Explore West African Mythology
Olokun, the sea god of the Yoruba people lives in a palace under the sea with human and fish ...
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Shango was the fourth king of the ancient Oyo Empire, the West African center of culture and ...
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Olorun is the chief god of the Yoruba pantheon. For the Yoruba people, he is the owner of ...
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Mawu is the supreme creator god according to the Fon people of Abomey (Republic of Benin). ...
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Liza is a deity of the Fon people who live in West Africa. Liza is associated with the Sun, ...
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Did you know that Pluto is
not always outside the orbit of Neptune?
Did you know that the Maya believed that the Earth was flat, and that there was a jaguar called a bacab in each corner that supported the sky?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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LithospherexLithosphere : The lithosphere is the outer solid part of the earth, including the crust and uppermost mantle.
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Research Highlights
A magnitude-8.1 earthquake and tsunami that killed 192 people last year in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga was in fact a triple-whammy. The 8.1 "great earthquake" concealed and triggered two...
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