Cerberus the three-headed dog with a mane and tail full of snakes‚ also known as Kerberos‚ was believed to be the offspring of Typhon and Echidna‚ this relation makes Cerberus’ relatives‚ the Sphinx‚ Hydra‚ and Chimera. Cerberus’ brother Orpheus is a monstrous two-headed dog and Cerberus’ Egyptian counterpart‚ Anubis‚ is the Egyptian dog that guarded the tombs and guided the souls to the underworld. In Norse Mythology‚ Garm‚ another monstrous dog is guarding the house of the dead. Cerberus was
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and many more. About an hour away from Hiroshima‚ is Miyajima. Miyajima’s a very sacred place‚ yet filled with many famous sites that people visit‚ including the Daisho-in‚ the “Omotesando” shopping street‚ and the Itsukushima shrine. The history behind the Itsukushima shrine starts with Sapeki Kuramoto‚ who is known as an influential person during the first year of the Suiko period‚ 593. In Daido period’s first year‚ 806‚ a Buddhist priest Kukai (Kobadaishi) was returning to China but visited Miyajima
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(618 – 906) periods‚ tomb construction reached its height. The size of tombs‚ their architectural styles and the number of tomb furnishings were greater than ever before. Added to tombs were shrines for the ‘heavenly soul’ (魂 hun) of the deceased. Loved ones gathered at such shrines to pay their respects. Shrines continued to be key burial structures until the Eastern Han period (25 – 220)‚ when they declined in significance and the focus centred once more on the grave and the tomb. Graves are considered
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|City |History/Etymology |Borders |Attractions |Product & Cuisines |Accommodation |Fiesta | |Caloocan |The city is historically significant because it|Northern Caloocan |1. Bonifacio Monument |1. Macapuno Tarts |1. Kabayan Hotel |1. Bonifacio Day | | |was the center of activities for the Katipunan‚|North-
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important seat of communication of the country. Flanked by amazing architecture that illustrates the skills of the Newari artists and craftsmen‚ Durbar Square‚ Kathmandu is a must visiting place in Nepal. While exploring the ancient palaces‚ temples and shrines‚ people are amazed to see the level of creativity. The Durbar Square‚ with its old temples‚ palaces‚ epitomizes the religious and cultural life of the people. The major Interesting things to see here are "Kumari (The Living Goddess) Gar" "Kastha
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history. Leigh and T.J describe these footprints as being part of their cultural landscape‚ “Defined by landforms associated with…rivers‚ springs‚ trails‚ shrines‚ and what the Hopi call itaakuku or our footprints” (Kuwanwisiwma). These footprints occurred in everyday life from religious ceremonies to spiritual pilgrimages. They consisted of shrines or religious offerings and they guided the Hopi people through their journeys. During these migrations the Hopi people would travel to a place of great
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Student: Zhakypbek Yerkinbek ARM Tutor: William McMutrie Body ritual among the Nacirema A well-known anthropologist Horace Miner has conducted a research on the community called the Nacirema‚ which was originated in North America. The main focus of the research was made on the body rituals of the Nacirema‚ which then becomes the title of his work. According to Horace (1956) fundamental belief of the Nacirema is that a human body is weak and imperfect‚ irresistant to many diseases
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Ziggurats were concrete‚ man made religious towers. Ziggurats name means “stairway to heaven or the point where heaven and earth met.” According to our introductory reading. Ziggurats were know for the shrine at the top‚ not as much the base beneath it. The 7 story base main purpose is to get the shrine as high as possible‚ to be able to be as close to the city-states god or goddess. I can infer that compared to present day‚ the architectural plans of the Ziggurat were fairly simple. Early Mesopotamians
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rituals and everyday life. Each house has a charm-box or a treasure chess in these they place their charms and medicines and magical materials that they believe in. Their daily mores they do is that every day each member of the family enters the shrines room and bow their head before the charms box‚ then they go to the priest and conducts a ceremony to make the liquid referring to their holy water for their rituals pure. For example‚ one of the ritual they do is a body ritual called mouth-rite. They
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temple‚ donated gold and jewels‚ enabling the Vimana (inner shrine) roofing to be gilded. The Maratha general Raghoji Bhonsle visited the temple and set up a permanent administration for the conduct of worship in the temple. Among the later rulers who endowed large benefactions were the rulers of Mysore and Gadwal. In 1843‚ with the coming of the East-India Company‚ the administration of the Sri Venkateswara Temple and a number of shrines was entrusted to Seva Dossji of the Hathiramji Mutt at Tirumala as
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