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    Murder in the Cathedral to represent the passage of time. Myth can be defined as a traditional story, usually concerning some hero or event, which have or have not a base of a true fact or an explanation, especially the stories that concern with deities and that which explain some ritual practice or phenomenon of nature. Myths also contribute to and express the systems of thought and values of a culture. It can also be regarded as a product of man’s imagination and emotion acted upon by his

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    Incas believed that before anything was created, there was a being called Viracocha Pachayachachi, which translates to “Creator of All Things”. He then created everything in this universe and then he created humans. When he created humans he gave them some rules such as there shall be no quarrelling on earth. As they disobeyed this rule, Viracocha cursed the beings on earth. Some were swallowed by the earth and some were swallowed by the sea. He then brought a flood that washed away all the humans

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    The Early Belief System

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    In the early belief systems, people tended to worship deities of nature, such as the earth, sky, river, and other elements of the natural world. People of the early times believed that the elements of the natural world were all inhabited by deities of nature, and that is why events in the natural world were determined by those deities. From this information, I can infer that people relied on the power of gods, especially deities of nature, to explain natural phenomena. They had little understanding

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    perception of divine beings in human forms have been a prevalent belief. Most religions represent gods and goddesses as having human qualities and behaviors as well as humanoid forms. This is called anthropotheism, or the assigning of human qualities to deities. However, Hinduism is unusual in that followers identify their divine beings with physical qualities that are not humanoid. The major images of gods and goddess of Hinduism are studded with blue skin, animalistic features, multiple arms and eyes and

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    opening of the painting in the east is the male Talking God. In the west, there is a male holy spirit named Calling God. This emphasis on deities within the drypaintings furthermore accentuates on contagion. As the patient sits on the dry paintings, not only is the patient coming in contact with the drypainting that has power flowing from holy spirits making it a deity, but the holy spirits within the painting itself. The Navajo believe in hózhó, a Navajo term for balance. When hocho or imbalance

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    there is yet another god of the sun. Frey, who is also known as Freyr, is a god who is considered to be a god of the sun, among many other things. It can be said that Frey is to the Norsemen what Apollo was to the Greeks. He was one of the many deities that made up Norse mythology, and also one of the most interesting. Frey was the Norse god of the sun, rain, agriculture, fertility, and health, and an important god in the Norse culture. He was part of the group of gods called the Vanir, a peace

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    Japan-a child was being born. It wasn't at all like any birth you would see today, oh no. This was the birth of Princess Mizu. Daughter of Queen Amaterasu and Hachiman-deities of the Sun and War. Sole heir to the Kingdom of the Japanese Deities. And in the future, the one who was to bring water upon the world. All of the other deities were all rather curious of what was to happen-making the air very thick since there were never times where they were all together

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    share common beliefs, but also strong disagreements. The Hebrew and Egyptian religion are both alike and different. For example, they both believe in an afterlife, and a creator figure, but unlike the Hebrew religion the Egyptians believe in many deities, and unlike the Egyptian religion the Hebrews believe that their god is perfect and all powerful. Firstly, the Hebrew religion has three core beliefs. Unlike the Egyptians, they believe that there is only one God. They also believe that this God

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    Wiccans believe in the Goddess, respect nature, and hold both polytheistic and pantheistic views(3). When it comes to deities, it is acceptable to follow any god-or gods-that call out to you. However, there are two gods that all wiccans believe in, they are the Triple Goddess, and the Horned God. Who exactly are these gods? what makes them so special? The answers to the second question will change based of the individual. As for the first, the Triple Goddess is a being that consists of three stages

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    polytheism is ta partria. The religion of Greeks differs drastically from Western forms. In modern Western communities religion and culture exists in separate spheres; however, Athens did not acknowledge a difference between the two concepts. The deities explained various phenomena in the Greek culture. Not only did Athenians rely

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