic and Giver of Life Isis, the Egyptian goddess of rebirth remains one of the most familiar images...
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The eye of Horus depicts peregrine falcon's right eye. It's a symbol of the Sun, and it was also called eye of Ra (by the...
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Egypt's Sun God,Ammon Ra!The Egyptian god, Ammon Ra is the main god,or the sun god in this religion. He defeats Set the god of...
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The early people of Mesopotamia were polytheistic (had many gods). Both the Sumerians and Akkadians believed in hundreds of gods...
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Basically since the valley is surrounded by mountains, small lakes would appear because of rainfall so the Aztecs had to build...
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VULCAN - The Roman God of Fire and Metal Working
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Your mother turns into a werewolf. Didn't you notice? I work in a Nursing home, and I have noticed that the residents act...
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Redone, Redecorated is to be used but still mint condition but is used but still great (example):refurbished Iphone 4 is used but...
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Vikings are also called Scandinavians, and they all believe or once believed in Norse mythology, which is also called Norse...
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Molech was an idol to which one made sacrifices, even to burning newborns alive, depending upon the seriousness of the blessing...
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In Greek mythology, Hades (their version of the underworld), had 5 rivers; one of them being the Styx. Dead souls had to cross it...
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It refers to the Hellenistic process of assimilation of deities (syncretism)
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In Egyptian mythology Ra didn't live anywhere. By day he would be the sun. By night he traveled south down the Nile River towards...
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The literature I have available refers to modern Zoroastrians in Iran as 'Iranis' (the people as a whole are called Iranians). In...
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this was how they showed respect for their dead Egyptian pyramids have dimensions that help preserve bodies and help transport...
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In certain shapes and materials, yes. However there were amulets that could be used by the living.
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