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Yazidism is a syncretic, monotheistic religion practiced by the Yazidis, an ethnoreligious group which resides primarily in northern Iraq, northern Syria, and southeastern Turkey. Yazidism is considered by its adherents to be the oldest religion...

This mosaic wall shows a variety of birds, including a peacock within a meander border. From Utica, modern-day Tunisia. First half of the 3rd century CE. (The British Museum, London)

The Peacock Angel (Tawusi Melek in Kurdish) is the chief member of the Yazidi Holy Trinity. Cropped image, taken in Lalesh.

“The Peacock Mosaic,” middle of second century CE, Musée Theo Desplan, Vaison-la-Romaine, France.

Drawing of the Peacock Angel, one of the most important figures in Yazidism. The Peacock Angel is God's representative on Earth and is responsible for revealing divine secrets to the Yazidis every 1,000 years. Yazidi tradition states that...

Fresco in the Second Style showing a theatre mask, a peacock, and a perspective view of colonnades. The fresco decorates the east wall of the large oecus (room) of the Oplontis Villa Poppaea, Italy. 1st century BCE.

This marble fragment of a Byzantine arch was part of an entablature. It came from the Saraçhane excavations and dates to 524-527 CE. The inner part of the arch of the architrave was decorated with a relief of a peacock. The surface was decorated...

Oshun (pronounced O-shan, also given as Osun) is a supernatural entity recognized as both a spirit and a goddess in the Yoruba religion of West Africa. She presides over fertility, love, and freshwater, is the patroness of the Osun River...

Hera (Roman name: Juno) is the wife of Zeus and queen of the ancient Greek gods. Hera represented the ideal woman, was the goddess of marriage and the family, and protectress of women in childbirth. Hera was always faithful to Zeus but she...

Chandragupta Maurya (c. 321 - c. 297 BCE), known as Sandrakottos (or Sandrokottos) to the Greeks, was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty (4th-2nd century BCE) and is credited with the setting up of the first (nearly) pan-Indian empire. Aided...