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Set (Egyptian God)
Set, also known as Seth and Suetekh, was the Egyptian god of war, chaos, and storms, brother of Osiris, Isis, and Horus the Elder, uncle to Horus the Younger, and brother-husband to Nephthys. His other consort was the goddess Tawaret, a hippo-headed...

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Egyptian Book of the Dead
The Egyptian Book of the Dead is a collection of spells which enable the soul of the deceased to navigate the afterlife. The famous title was given the work by western scholars; the actual title would translate as The Book of Coming Forth...

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself by Harriet JACOBS | Full Audio Book
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself by Harriet JACOBS (1813 - 1897) Genre(s): Memoirs Read by: Elizabeth Klett in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction 00:06:20 - 01 - Childhood 00:15:12 - 02 - The...

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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah EQUIANO | Full Audio Book
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah EQUIANO (1745 - 1797) Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Biography & Autobiography Read by: Carl Manchester, roolynninms, J. M. Smallheer, Catherine Fitz, Ezwa, Cori Samuel, Kara...

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The Courtship of Miles Standish by Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW | Full Audio Book
The Courtship of Miles Standish by Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW (1807 - 1882) Genre(s): Poetry Read by: Leonard Wilson in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Part 1 - Miles Standish 00:08:03 - 02 - Part 2 - Love and Friendship 00:16:40...

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Travelling Along the Lycian Way
The Lycian Way follows over 540km (335 miles) of ancient roadways, mule tracks and shepherds' paths along one of Turkey's most remote and untouched coastlines. Theresa Thompson discovers the joys of following the trail and finding the ancient...

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Book of Kells
The Book of Kells (c. 800) is an illuminated manuscript of the four gospels of the Christian New Testament, currently housed at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. The work is the most famous of the medieval illuminated manuscripts for the...

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Seated Bodhisattva from Champa
Seated Bodhisattva, Kingdom of Champa, Quang Nam Province, temple district of Don-du'o'ng, Vietman. Late 9th century CE.
Exhibited at Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Opening the Way to India
Possibly being overjoyed by the tales of mythical exploits of Heracles, Semiramis, the fabled queen of Assyria, Cyrus, King of Persia and so on, Alexander the Great set out from the tiny kingdom of Macedon for a daring adventure, unheard...

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Tibetan Book of the Dead
The Tibetan Book of the Dead is the English translation of the Tibetan texts known as bar-do thos-grol (Bardo Thodol) – “Liberation Through Hearing During the Intermediate State” – and serves as a guide for the soul of the deceased after...