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Norse mythology associates the aurora with the beautiful goddess, Freya, daughter of Njord ...
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It has been suggested that the northern lights, the aurora, represented the reflections of ...
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According to a primitive Chinese myth, at the beginning of time, the universe had the shape ...
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According to the Pawnee, the world was created by the god Tirawa, who sent the stars to support ...
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Pan is the Greek god protector of shepherds, sheep, and goats. According to an account of his ...
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Faunus was a Roman pastoral god. The Romans identified him with the Greek god Pan. Some times ...
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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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Susanowo was the god of the sea and the storms according to the ancient Japanese religion Shinto, ...
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Tlaloc was an important deity of rain and fertility of the Aztec mythology. Aztec people were ...
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Tonenili, who is also known as the Water Sprinkler, is the Navaho God of Water. He is responsible ...
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The sun goes through cycles that last approximately 11 years. These solar cycle include phases with more magnetic activity, sunspots, and solar flares. They also include phases with less activity. The...
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