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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BethlehemBethlehem - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · In 326–328, the empress Helena, widowed consort of Emperor Constantius Chlorus and mother of the ruling emperor, Constantine the Great, made a pilgrimage to Syria-Palaestina, in the course of which she visited the ruins of Bethlehem.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HecateHecate - Wikipedia

    5 hours ago · Hecate [a] is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, or snakes, or accompanied by dogs, [4] and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied. She is variously associated with crossroads, night, light, magic, protection from witchcraft, drugs, the Moon, graves, and ghosts.

    • Paired torches, dogs, serpents, keys, knives, and lions.
  3. 5 hours ago · Shield of Achilles (illustration) Aegis, Zeus' shield, often loaned to his daughter Athena, also used by Perseus. ( Greek mythology) Shield of Ajax, a huge shield made of seven cow-hides with a layer of bronze. ( Greek mythology) Ancile, the shield of the Roman god Mars.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MadonnaMadonna - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Life and career 1958–1978: Early life Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan, to Catholic parents Madonna Louise (née Fortin) and Silvio Anthony "Tony" Ciccone. Her father's parents were Italian emigrants from Pacentro while her mother was of French-Canadian descent. Tony Ciccone worked as an optics engineer for Chrysler Defense and its successor, General ...

    • 1979–present
  5. 5 hours ago · 6th century BCE Mahapajapati Gotami, the aunt and foster mother of Buddha, became the first woman to receive Buddhist ordination. Prince Siddhartha with Mahaprajapati Gautami 19th century. 1815: Clarissa Danforth was ordained in New England. She was the first woman ordained by the Free Will Baptist denomination.