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- religious and naturalistic symbolism in ancient Egypt, to a secular symbol ... The earliest representation of the phoenix is found in the ancient ...14 KB (2,311 words) - 14:23, 19 March 2024
- In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a mythical creature that was ... man and part bull. "Minotaur" in Greek (Μινόταυρος, Minótauros ...11 KB (1,767 words) - 18:53, 9 November 2022
- the body to prevent or cure diseases. The ancient belief that spirits were ... (from Arabic tilasm; ultimately from Greek telesma or from the Greek ...13 KB (2,101 words) - 17:26, 26 July 2023
- he became a dedicated scholar of the ancient classics and of German history ... Beatus believed that the wisdom of the ancient classical writers with the ...12 KB (1,792 words) - 10:18, 26 September 2023
- Anaximenes (in Greek: Άναξιμένης) of Miletus (c. 585 – ... concept of "ruach" found in the ancient pre-Babylonian Exile Hebraic ...7 KB (1,024 words) - 19:08, 26 July 2023
- translated, revealing much about the most ancient civilizations of human history ... 100 meters up a limestone cliff from an ancient road connecting the capitals ...13 KB (1,988 words) - 10:27, 26 September 2023
- ) was an early Greek poet and rhapsode who lived around 700 B.C.E ... in contributing to our understanding of ancient Greek culture, is the Theogony ...12 KB (1,937 words) - 15:44, 25 January 2023
- Although famously associated with the ancient Romans, aqueducts were ... ===Ancient Greek aqueducts=== *The Eupalinian aqueduct on the Greek ...12 KB (1,676 words) - 15:59, 11 August 2023
- With a name derived from the Greek for "joy of the mountain" ... The name oregano and origanum derives from the Greek origanon ...11 KB (1,590 words) - 01:11, 18 November 2022
- In Greek mythology, Atlas (Eng. /'æt ləs/ Gk. Ἄτλας) ... paradigm shift that occurred in the Ancient Near East. Walter Burkert ...15 KB (2,163 words) - 16:42, 23 July 2020
- |languages=Egyptian language |fam1=(Proto-writing) |children=Hieratic ... Egyptian hieroglyphs are a formal writing system used by the ancient ...23 KB (3,348 words) - 00:01, 13 February 2024
- Legend has it that Taksha, an ancient Indian king who ruled in a kingdom ... * c. 450 B.C.E., Herodotus makes reference to Greek influences in ...18 KB (2,588 words) - 00:48, 21 April 2023
- consul in Constantinople, he studied Greek under John Chrysoloras and ... peers. Everywhere he went, his lectures on Greek and Roman literature attracted ...15 KB (2,444 words) - 04:47, 9 April 2024
- writing system. The term derives from the Greek term for “sacred carving ... human history, the beginnings of written language. While spoken language allows ...20 KB (3,009 words) - 15:47, 25 January 2023
- imagery of Gehenna originates from a ancient real place; thus Gehenna ... The valley forms the southwest border of ancient Jerusalem that stretches ...8 KB (1,334 words) - 06:33, 18 April 2024
- The name "beryl" comes from the Greek word beryllos, referring ... * The druids (the priestly class in ancient Celtic societies) used ...5 KB (674 words) - 17:25, 29 September 2023
- Historically, cumin was used heavily in ancient Roman cuisine. ... Cumin has been in use since ancient times. Seeds, excavated at the ...12 KB (1,736 words) - 19:46, 11 May 2020
- In Greek mythology, Cronus (Ancient Greek: Κρόνος, Krónos) ... Cronus is not necessarily related to the Greek word χρόνος, Chronos ...12 KB (1,860 words) - 20:30, 3 June 2020
- of the Pyramids of Giza and other sites of Ancient Egypt. Through his expeditions ... the significantly advanced civilization of ancient Egypt. Reisner was a methodical ...10 KB (1,418 words) - 14:54, 21 May 2024
- anthropomorphosis. The term comes from two Greek words, άνθρωπος ... Ancient mythologies frequently represented the divine as a god or ...17 KB (2,392 words) - 06:18, 31 July 2023
