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Typhon
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Typhon

Typhon (also Typheus) is the largest and most dreadful monster in Greek mythology. He was tall, with a brutish face, and had wings, countless snakeheads in place of hands, and a lower body made up of coiled serpents. His eyes flashed...
Vortigern
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Vortigern

Vortigern was a 5th-century British ruler best known for inviting the Saxons to Britain to stop the incursions of the Picts and Scots and allowing them to take control of the land. 'Vortigern' is a title, not a given name, and means...
Hoenir
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Hoenir

Hoenir or Hönir (Old Norse: Hœnir or Hønir) is a very shadowy god figure in Norse mythology, who joins the gods Loki and Odin on a couple of occasions in the old texts. He seems to have attributes of creation and prophecy, and his name...
Nabu
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Nabu - The Babylonian God of Wisdom and Writing

Nabu (sometimes known as Tutu) was the Babylonian god of wisdom, learning, prophecy, scribes, and writing, also responsible for the abundant harvest and all growing things. His name means "the Announcer,"...
Armenian Mythology
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Armenian Mythology

The mythology of ancient Armenia is a rich blend of indigenous traditions with imported ideas from neighbouring cultures and migrating peoples added over the centuries. The legends and stories helped to explain natural phenomena...
Tiamat
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Tiamat - The Great Mesopotamian Goddess of Chaos

Tiamat is the Mesopotamian goddess associated with primordial chaos and the salt sea, best known from the Babylonian epic Enuma Elish. In all versions of the myth, following the original, Tiamat always...
Bellerophon
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Bellerophon

Bellerophon (aka Bellerophontes) is the Corinthian hero of Greek mythology who famously battled and killed the fantastical Chimera monster, a fearsome fire-breathing mix of lion, goat, and snake. Bellerophon was the son of Poseidon...
Chinese Hairpins
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Chinese Hairpins

Gold hairpins dating from the Tang Dynasty to the 7th century CE.
Chinese Zodiac
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Chinese Zodiac

Jade Zodiac, Imperial Palace, Beijing, China
Chinese Fashion Through the Dynasties
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Chinese Fashion Through the Dynasties

This video describes the various fashion practices of ancient China across the dynasties.
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