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Figures fantastiques. Fūma Kotarō. Fūma Kotarō (風魔 小太郎?)

Fūma Kotarō

Was the name adopted by the leader of the ninja Fūma clan (風魔一党, Fūma-ittō?) During the Sengoku era of Japan. According to some records, his name was originally Kazama (風間). Figures fantastiques. Gwawinapterus. Aide pour mon livre. Photos du journal - De Brocéliande à Avalon *** Satanists unveil design for statehouse statue. By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor (CNN) – Satanists have unveiled their design for a proposed statue at the Oklahoma state Capitol, including a place for people to sit on the devil's lap "for inspiration and contemplation.

Satanists unveil design for statehouse statue

" The New York-based Satanic Temple submitted its proposal to Oklahoma officials this month after applying for a spot on Capitol grounds late last year. The Satanists say their statue would "complement and contrast" with a Ten Commandments monument placed at the Capitol in Oklahoma City in 2012. The Satanists' proposed monument depicts Baphomet, a goat-headed pagan idol sitting on a 7-foot-tall throne inscribed with an inverted pentagram.

In an artist's rendering provided by the Satanic Temple, smiling children look adoringly at the devilish figure. "The statue will serve as a beacon calling for compassion and empathy among all living creatures," Lucien Greaves, a spokesman for the Satanic Temple, said in a prepared statement. Oklahoma state Rep. SOS cryonie : prêts à vous préserver de la mort. Abraxas, Nordisk familjebok.png. Abraxas Artistic representationi. Psychonautica. Fur flies over 16th century 'rocket cats' warfare manual. You're a 16th century German prince plotting to crush a peasant rebellion, or perhaps you're leading an army against the Ottoman Empire or settling a score with a rival nobleman.

Fur flies over 16th century 'rocket cats' warfare manual

What's a guy looking for a tactical edge to do? The answer, of course, is rocket cats. Fanciful illustrations from a circa-1530 manual on artillery and siege warfare seem to show jetpacks strapped to the backs of cats and doves, with the German text helpfully advising military commanders to use them to "set fire to a castle or city which you can't get at otherwise".

Digitalised by the University of Pennsylvania, the unusual, full-colour illustrations caught the attention of an Australian book blog and then found their way to researcher Mitch Fraas, who set out to unravel the mystery. "I really didn't know what to make of it," said Fraas, a historian and digital humanities expert at Penn library. So were these unfortunate animals from the 1500s really wearing 20th-century technology? Fraas' conclusion: No. Figures fantastiques. Amurru (god) Amurru and Martu are names given in Akkadian and Sumerian texts to the god of the Amorite/Amurru people, often forming part of personal names.

Amurru (god)

He is sometimes called Ilu Amurru (DMAR.TU). He was the patron god of the Mesopotamian city of Ninab, whose exact location is unknown. Amurru also has storm-god features. Tancrède. Tancrède is a tragédie en musique (a French opera in the lyric tragedy tradition) in a prologue and five acts by composer André Campra and librettist Antoine Danchet, based on Gerusalemme liberata by Torquato Tasso.

Tancrède

The opera contains 23 dances in addition to the singing, but is famous for the first contralto role in French opera (though in modern terms more of a mezzo-soprano range) written for Julie d'Aubigny, known as 'La Maupin', the most colorful singer of this era, or any other. It's also notable for the unusual choice of three low-lying voices for the main male parts. Performance history[edit] Roles[edit] References[edit] Notes Sources External links[edit] Hotu Matu'a. Hotu Matu'a was the legendary first settler and ariki mau ("supreme chief" or "king") of Easter Island and ancestor of the Rapa Nui People.[1] Hotu Matu'a and his two canoe (or one double hulled canoe) colonising party were Polynesians from the now unknown land of Hiva (probably the Marquesas).

Hotu Matu'a

They landed at Anakena beach and his people spread out across the island, sub-divided it between clans claiming descent from his sons, and lived for more than a thousand years in their isolated island home at the southeastern tip of the Polynesian Triangle. History[edit] Polynesians first came to Rapa Nui (also called Easter Island) sometime between 300 CE and 800 CE. These are the common elements of oral history that have been extracted from island legends. Legend[edit] Hau-Maka had a dream in which his spirit traveled to a far country, to help look for new land for King Hotu Matu'a. When Hau-Maka woke, he told the King. Theories and controversy[edit] Joshua. He was one of the twelve spies of Israel sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan.

Joshua

(Numbers 13:1-16) After the death of Moses, he led the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan, and allocated the land to the tribes. According to Biblical chronology, Joshua lived between 1355-1245 BCE,[4] or sometime in the late Bronze Age. According to Joshua 24:29, Joshua died at the age of 110. Joshua also holds a position of respect to Muslims. Curse of Ham. Origins[edit] The concept of the Curse of Ham finds its origins in the Genesis narrative of Gen. 9:20–27: The narrative's short five verses give indication that Canaan's Hamite paternity must have had great significance to the narrator or redactor, according to Sarna, who adds: "The curse on Canaan, invoked in response to an act of moral depravity, is the first intimation of the theme of the corruption of the Canaanites, which is given as the justification for their being dispossessed of their land and for the transfer of that land to the descendants of Abraham.

Curse of Ham

"[14] Ham's transgression[edit] Other ancient commentators suggested that Ham was guilty of more than what the Bible says. Modern scholars have suggested that to "uncover the nakedness" of a man means to have sex with that man's wife (e.g. Liste des créatures légendaires. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre.

Liste des créatures légendaires

Cette liste regroupe les créatures légendaires, c'est-à-dire des créatures dont l’existence a été l’objet de croyances passées ou actuelles. Leur existence n’a pas été prouvée de manière scientifique. Certaines de ces créatures de légende ont été démontrées comme imaginaires. D’autres sont des créatures issues de diverses religions. Il ne s’agit cependant pas de divinités. Les créatures fictives modernes de la fantasy et de la fiction ne sont pas incluses (voir les listes concernant les créatures de la littérature, de l’audiovisuel, et du jeu de rôle).