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What gods were there that dealt with games?
What gods were there in ancient religions related to games? I know there were gods related to chance, but even in the ancient world, not all games relied on luck (Olympic games, other sports competitions, Go, Chaturanga).
I'm searching for gods,…
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Was Chernobog evil, before Christians?
Chernobog is a name many authors use for their big bad guy. But was Chernobog really an evil god? Was he really Belobogs evil opposite, or is there some proof that he simply represented different aspects that didn't fit with Belobog?
Was Chernobog…
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What did Achilles look like?
(So there is this controversy about a black guy playing Achilles in some new show. Which made me wonder...)
What did Achilles look like?
Can we say how Achilles really looked? (From what I remember there is a description of his hair in Iliad)
What…
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The concept that scripture is made to adapt to changes of society, technology, and language
I once heard of an attitude to interpreting religious scripture that goes roughly as follows:
The scripture was made such that it will always produce the correct ethics, guidance, and similar when taken as it is in the reader’s context, i.e., their…
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Arthurian legend English and French sources
Is it true, that most of early Arthurian books were written outside Britain, mostly in France? Why?
As a proof, here is quote from William Caxton's preface to Le Morte d'Arthur, published in 1485:
For in all places, Christian and heathen, he is…
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Regarding Centaur's myth and etymology
It's usual to recall that the name Minotaur comes from the name of the king Minos and from the animal Tauros and that makes sense to me, however going a little farther I found the name "Centaur" or "Kentauros" which means "bull slayer"(or something…
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Is there a source for Māui pushing up the sky because he saw that humans were suffering?
While researching this answer, I came across two different versions of why Māui pushed up the sky: either to impress a girl with his power, or because he saw that humans were suffering. But... the only source for that second reason - humans…
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Which myth says that Eve wasn't the first wife of Adam, but Lilith?
According to the Hebrew Bible and Islamic tradition, Eve is known as Adam's wife.
However some other works suggested something opposite.
Which myths suggest that Biblical Eve wasn't the first wife of Adam?
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What are the special powers of a unicorn's horn?
The unicorn is a mythological creature similar in appearance to a horse but has a magical horn which is said to have very special powers. Can anyone mention a full list of powers of unicorn horn? I'm curious..
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Crystal taped to radiator?
I bought a house and found a crystal taped to the radiator. Anyone know why someone would want to tape a crystal to the radiator? It looks like a mountain crystal but as I'm not knowledgeable about crystals I can't say for sure.
It looks like this…
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In ancient Egypt what did the Ba and the Ka represent?
In ancient Egypt what did the Ba and the Ka represent? They were parts of the soul but why two parts?
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Is there a Maori legend about a demon's heart at the bottom of a lake?
In the second episode of the first season of the television series Top of the Lake, a beautiful Maori legend is mentioned:
You know there's a,
Maori legend about this lake
That says there's a demon's heart at the bottom of it.
It beats, it…
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Why is the left-hand path in regards to Baphomet associated with the female side?
Why is the left-hand path in regards to Baphomet(the Baphomet of Levi) associated with the female side? I would like to add the left-hand path is often associated with the denial of God and things that can be considered taboo.
In regards to…
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What are the "beasts of the earth" in the fourth seal of Revelation?
When the fourth seal is opened, Death and Hell will kill "a fourth part of the earth" (KJ21):
6:8 And I looked, and behold, a pale horse, and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over a…
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Is there a relationship between the Dreamtime and dreaming?
Wikipedia suggests the English name of the concept is imprecise and provides no evidence of a relationship with dreaming:
The term is based on a rendition of the indigenous (Arandic) word alcheringa, used by the Aranda (Arunta, Arrernte) people of…
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