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• Courage
  In Roman Catholicism, courage is referred to as "Fortitude"[2] as one of the four ca ...trusting in your own strength," as observed by Jacob Grimm in his Teutonic Mythology,
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• Oracle of Delphi
  ...r δελφός ''delphus'' "womb" and may indicate archaic veneration of [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]], Grandmother [[Earth]], and the [[Earth Goddess]] at the site. Apol ...s well as the [[Pythian Games]] and the famous prehistoric oracle. Even in Roman times, hundreds of votive statues remained, described by [[Pliny the Younge
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• Deity
  ...rs, such as the pharaohs of the New Kingdom, the Japanese Tennos, and some Roman Emperors have been worshipped by their subjects as deities while still aliv ...deities and their deeds are referred to as myths, the study of which is [[mythology]]. The word "myth" has an overtone of [[fiction]], so religious people comm
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• Chapter 50 - The Trial Before Pilate
  ...esus and his accusers had gathered in front of Pilate's judgment hall, the Roman governor came out, and addressing the company assembled, asked: ...scourge him. This was in itself an unjust and illegal procedure since the Roman law provided that only those condemned to die by crucifixion should be thus
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• Paper 98 - The Melchizedek Teachings in the Occident
  ...]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_europe#Classical_Antiquity Roman Europe] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_AD first century after Ch ...pomorphism]]. But the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Mythology Greek mythology] was more [[aesthetic]] than [[ethic]]. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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• Paper 185 - The Trial Before Pilate
  ...into the [[presence]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_governor Roman governor] by the temple guards, bound, and was accompanied by about fifty o ...vious evening, to employ the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_soldiers Roman soldiers] in [[arresting]] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man So
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• Paper 121 - The Times of Michael's Bestowal
  ...of a Jewish [[Messiah]] in the [[Greek]] tongue, while he himself was a [[Roman]] [[citizen]]. *1. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident#The_Roman_Empire Roman political and social systems].
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• Languages and Literature
  ...from [[Ferdinand de Saussure]], [[Hjelmslev]], [[Émile Benveniste]] and [[Roman Jakobson]] and Holquist they were all characterized as being highly [[syste ...as well and include such [[genre]]s as [[Epic poetry|epic]], [[legend]], [[Mythology|myth]], [[ballad]], plus other forms of oral poetry, and [[folktale]].
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• Eastern philosophy
  ...es and all the way until the coming of Christianity and Islam in the Græco-Roman and Arab eras. These were conducted by Egyptian priests or magicians. ...is indigenous to Africa, all the way from the predynastic until the Graeco-Roman eras, over 3000 years. The Dromedary, domesticated first in Arabia, first a
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• The Revolution of Everyday Life/ Chapter 8
  ...eality, real power for those who sacrifice themselves in myth. History and mythology show that the master could go as far as to sacrifice his life to the mythic ...commerce. The game of exchange became a matter of calculation. The playful Roman promise to sacrifice a cock to the gods in exchange for a peaceful voyage r
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• Heliand
  ...the [[Imperium]Roman Empire]] in the 5th and 6th centuries their Germanic mythology
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• Earth
  ...to as "the Earth", "Planet Earth", "[[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]]", "[[Terra (mythology)|Terra]]",Note that by [[International Astronomical Union]] convention, the ...hose name in English is not derived from [[Greek mythology|greco]]-[[roman mythology]].
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• Chapter 2/Amnesia Factor
  contiuued, "In Roman days, approximately A.D. 500, agaiu male, get Roman, but this time it's as an artisan, a worker in silver and
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• Paper 92 - Later Evolution of Religion
  ...the men who first conceived such [[deities]]. [[Ancient]] religions and [[mythology]] faithfully portray the [[beliefs]] and [[traditions]] of peoples long sin
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• Culture
  ...parallel with the relationship between Jesus Christ and His Church. The [[Roman Catholic Church]] believes it is morally wrong to divorce, and divorcées c * Tylor, E.B. 1974. ''Primitive culture: researches into the development of mythology, philosophy, religion, art, and custom.'' New York: Gordon Press. First pub
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• Cultural
  ...parallel with the relationship between Jesus Christ and His Church. The [[Roman Catholic Church]] believes it is morally wrong to divorce, and divorcées c * Tylor, E.B. 1974. ''Primitive culture: researches into the development of mythology, philosophy, religion, art, and custom.'' New York: Gordon Press. First pub
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• Magic
  ...xotic beliefs to Europeans at this time. [[Hinduism|Hindu]] and [[Egyptian mythology]] frequently feature in nineteenth century magical texts. The late 19th cen Medieval Judaism preserved and embellished practices of Greco-Roman magic. Virtually all works of pseudepigraphica claim, or are ascribed, anci
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• Human Being
  ...ears ago, some states, such as [[Persian Empire|Persia]], [[China]], and [[Roman Empire|Rome]], developed through conquest into the first expansive [[empire ...Literature includes such [[genre]]s as [[epic poetry|epic]], [[legend]], [[mythology|myth]], [[ballad]], and [[folklore]].
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