finally agreed on the terms of a merger. It followed more than six months of discussions‚ during what turned out to be one of the most acrimonious takeover bids in European history. The saga began on January 13‚ 2006‚ with a dinner invitation from Lakshmi Mittal‚ Mittal Steel’s President‚ to Guy Dollé‚ Arcelor’s CEO. No one would have believed that this innocent invitation would lead to such a bitter battle between the two companies. An initial
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from ruins of the Square Temple in Esnunna (modern Tell Asmar‚ Irag). The tallest figure in the collection of Sumerian votive figures is about 30 inches in height and represents Abu‚ the Sumerian god of vegetation. Next to him is a mother goddess- mother goddesses were common in many ancient cultures. They were worshipped in the hope that they would bring fertility to women and to crops. The next largest figures are priests. The smallest figures are worshippers - a definite hierarchy of size
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Erika Costa CLT3378: Essay 1 Battle of the Gods vs. Goddesses: Enuma Elish and Baal Cycle Collectively‚ epics of creation are well known for the world gradually going through the change from being completely chaotic to fairly and orderly. Looking specifically at Enuma Elish and the Ugaritic Baal Cycle‚ each depicts female and male gods in particular and unique ways. In successfully contrasting the males and females in these works‚ similarities are also therefore notably highlighted throughout
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Bonalu is a Hindu festival of the Goddess of power‚ Mahakali‚ celebrated in Hyderabad‚ Secunderabad and parts of Telangana and Rayalaseema in India.[1] It is celebrated in the month of Ashada masam‚ in July/August. Special poojas are performed for Yellamma on the first and last day of the festival.[2] The festival is also considered a thanksgiving to the Goddess for fulfillment of vows. Bonam means Bojanaalu or a meal in Telugu‚ is an offering to the Goddess. Women bring cooked rice with milk‚ sugar
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CORPORATE LEADERS LAXMI NARAYAN MITTAL BRIEF HISTORY OF L N MITTAL Lakshmi Narayan MiTTAL born 15 June 1950 is a London-based London based Indian billionaire industrialist Born in Sadulpur village‚ in the Churu district of Rajasthan‚ India‚ and resides in Kensington‚ London. His father started a steel Mill in Hardoi‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ and nearly 80% of the Mill’s production used to be sold through the firm owned by Lala Gulab Chand. They eventually moved to Calcutta where his father‚ Mohan
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Sumerian culture‚ he starts to list and describe the creator gods. He names gods like An‚ Enlil‚ and Enki and goddess Nin-khursag. Starr pays more attention to the male gods and explains their importance in the creation of the universe and the earth‚ while barely touching upon the goddess of earth‚ Nin-khursag. By the time the reader goes through the names they forget about this goddess and are more intrigued by the male gods‚ unlike Kramer who bases his whole assumption on the roles and importance
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of single form like any other divinity‚ and it was thus that the Boeotian poet imagined her‚ as nothing in his verses contains any allusion to a triple formed goddess. The earliest known monument is a small terracotta found in Athens‚ with a dedication to Hekate (Plate XXXVIII. a)‚ in writing of the style of the sixth century. The goddess is seated on a throne with a chaplet bound round her head; she is altogether without attributes and character‚ and the only value of this work‚ which is evidently
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Meredith English 1 H 8 October 2010 The Greek Goddess Aphrodite The ancient Greek times spoke of many heavenly beings: Greek gods and goddesses who united together with their many powers to oversee the ancient world. One glorious goddess was Aphrodite‚ the goddess of love and beauty. Aphrodite was a pulchritudinous goddess whose role lied in the field of love‚ glamor‚ and fertility. "Aphrodite Greek Goddess" states that “worship of the aphrodite greek goddess has crossed onto many religious levels and
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Also knowing the elements and functions of these myths will give you a better understanding. Elements and functions of Goddess myths Hear the word Goddess and one will most likely imagine Venus‚ Goddess of Love. This image may come from a storybook or a song‚ perhaps a television commercial. Wherever the image comes from‚ Venus is the image of beauty. Venus is a Roman Goddess associated with love and beauty. Her image is that of a tall slender‚ well -proportioned female figure. Her hair could be
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The daughter of Cronus and Rhea‚ Demeter was a beautiful Greek goddess and mother of eight. Living atop Mount Olympus‚ Demeter was very influential of the seasons. As the goddess of Earth‚ agriculture‚ and fertility‚ Demeter was responsible for rich and healthy soil‚ which made the growth of plants‚ trees‚ and crops more obtainable. Demeter had six siblings‚ all of whom were god or goddesses. Hestia‚ Hera‚ Hades‚ Poseidon‚ Zeus‚ and Chiron are the siblings of Ceres‚ a name she is also known by.
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