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4 days ago · As a messenger god. In association with his role as a psychopomp and god who is able to easily cross boundaries, Hermes is predominantly worshiped as a messenger, often described as the messenger of the gods (since he can convey messages between the divine realms, the underworld, and the world of mortals).
3 days ago · The Akkadian Empire (/ ə ˈ k eɪ d i ən /) was the first known ancient empire of Mesopotamia, succeeding the long-lived civilization of Sumer.Centered on the city of Akkad (/ ˈ æ k æ d /) and its surrounding region, the empire would unite Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one rule and exercised significant influence across Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Anatolia, sending military ...
5 days ago · The Adventures of Pinocchio, classic children’s novel written by C. Collodi that first appeared in serial form in 1881 in the Giornale dei bambini (“Children’s Magazine”) and was published as a book in 1883. It tells the story of the little marionette who wants to be a real boy, and it is perhaps best known as the basis for the 1940 ...
4 days ago · Samuel Wesley (born Feb. 24, 1766, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng.—died Oct. 11, 1837, London) was a composer and organist who helped introduce the music of J.S. Bach into England. The son of Charles Wesley, the hymn writer, and the nephew of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, he began an oratorio, Ruth, at a young age and at age 11 ...
4 days ago · Buddhism, religion and philosophy that developed from the teachings of the Buddha (Sanskrit: “Awakened One”), a teacher who lived in northern India between the mid-6th and mid-4th centuries bce (before the Common Era). Spreading from India to Central and Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan, Buddhism has played a central role in the ...
3 days ago · The word monotheism comes from the Greek μόνος ( monos) [14] meaning "single" and θεός ( theos) [15] meaning "god". [16] The English term was first used by Henry More (1614–1687). [17] Monotheism is a complex and nuanced concept. The biblical authors had various ways of understanding God and the divine, shaped by their historical and ...
3 days ago · — The first servant in this case is one of the King’s servants. He owed Him a huge amount: 10,000 talents, which in those days amounted to about 20 years of a day laborer’s annual wages! — The second servant owed the first servant a small amount comparably: 100 denarii coins.
