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Witches, Vampires and Werewolves – 10 Ghoulish Archaeological Discoveries
... who died in a mortal sin or made some other union with the devil would be reborn as werewolves. Have archaeologists ... grim faced committee of church elders that she had met the Devil in a cornfield and had accepted him as her lover and master. The terrified woman described how she and the devil had led many others, whom she named, in a wild ...
aprilholloway - 31/10/2017 - 19:16
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Inge H. Borg
... https://itunes.apple.com/us/khamsin-devil-wind-nile/ ...
ancient-origins - 02/01/2013 - 08:03
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When Sweden’s King Ordered a Clinical Trial of Coffee on Prisoners
... as a cup of coffee only cost a penny in England. The Devil’s Drink Though the new energy drink quickly gained ...
Lex Leigh - 01/07/2022 - 15:00
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An Ambiguous Amphibian: The Everchanging Frog Symbol in World Myth
Frogs and toads played a wide variety of roles in ancient cultures. Although there are some differences, they generally represented female creation energy. Frogs appear in ancient stories, myths, legends, religions, diets, art, and proverbs.
ashley cowie - 07/02/2018 - 13:56
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Aboriginal languages could reveal scientific clues to Australia’s unique past
... According to the stories of the Luritja people, a fire-devil arrived on the Earth seeking vengeance for the breaking ... have now been able to establish that the ‘fire devil’ was actually an ancient meteorite that blasted ... elders later told a local resident that the ‘fire devil’ will burn and eat anyone who breaks the sacred law. ...
Robin Whitlock - 27/08/2018 - 23:46
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The Jewish Satan Mastema and the Cosmic War Against God
... of Yahweh. Danila Prepeleac – The Man Who Tricked the Devil Antichrist: The Deceiver, Betrayer and Herald of the ... darkness, namely Mastema. What is interesting is that this devil figure appeared during a time of Jewish ... Just as Jews and Christians have always believed that the devil and his evil empire will be defeated by God and the ...
Caleb Strom - 02/11/2021 - 18:00
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Ireland’s Archaeology has More Public Support than Ever!
... pile of rocks, which legends say were spewed out by the Devil. (Credit: Ioannis Syrigos) Questions of Legality and ...
ancient-origins - 14/04/2019 - 14:00
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Digging Into The Hidden Chambers of Oldest Christian Church In The World
Archaeologists in Turkey have excavated the “world’s first church.” Within late Roman-era chambers they discovered smashed clay offering vessels which once held holy water.
ashley cowie - 25/10/2022 - 14:58
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The Real History of the Romani People and the Misnomer of Gypsies
... of the Sun? Looking for the Origins of the Uros People The Devil Walks Among Us: The Myth of The Jersey Devil This likely origin point should not, however, imply ...
Riley Winters - 07/01/2021 - 00:17
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Ancient Curses: Five Ways to Create Calamity in the Ancient World
... from precious tomes and important scrolls. The infamous Devil’s Bible , a massive manuscript that legend says was written in a single night by a monk in a pact with the devil, is one famous example of a medieval manuscript said to ... Goddess Sulis Minerva to Kill and Maim Detail of the Devil portrait in the Codex Gigas. ( National Library of ...
ancient-origins - 25/04/2019 - 13:56
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Divine, Demonic, or Something In-Between: How the Changing Face of Elves Reflects the Zeitgeist
... would accidentally speak up and reveal its true form. The devil steals a baby and leaves behind a fairy replacement, ...
Caleb Strom - 01/09/2017 - 01:50
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Laas Geel Complex and The Magnificent Ancient Rock Art of Somaliland
... and evil spirits. “We believed it was drawn by the devil with blood,” said caretaker Musa Abdi Jama [via ... that when we slaughtered a goat for protection, the devil would come and suck the blood from the sand.” ...
Bryan Hill - 13/07/2018 - 10:46
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The Japanese Smallpox Epidemic of the 8th Century: Cause and Effect
... traditional smallpox dances to help avoid the ‘smallpox devil’. Even today, the public places great faith in the ... of smallpox. Minamoto no Tametomo defeats a smallpox devil from Yoshitoshi's 36 drawings of Yokai. ( Public ...
Sahir - 23/03/2023 - 13:55
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Rare Arabic Coin Provides Clue in Disappearance of Fugitive Pirate
Henry Every (Avery) was a brutal English pirate who operated in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans in the mid-1690s. Assuming the names “Jack,” “Benjamin Bridgeman,” and “Long Ben,” in 1695 AD Capt. Henry Every plundered a ship carrying Muslim pilgrims and after posing as a slave trader he sailed out of history and was never seen again.
ashley cowie - 02/04/2021 - 18:31
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Domovoi: Stay on the Good Side of This Mischievous Slavic House Sprite
... to keep a Domovoi happy is to give them milk. (axis-of-devil / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Rules to Live by to Keep Your Domovoi ...
dhwty - 10/12/2018 - 13:57
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Ajina-Tepa, Tajikistan – Abandoned Buddhist Cloister on the Famous Silk Road
... (Google Maps) The cloister is known locally as the Devil’s Hill, a reference to the many sculptures and images ...
Ed Whelan - 22/01/2020 - 01:35
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Who Are the Yazidis and Why Have They Been Continually Persecuted?
... the Yazidis have been regarded to be heretical ‘devil-worshippers’, and therefore were subjected to ... by the Yazidis, their enemies considered them to be ‘devil-worshippers’. By the 15 th century, clashes between ...
dhwty - 16/11/2018 - 13:24
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The Nile – Its Fertile Past and Its Imperiled Future
... remain, forever wind-swept by the fierce khamsin , the devil wind of the Nile. Inge H. Borg is author of the novel KHAMSIN, The Devil Wind of The Nile. -- Top Image: Artist’s depiction of ...
Inge_H._Borg - 27/09/2016 - 21:59
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What is hell?
... serpents. Supreme Court Judge: Of Course I Believe in the Devil! ...Do You? Toxicity at Gateway to Hell Explains ...
ancient-origins - 24/04/2018 - 13:45
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Why Did Victorian Women Willingly Sell Themselves at Wife Auctions?
... tormentor, a domestic curse, a night invasion, and a daily devil…” The first recorded case of wife-selling was in ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 11/05/2022 - 18:56