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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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What is onam in Sanskrit language?
A joyous season for families to unite and hearts to celebrate, Onam is not just the State festival of God's Own Country. It is a symphony that rings through the hearts of every Keralite across the globe.
Commemorating this iconic are several festivities that garner a lot of attention including Pookkalam (flower arrangements), Vallam Kali (boat race), Pulikali (tiger dance), Thumbi Thullai, and tug of war.
Besides these traditional festivities, there is one ritual that involves people donning the traditional mundu and sarees which can even be ordered online or sent via Indiagift.in
What was the names of all the gods of tenochtitlan?
* Kulkulkan * Gukumatz * Quetzalcoatl * Tezcatlipoca * Homchuk * Tlaloc
The home of the Greek gods was Mt Olympus. If you want to know about other gods than the Greek, ask again!
What is the Greek name for Ceres?
Demeter is the Greek goddess associated with the Roman goddess Ceres.
What were the unique achievements of the Hebrew prophets?
In Judaism, prophets don't specifically discuss future events. The Jewish concept of a prophet is a person through whom HaShem (The Creator) communicated. For the most part, prophecy in Judaism was related to the attempt to keep Jews in line with the teachings HaShem gave us in the Torah.
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Animism did not spread so much as arise spontaneously in different places. Religion has always been a way to explain that which we do not understand, and a way to help control the elements of nature.
Every region had its own sacred stories and its own spirits. The elements common to animism in different regions are those elements that could reasonably have arisen in parallel. Perhaps different regions influenced each other, but any interaction between, for example, Eurasian and American animists must have occurred before the migration across the Bering Strait.
What were Constantine's failures?
Constantine was not known for having weaknesses. he was a good general who became ole emperor by winning two civil wars. He was adept at propaganda. He was ruthless with his opposition. He had his son Crispus put to death and soon after he had his wife killed on the behest of his mother Helena. However, he was also a wise ruler. He tires to arbitrated disputes among rival Christian doctrines and he promoted the pagan cult of Dol Invictus (Undefeated Sun0 which had the potential of unite pagans in the empire.
What is the Roman name for Mercury?
mercury is named after a god, who sent messages to and from the gods. this was Hermes god of travel.
Named after the messenger of the Roman Gods. AnswerThe English name for the planet comes from the Romans, who named it after the Roman god Mercury, which they equated with the Greek Hermes.
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History of the religious symbol Khanda?
The Khanda (khaṇḍā) is one of most important symbols of Sikhism alongside the Ik Onkar. It became known as the Sikh National anthem, "Deh Shiva Bar Mohe" as the emblem of the Khalsa. It is an amalgam of three symbols, represented by three different items. It is commonly found on the Nishan sahib or flag of the Sikhs, anywhere in a Gurudwars. There are three different items used in a Khanda, which also have a symbolic meaning: * A double-edged sword called a Khanda in the centre * A Chakkar which is circular * Two single-edged swords, or kirpans, are crossed at the bottom and sit on either side of the Khanda and Chakkar. They represent the dual nature/duties of the Gurus, Miri and Piri. The Khanda represents knowledge of God of , the Chakkar represents the eternal nature of God and oneness of humanity, the two swords represent Miri (political sovereignity) and Piri ( spiritual sovereignity).
What is the oldest object in the world?
The oldest known artifacts are weapons for hunting and defense. These were found in caves in the Sibudu area of South Africa. They are thought to be over 77,000 years old.
Who was Amun the Egyptian god?
Ra- Egyptian god of supreme diety aka god of the sun, god of the earth, and sky, Father of Matt, National god. Described as Man with a hawk's (or falcon's) head crowned with a solar disc and uraeus.
Who are the believers in pantheism?
Pantheism is no longer an active religion but has become a theology which can become incorporated into current religions. It is not simply believing in more than one god/goddess. Pantheism identifies two ideals; 1. The world/universe/nature is "god" in a sense that it is the presiding force which governs all things. 2. The "god" is omnipresently incorporated in every aspect of the universe.
These two ideals can be seen in many current religions. Bhuddism incorporates the need to connect with nature and find enlightement while maintaining balance. Hinduism and the chakras are an effort to release one's own inhibitions to become one with the "life force" or universe around us.
More recently pantheism has been incorporated into state religions such as Fascism or Communism. Where the governing "god" instead of nature or the universe is the "mother" government.
Jesus is not a magician. He is part of the trinity being God, Holy Spirit, and Himself in one. True, He does miracles, but He does not wave around a wand or say magic words. He uses His power, being our God. God can do anything and everything if He wills. There was a man named Simon who Philip (an apostle) saw in Samaria. He did practiced magic, and was called a magician, but lead the people to believe he was somebody great, like Jesus himself. (Acts 8:9-13) He was not using power from God to preform great things. Magic can come from the devil, Satan. He and his demonds can posses people (I know it sounds all si-fi, but its real...and scarry) and give them dark magic to use for evil. There was a man named Elymas who was a magician. He was possesed by a demon, who gave him his magic. (Acts 13:4-12) There are many other stories of demons possesing people and giving them dark magic. There was a servant girl, who follwed the apostles, Paul and Barnabus, around once when they were ministering. Paul drew the demon out in the name of the Lord, and the demon left her. Now, the demon had been giving the girl fortune-telling magic while it possessed her. When the slave girl's masters found out that she could no longer tell fortunes, they were angry because their source of income was gone. (can't sight this story. Somewhere in the middle of Acts.)
Jesus did what He did by the power that He had as our creator. The reason His apostles could heal people and cast out demons and other miracles was because they did so in the name of the Lord. Their power came from God for His purpose. See, even demons know the Lord, and sudder (bible verse-can't site it). The demons and the devil know there is a Lord and they want to do things to mess us up so we will distance ourselves form Him. Dark magic is real. Its really scarry, but it is real. Satan uses it to serve him instead of God. He makes us magicians do help him fall other people from God. But Christ is good; His name heals.He is our creator and He wants the best for us, even if it means a punishment here and there, and a tet of faith ever so often. He loves us, and not even Satan and his little henchmen can stop Him or His plans for us.
Who claimed to be the wife of Zeus in greek mythology?
Hera, or Juno in Roman mythology, was the Queen of the Gods (hence, Zues' wife.) Hera was ill-tempered and jealous of Zues' affairs with mortal women and in many myths, she is responsible for the bad treatment or misfortune that is bestowed upon the hero or heroine.
What explains the behavior of natural phenomena?
Natural phenomena is a term that describes non-artificial events in the physical sense that have not been developed by humans. These events can range from hurricanes and earthquakes to the aurora borealis. There is simply no one reason that causes all of these things, only reasons behind each individual event.
What is the most widely spoken language in the world today?
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Most studies indicate that English comes in about fourth as a native language and second as a native or second language, though there are differences due to how fluent one must be in order to be counted as a second language speaker.
- Mandarin Chinese NATIVE: 873 million 2nd: 178 million TOTAL: 1.051 billion
- Hindi NATIVE: 370 million 2nd:120 million TOTAL: 490 million
- Spanish NATIVE: 350 million 2nd: 70 millionTOTAL: 420 million
- English NATIVE: 340 million 2nd: 170 million TOTAL: 510 million
How many gods did Egypt worship?
One-being the sun god Amun. Even though there are other gods in anceient Egypt he turned the country into a monotheistic country. He was hated by the people for this.
Why was the book of the dead made?
The book of the dead was placed in tombs in order to facilitate the dead person with the hymns and texts related with obstacles of afterlife he had to overcome.
There are vesrions as the hymns and texts have been changed during the centuries of Egyptian history from the Theban Recension to the Third Intermediate period and finally to the Saite period
